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POPSWould you be willing to enter the matrix? To test this hypothesis,De Brigard gave people a story that was, in essence, an inverted version of the experience machine story. People were told to imagine discovering that they were already in the experience machine.Someone gave you an opportunity a number of years ago to enter an experience machine... and after you agreed, he erased all of your old memories so that you came to think that you were living the life you are leading right now.When De Brigard gave subjects the original experience machine story and this modified version,he obtained a surprising result. Subjects who had been given the original story said that they would prefer to remain in reality, but subjects who were given the modified version said that they wanted to stay in the machine!
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POPSRehabilitation and Right Wing Christians A sobering look at the current attitudes held by Conservative Christians. There seems to be little compassion and a whole lot of vengeance. My interaction with Conservatives seems to support this disturbing view.
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POPSPrisoner flees to his mom Man I don't know whether to feel sorry for him or not. First, he didn't have to do all that stupid stuff to end up in jail, but at least he didn't run for himself.