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    What do you think of a society governed by science and science only? A society so mechanized and organized that it can be viewed as a machine and controlled with variables. Tweaking the variables in the machine would cause a cascade effect effecting every individual. Everyone would be thoroughly cataloged, everything from what they buy, where they drive, where they walk, facial expressions noted using AI that analyzes CCTV footage 24/7. Psychology would certainly be used in the system. The mentality of people would be manipulated with social engineering. The media would be the major outlet of such manipulation. Nobody would be allowed to reproduce without a license. Law breakers, people who don't pay the taxes and fees, and politically incorrect people are castrated. Education would be highly regulated, everyone from childhood to collage would be required the necessary conditioning to be a "productive member" of society. Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous. Everyone has to work and continue to work, except the privileged "disabled". Savings would be stealthed away and debt is the only way to stay afloat in the economy. People are punished for what they think, what they ingest, and what they say. Defiant people are sent to man made hells and forbidden to buy or sell anything as their money would be electronically disabled.. There would be nowhere to run or hide, you would have no choice as you are owned by the ruling elite. You must do what you are told to do or suffer the punishments. You would be a cog in a highly organized and controlled machine, unable to think for yourself or do what you want. You would not be a human, but a unit. The science of tyranny is absolute law.

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      What do you think of a society governed by science and science only? A society so mechanized and organized that it can be viewed as a machine and controlled with variables. Tweaking the variables in the machine would cause a cascade effect effecting every individual. Everyone would be thoroughly cataloged, everything from what they buy, where they drive, where they walk, facial expressions noted using AI that analyzes CCTV footage 24/7. Psychology would certainly be used in the system. The mentality of people would be manipulated with social engineering. The media would be the major outlet of such manipulation. Nobody would be allowed to reproduce without a license. Law breakers, people who don't pay the taxes and fees, and politically incorrect people are castrated. Education would be highly regulated, everyone from childhood to collage would be required the necessary conditioning to be a "productive member" of society. Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous. Everyone has to work and continue to work, except the privileged "disabled". Savings would be stealthed away and debt is the only way to stay afloat in the economy. People are punished for what they think, what they ingest, and what they say. Defiant people are sent to man made hells and forbidden to buy or sell anything as their money would be electronically disabled.. There would be nowhere to run or hide, you would have no choice as you are owned by the ruling elite. You must do what you are told to do or suffer the punishments. You would be a cog in a highly organized and controlled machine, unable to think for yourself or do what you want. You would not be a human, but a unit. The science of tyranny is absolute law.

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      What has that got to do with science?

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        What has that got to do with science?

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        Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

        What has that got to do with science?

        It is a scientifically controlled society.

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          Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

          What has that got to do with science?

          It is a scientifically controlled society.

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          soap brain
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          Uh, no it isn't.

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            Uh, no it isn't.

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            Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

            Uh, no it isn't.

            How is it not?

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              Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

              Uh, no it isn't.

              How is it not?

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              "Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous." There's no scientific basis to this. P = m0v/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) says nothing about how people should live their lives.

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                "Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous." There's no scientific basis to this. P = m0v/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) says nothing about how people should live their lives.

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                Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

                There's no scientific basis to this. P = m0v/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) says nothing about how people should live their lives.

                A civilization can be controlled through methods of science. Breaking down moral integrity allows it. a highly immoral civilization is easily manipulated because people loose honest solid connections with others and a sense of what is right and wrong. Only one constant would remain, and that would be the controllers.

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                  What do you think of a society governed by science and science only? A society so mechanized and organized that it can be viewed as a machine and controlled with variables. Tweaking the variables in the machine would cause a cascade effect effecting every individual. Everyone would be thoroughly cataloged, everything from what they buy, where they drive, where they walk, facial expressions noted using AI that analyzes CCTV footage 24/7. Psychology would certainly be used in the system. The mentality of people would be manipulated with social engineering. The media would be the major outlet of such manipulation. Nobody would be allowed to reproduce without a license. Law breakers, people who don't pay the taxes and fees, and politically incorrect people are castrated. Education would be highly regulated, everyone from childhood to collage would be required the necessary conditioning to be a "productive member" of society. Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous. Everyone has to work and continue to work, except the privileged "disabled". Savings would be stealthed away and debt is the only way to stay afloat in the economy. People are punished for what they think, what they ingest, and what they say. Defiant people are sent to man made hells and forbidden to buy or sell anything as their money would be electronically disabled.. There would be nowhere to run or hide, you would have no choice as you are owned by the ruling elite. You must do what you are told to do or suffer the punishments. You would be a cog in a highly organized and controlled machine, unable to think for yourself or do what you want. You would not be a human, but a unit. The science of tyranny is absolute law.

