Posted on 10/14/2015 7:29:46 PM PDT by hulagirl
Day by day, the dystopian universe depicted in George Orwell’s magnum opus rings more like an omen than a work of fiction. In the day and age of political correctness run amok, where “offenders” are often forced to attend sensitivity-training, a new experiment that claims to alter the way participants view religion and immigrants, proves that the thought-police may, in fact, be coming.
In a joint study conducted by scientific researches in the U.S. and U.K., a technique dubbed “transcranial magnetic stimulation,” or TMS, was used on participants to essentially turn off groups of neurons in the brain that control critical thinking and decision making. The goal was to see if Christian participants might alter their views on God, and if general participants might open their arms wider when welcoming immigrants.
The results of the study? "Belief in God was reduced almost by a third, while participants became 28.5 per cent less bothered by immigration numbers,” according to the British news outlet, The Express.
A bizarre experiment claims to be able to make Christians no longer believe in God and make Britons open their arms to migrants in experiments some may find a threat to their values. Scientists looked at how the brain resolves abstract ideological problems. Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), researchers safely shut down certain groups of neurones in the brains of volunteers. TMS, which is used to treat depression, involves placing a large electromagnetic coil against the scalp which creates electric currents that stimulate nerve cells in the region of the brain involved in mood control. Researchers found the technique radically altered religious perceptions and prejudice.
In an effort to prove their respective religious underpinnings, participants were asked to quantify their belief in God, supernatural forces, death, and an afterlife. Those with strong religious conviction were then subjected to the experiment.
"As expected, we found that when we experimentally turned down the posterior medial frontal cortex, people were less inclined to reach for comforting religious ideas despite having been reminded of death."
Participants were also tested on their views concerning immigration.
Participants were shown two essays written by newly arrived immigrants - one highly complimentary of the US and the other extremely critical. Dr Izuma said: "When we disrupted the brain region that usually helps detect and respond to threats, we saw a less negative, less ideologically motivated reaction to the critical author and his opinions."
In something that reads more like a gruesome science fiction novel about lobotomized masses living within the new world order, scientists “targeted the posterior medial frontal cortex, a brain region a few inches up from the forehead that is associated with detecting and responding to problems.”
Critics of an expanded government that encroaches on private citizens and who fear a world in which our every thought is controlled, are often mocked by the left as “paranoid.”
Are they really?
The comments at the thread are pretty funny, esp the “Democrat-omatic” name for the machine.
Great! When do the Brits plan to start using this keen magnet on the Muslims? They certainly could use some mind altering.
So when logic and reason are shut off, one becomes a liberal atheist?
This is like the 4th time in the last 24 hours this has been posted on FR.
It’s garbage.
Anyone still think those are cell-phone towers?
Mark of the Beast
In a related story from today, the Dept. of Homeland Security is rushing ahead with plans to stop “domestic extremists” who express “anti-government opinions” on social media.
No wonder a large majority of Americans think the government is the greatest threat we face….but of course, you could get locked up now for saying so. What happened to the Bill of Rights anyway?
I’m thinking Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) even more prophetic.
Yeah, like why are they conducting these experiments at all?
Who is paying them to conduct these experiments?
Conversely can they reverse the polarity to make athiests religious?
Hate and faith come from the same dark, malformed recesses of the human mind. That’s what our science friends are driving at here. And they know just how to fix it.
Thibodeaux fell in love with this girl that was perfect for him. Except for one thing. She was a Florida State fan and Thib was an LSU fan.
So Thib went to see Doc Rabalais, and asked, “Is dere any way you can make me into a Florida State fan?” Doc Rabalais said, “Yeah, we got a procedure for that. What we do is put you to sleep, remove half your brain and when you wake up you’ll be a Florida State Fan.”
Thib was so in love with this girl that he said, Ok, lets do it. So they scheduled the procedure and had the operation.
As Thib was waking up in the recovery room, Doc Rabalais came in looking very troubled. He said, “Thib, I’m sorry to tell you this, but there was some confusion in the operating room. Instead of removing half your brain, we removed three fourths of your brain. How do you feel?”
Thibodeaux looked around for a minute, then grinned really big and said, “ROLL TIDE!!!!”
I wonder if it causes mass shootings on days 0bama most needs them...
Sounds like a lobotomy without removing brain tissue.
Breast manipulation is a lot more fun.
When they shutdown people's instinct for self-preservation... hostile foreign invaders and hell & damnation - the liberal agenda - becomes acceptable.
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