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Re:The CIA's Quest for Mind Control: Torture, LSD and a 'Poi... by pjc50 on Monday November 23, 2020 @09:49AM (#25187247)
Are multiple phenomena the same bug or different bugs? Until you've traced the root cause this can be hard to tell.
Re:The CIA's Quest for Mind Control: Torture, LSD and a 'Poi... by mistermann on Monday November 23, 2020 @10:03AM (#25187389)
It is often unknown, as are many things in reality.

What's interesting is that IT folks are typically rather curious about mysterious behaviors in software, but this curiosity often vanishes when it comes to the real world (but only on certain topics).

Regardless, back to my question:

>> If you're alleging single-actor control you need to have some idea of who that single actor allegedly is.

> Why?

Why is it ok to discuss theories about some portions of reality, but not others? I'm not insisting that we must, I would just like some day for people that assert or imply that we cannot, to explain (in logically consistent detail, using objectively true statements) why we cannot (or will not). But to be crystal clear, I'd never insist that the majority needs to explain or justify their behavior or unwritten rules, here or elsewhere - I realize this is simply one of the fringe benefits of being the majority.