Re: Perishable artifacts (from: Re: the conscious universe)

From: Lawrence de Bivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Sat Oct 07 2000 - 15:05:26 BST

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    From: Tim Rhodes <proftim@speakeasy.org>

    Brodie:
    > <<<Mental programming influences behavior, which in turn influences the
    > mental programming of others.>>>

    Rhodes:
    > How? Again, details.

    Example: if a phobic state already available in a person is
    associated/anchored to the behaviors of alcoholism, i.e. drinking, the
    person will not be able to drink without entering into the phobic state.
    Executed properly, the phobic state can be anchored to the person's
    anticipation of drinking, and so stop them from reaching for the bottle. (I
    hasten to add that this is a crude intervention, and not recommended except
    in unusual cases where a gentler and more complete intervention is not
    possible. But it illustrates the notion of mental programming and its
    influence on behavior.) If there was reason to do so, the 'don't reach for
    the bottle' behavior could be expanded to include 'and "teach" others to not
    reach for the bottle', thus extending the intervention to the mental
    programming of others.

    - Lawrence

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