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http://www.cracked.com/article_16239_5-psychological-experiments-that-prove-humanity-doomed.html
When I first read this I found it fascinating but not enough to post. But I keep thinking about it enough that I felt I needed to dig it up and at least put it here so I could find it more easily.
Humans....
"As it turns out, it's usually fear of repercussion that keeps us from torturing our fellow human beings. Give us absolute power over somebody and a blank check from our superiors, and Abu Ghraib-esque naked pyramids are sure to follow."
When I first read this I found it fascinating but not enough to post. But I keep thinking about it enough that I felt I needed to dig it up and at least put it here so I could find it more easily.
Humans....
"As it turns out, it's usually fear of repercussion that keeps us from torturing our fellow human beings. Give us absolute power over somebody and a blank check from our superiors, and Abu Ghraib-esque naked pyramids are sure to follow."