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                  Well, I think you confuse "science" with "fascism" mostly because you're projecting your own feelings of inadequacy when confronted with scientific information, having neither the skills or education to competently challenge empirical evidence that contradicts your existing beliefs.

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                    Well, I think you confuse "science" with "fascism" mostly because you're projecting your own feelings of inadequacy when confronted with scientific information, having neither the skills or education to competently challenge empirical evidence that contradicts your existing beliefs.

                    - F

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                    Fisticuffs wrote:

                    mostly because you're projecting your own feelings of inadequacy when confronted with scientific information

                    This is an example of psychological warfare. I understand things quite well, though I may not be able to word my thoughts exactly as I think them. Now I have thought about this quite thoroughly. The human mind is like a sophisticated computer. It has input and output. No matter how intelligent you are your mind is as only as good as what is inputted. If the input is controlled then your mind is controlled.

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                      Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

                      There's no scientific basis to this. P = m0v/sqrt(1-v^2/c^2) says nothing about how people should live their lives.

                      A civilization can be controlled through methods of science. Breaking down moral integrity allows it. a highly immoral civilization is easily manipulated because people loose honest solid connections with others and a sense of what is right and wrong. Only one constant would remain, and that would be the controllers.

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                      soap brain
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                      I've never heard of the ideal gas law being used to control people.

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                        I've never heard of the ideal gas law being used to control people.

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                        Oh I guess I'm totally wrong then. Science only relates to small things and numbers. I should have known you wouldn't be able to realize something as big as the mechanics of an entire civilization. Oh well :sigh:

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                          Oh I guess I'm totally wrong then. Science only relates to small things and numbers. I should have known you wouldn't be able to realize something as big as the mechanics of an entire civilization. Oh well :sigh:

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                          soap brain
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                          What about F = GMm/r2? That's far larger than an entire civilisation, plus it genuinely IS 'mechanics'. What about an electron in an atom? It's defined over the entire universe.

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                            What about F = GMm/r2? That's far larger than an entire civilisation, plus it genuinely IS 'mechanics'. What about an electron in an atom? It's defined over the entire universe.

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                            I'm more interested in the mechanics of society and how it can be manipulated to achieve a certain goal.

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                              I'm more interested in the mechanics of society and how it can be manipulated to achieve a certain goal.

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                              soap brain
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                              Neither the Doppler effect nor hypercytokinaemia have ever been used to manipulate civilisation. What about the theory of plant cells? Has the electron transport chain an inherent evil? What about the science of drip irrigation, or hibernation in small mammals?

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                                Neither the Doppler effect nor hypercytokinaemia have ever been used to manipulate civilisation. What about the theory of plant cells? Has the electron transport chain an inherent evil? What about the science of drip irrigation, or hibernation in small mammals?

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                                Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

                                Neither the Doppler effect nor hypercytokinaemia have ever been used to manipulate civilisation. What about the theory of plant cells? Has the electron transport chain an inherent evil? What about the science of drip irrigation, or hibernation in small mammals?

                                Did I short-circuit your brain or something? Get over it, Here is some good math for you.[^] Its good math, very good. Can you handle good math?

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                                  Ravel H. Joyce wrote:

                                  Neither the Doppler effect nor hypercytokinaemia have ever been used to manipulate civilisation. What about the theory of plant cells? Has the electron transport chain an inherent evil? What about the science of drip irrigation, or hibernation in small mammals?

                                  Did I short-circuit your brain or something? Get over it, Here is some good math for you.[^] Its good math, very good. Can you handle good math?

