[ExI] brainwashing

[William Flynn Wallace]

Are some people zombies, who have been conditioned against their will to
believe something/someone?

Here is a Quora answer of mine:

The 20th century saw lots of theories of learning and conditioning.
Unfortunately that and the Korean imprisonment of our soldiers and being
subjected to brainwashing, has given people the idea that they can be
turned into zombies who just believe whatever they are taught.

This is certainly not the case. Brainwashing was a misnomer for sure. Those
who came back showed no evidence of loss of control over their opinions and
beliefs. I seem to recall that one guy had become a communist.

Thus, no one is really totally locked in to their opinions, except maybe
for flat earthers and a few others who cling to ideas despite tons of
evidence against them.

Free will is a powerful thing. We are not easily conditioned.   bill w
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