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It's scary that something that is not only controversial but also has laws (e.g. EPPA) in the USA that prohibits its use in some areas (displaying the lack of f
by lbriner 8y ago
It's scary that something that is not only controversial but also has laws (e.g. EPPA) in the USA that prohibits its use in some areas (displaying the lack of faith that the nation has on it), is not completely banned.
If it is not generally used anywhere outside of the USA then it is way too fragile to be allowed anywhere. The principles are easy to understand but also easy to falsify as many people have, no doubt, found out to their detriment.
- nyolfen 8y agoit’s just an interrogation tool. everything about it makes more sense holding that in mind.
- kevinmchugh 8y agoSimilarly, SCOTUS upheld the use of drug-sniffing dogs a few years ago. The research seems to show that the dogs are effectively confirmation bias.
- tlrobinson 8y agoAt least we don't use dowsing rods: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/26/iraqi_government_finally_bans_debunked_dowsing_rods_for_explosives/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/26/iraqi_government_fi...
- basementcat 8y agoMany people and organizations still do. In some parts of the USA, if you hire someone to dig a well on your property, they don’t dig until someone with a divining rod tells them where. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/21/uk-water-firms-admit-using-divining-rods-to-find-leaks-and-pipes https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/21/uk-water-fi...