> I also think it's interesting that you dropped the "mind reading" portion of my previous comment. No. You weren't attempting to turn "Mind reading" into a di

> I also think it's interesting that you dropped the "mind reading" portion of my previous comment. No. You weren't attempting to turn "Mind reading" into a dirty word. You aren't be disingenuous with the phrasing in a deliberate attempt to paint the very act of interfacing with the brain as mind control-- which again, it isn't, and you don't get to assert that it is without support and have your opinion respected. Mind boggling. I haven't seen any effort being put into direct modification of thought, myself. Anyway, I guess there's no point in actually discussing this with you. You think "mind control" (scare quotes included, so we can maintain your negative connotation!) is implied by direct input to neurons, which is a stretch pretty much everyone isn't going to agree with. I think you'll find most people think that when you say mind control, you'd be, you know, controlling their mind, a behavior for which you have no evidence to support. Edit: Thinking about this further. Let's apply your solid logic of "It inputs to a neuron so it's mind control". So how far are we gonna push that? Does it have to be a neuron inside the brain? What if I interface with a neuron in the spinal column, a system which is intrinsically attached to the brain? Do you think think that the prosthesis invented recently that involves bidirectional communication in the brain as "mind control"? If a spinal interface doesn't count, why not? Is it because it's outside the brain? What if I put it at the edge of the spinal column juuuuust below the brain stem, does that count or not count as mind control? I mean, I can provide direct input from the spinal column to convince the mind that the body is in specific positions or receiving specific input it isn't. Is that mind control? Maybe you should start distinguishing between "Mind control" and "Scary tech that could potentially enable mind control so we need to be real careful with it despite how potentially rewarding it could be". It would really help your case a lot. I'm actually insanely curious where you draw the line here!