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[BillK]

On Tue, 8 Nov 2022 at 17:51, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
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> I do not agree with your premise.  Sure, plenty of persuasions of all types are tried, but try to find the evidence that they do.  And esp. look at how long a change lasts - often, according to social psychologists like me, change only lasts a few weeks, if that.  Even monstrous changes, like 'getting saved' fade with time in most people who realize that it was an emotional thing, not a rational thing.  How much propaganda do you think goes on in Iran?  Plenty, I am supposing.  Now contrast that with a survey that says that 2/3 of Iranians do not support a religious government.  I highly doubt the Chinese will persuade many Uyghurs, but we will never know.  If they were highly successful I think we would find that out, since that would be great propaganda for the Chinese to publish openly.  bill w
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>From Psychology Today -
<https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-power-rest/201303/give-us-kid-till-shes-7-and-well-have-her-life>

Give Us A Kid Till She's 7 and We'll Have Her For Life
The kids are not alright.

Matthew J. Edlund M.D.

The Power of Early Education
Some claim the maxim comes from St. Ignatius Loyola himself. Yet the
idea later proclaimed by the Jesuits is very old — give us a child
till he’s 7 and we’ll have him for life.

It works.
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The full article is worth reading.


BillK