http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/would-you-torture-me-i-would-torture-you/ Escape - Search - Think Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:34:22 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/would-you-torture-me-i-would-torture-you/#comment-79138 Graeme McLeod Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:20:43 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1377#comment-79138 I remember being deeply surprised ,outraged, and shocked when I read about the original Milgram experiments in my studies of educational psychology several decades ago.......and the effect on me was decisive. I now ask or demand to know the basis of authority for moves made "officially" that deprive me of my right to speak, or act in ways I see as ethically correct. I always ask myself ...."Can I do this?" when the question of harming someone else comes up.... and on many occasions I say "NO". I remember being deeply surprised ,outraged, and shocked when I read about the original Milgram experiments in my studies of educational psychology several decades ago…….and the effect on me was decisive.
I now ask or demand to know the basis of authority for moves made “officially” that deprive me of my right to speak, or act in ways I see as ethically correct.
I always ask myself ….”Can I do this?” when the question of harming someone else comes up…. and on many occasions I say “NO”.

]]> http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/would-you-torture-me-i-would-torture-you/#comment-78588 hrobson Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:11:22 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1377#comment-78588 in almost all system we are being governed by hiearchiey the step above is right the one below learns,quickly to agree thus becoming a good corporate man.seen from the outside as a strength,good team work ect.as seen by the 1974 fortune 500 companies in existance today processes and outcomes must have been torturous in itself. in almost all system we are being governed by hiearchiey the step above is right the one below learns,quickly to agree thus becoming a good corporate man.seen from the outside as a strength,good team work ect.as seen by the 1974 fortune 500 companies in existance today processes and outcomes must have been torturous in itself.

]]> http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2009/would-you-torture-me-i-would-torture-you/#comment-78534 Neville Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:31:58 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/?p=1377#comment-78534 The idea of a "recognised authority" is used regularly (by the media) to force opinion onto us. Blindly we accept the opinion without any validation of the "recognised authority" credentials. So it seems if a recognised authority tells us to inflict pain or suffering - physical or mental we blindly follow (their instruction) believing the recognised authority has superior judgement than ours - morally or otherwise. Recognised authority tells us "no pain no gain". The idea of a “recognised authority” is used regularly (by the media) to force opinion onto us. Blindly we accept the opinion without any validation of the “recognised authority” credentials. So it seems if a recognised authority tells us to inflict pain or suffering – physical or mental we blindly follow (their instruction) believing the recognised authority has superior judgement than ours – morally or otherwise. Recognised authority tells us “no pain no gain”.

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