>Can anyone even point to open, independently verifiable evidence What do you want? Some twins studies where one is tortured and the other isn't? Maybe look in

>Can anyone even point to open, independently verifiable evidence What do you want? Some twins studies where one is tortured and the other isn't? Maybe look in Mengele's papers. And why do you want to know? Would it be okay if torture "worked"? It's an immoral question if the answer is Yes, let's torture people. Because it does "work". People will tell their secrets, the practical problem is that people who don't have anything to tell will do their best to make up a convincing lie in the hope that the torture will stop.