Re: Electromagnetic Signals Influencing Human Thought?

On Aug 7, 7:03=A0am, Keith P Walsh <keith.p.wa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> For a long time now* it has been perfectly intelligent, rational and
> scientific to pose the question, "Would it be possible for the thought
> processes of individuals to be influenced by electromagnetic signals
> engineered by others?"
>
> It is my belief that any intelligent, rational and scientific answer
> to this question would have to be based on experimental evidence.
>
> Can anyone offer any intelligent, rational and scientific explanation
> as to why no such answer appears to have been established?

It sounds like you want to argue from lack of evidence to a positive
assertion.

Part of the problem is "engineered".  If you don't know how to
engineer it, how do you know what to test? Then there are some ethical
problems:  you might try the shotgun approach, irradiating a large
group of randomly assigned subjects under various signal regimens
while testing their responses and looking for a statistically
significant variation from a control group, but such an experiment is
probably best carried out on a large body of non-consenting prisoners
undergoing concurrent research on the consequences of untreated
syphilis.

Such things are frowned on now in the US, though you still might be
able to arrange it in the jurisdiction of one of our current or former
superpower foes, not to name any names.

I also get the feeling you want to demonstrate not just vague, general
effects, but the ability to inject or monitor specific thoughts, which
operation you possibly feel yourself subject to.  It's interesting
that the CIA has the technology to do this, but has not thus far been
able to control the concurrent thoughts that the CIA is manipulating
or reading the subject's thoughts!  The imperfect results of
trainees?

Just sitting upright waiting for the coffee to kick in.