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                                  You wanted science, so you're getting science. For example, ethanol has a nutritional energy density of 30 kJ/g. That doesn't seem like a good way of manipulating a large number of people, does it? Petrichor makes rain smell the way it does. The sky is blue because of Rayleigh scattering, the same reason that your veins appear blue. Liquid O2 is normally light blue, but if you pressurize it enough then it turns red. O2 is also paramagnetic. You can plunge your hand into liquid nitrogen without being frozen because the warmth of your hand creates an insulating layer of nitrogen gas - Leidenfrost effect.

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                                    You wanted science, so you're getting science. For example, ethanol has a nutritional energy density of 30 kJ/g. That doesn't seem like a good way of manipulating a large number of people, does it? Petrichor makes rain smell the way it does. The sky is blue because of Rayleigh scattering, the same reason that your veins appear blue. Liquid O2 is normally light blue, but if you pressurize it enough then it turns red. O2 is also paramagnetic. You can plunge your hand into liquid nitrogen without being frozen because the warmth of your hand creates an insulating layer of nitrogen gas - Leidenfrost effect.

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                                    Captain See Sharp
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                                    I can look all that up on wiki. This thread is about a different kind of science. The science of social engineering. Say it out load real slow and easy, s'dosh fow l ndin eeewing..

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                                      I can look all that up on wiki. This thread is about a different kind of science. The science of social engineering. Say it out load real slow and easy, s'dosh fow l ndin eeewing..

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                                      soap brain
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                                      This thread is apparently about 'tyrannical science', such as Brownian motion or superfluidity.

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                                        What do you think of a society governed by science and science only? A society so mechanized and organized that it can be viewed as a machine and controlled with variables. Tweaking the variables in the machine would cause a cascade effect effecting every individual. Everyone would be thoroughly cataloged, everything from what they buy, where they drive, where they walk, facial expressions noted using AI that analyzes CCTV footage 24/7. Psychology would certainly be used in the system. The mentality of people would be manipulated with social engineering. The media would be the major outlet of such manipulation. Nobody would be allowed to reproduce without a license. Law breakers, people who don't pay the taxes and fees, and politically incorrect people are castrated. Education would be highly regulated, everyone from childhood to collage would be required the necessary conditioning to be a "productive member" of society. Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous. Everyone has to work and continue to work, except the privileged "disabled". Savings would be stealthed away and debt is the only way to stay afloat in the economy. People are punished for what they think, what they ingest, and what they say. Defiant people are sent to man made hells and forbidden to buy or sell anything as their money would be electronically disabled.. There would be nowhere to run or hide, you would have no choice as you are owned by the ruling elite. You must do what you are told to do or suffer the punishments. You would be a cog in a highly organized and controlled machine, unable to think for yourself or do what you want. You would not be a human, but a unit. The science of tyranny is absolute law.

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                                        Its called Germany... Oh,, by the way, you ought to read Brave New World by Huxley. He used halucinogens too.

                                        Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                                          What do you think of a society governed by science and science only? A society so mechanized and organized that it can be viewed as a machine and controlled with variables. Tweaking the variables in the machine would cause a cascade effect effecting every individual. Everyone would be thoroughly cataloged, everything from what they buy, where they drive, where they walk, facial expressions noted using AI that analyzes CCTV footage 24/7. Psychology would certainly be used in the system. The mentality of people would be manipulated with social engineering. The media would be the major outlet of such manipulation. Nobody would be allowed to reproduce without a license. Law breakers, people who don't pay the taxes and fees, and politically incorrect people are castrated. Education would be highly regulated, everyone from childhood to collage would be required the necessary conditioning to be a "productive member" of society. Moral integrity is systematically broken down. Morality is immoral. Virgins are looked down upon. Those who tell the truth are liars, and actual liars are righteous. Everyone has to work and continue to work, except the privileged "disabled". Savings would be stealthed away and debt is the only way to stay afloat in the economy. People are punished for what they think, what they ingest, and what they say. Defiant people are sent to man made hells and forbidden to buy or sell anything as their money would be electronically disabled.. There would be nowhere to run or hide, you would have no choice as you are owned by the ruling elite. You must do what you are told to do or suffer the punishments. You would be a cog in a highly organized and controlled machine, unable to think for yourself or do what you want. You would not be a human, but a unit. The science of tyranny is absolute law.

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                                          Civilization can only be maintained by two possible agents - religion or drugs. Science would have to provide one or the other.

                                          Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

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