No Means No Until it Means Yes: Persuasion Truth of Authority w/ Kevin Hogan 

Thank you very much!

Ethics in psychology. The argument is that the impact of having "killed someone" or abused others as in the Zimbardo experiments is too much for the student at University to take into their future. This is a good argument. Milgram wanted to know why/how Hitler's influence on those he dominated allowed those people to kill innocent people. We now know that authority is a big part of the equation. And from Zimbardo we know that we will do whatever roles we are cast to do by society/governments/jobs. "Free will" is pretty much a joke. The Milgram experiment was essentially fully replicated in France as I discussed in the video and it was partially replicated in California a few years ago. I respect the ethicists in psychology but without this knowledge, what we know now would have been hypothetical. As far as "ask until," well that's another thing all together. My suggestion is for most people in most situations to keep on asking! Have a great day my friend.

I added my comment in jest as i am sure you know me well enough to have figured this out :-) While reading your response some thoughts came up. I remember the French study a few years back and i seem to recall that they scored worse (higher obedience to shocking their fellow Frenchmen) than Milgram's 1950's America Study! This is scary to me especially after what they experienced from the Germans in WW2. I think these studies need to be all over the place, every year to keep a reminder of what we are capable of and what we are willing to do as humans. I think we tend to look at what happened in the past as not being us...we are better now...right? No way! as the French study showed. We need constant reminders of our fallibility as humans...not to hide it like some would want lest what George Santayana said continues in a new form "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" Not once every lifetime but everyday!!!

It's interesting how psychopathology and sociopathology is now in vogue. Disturbing...to me. I lean toward more aggressive research too. And obviously Europe doesn't have the same lines drawn that the U.S. does and that works fine for me! And yeah, we aren't getting any better.... :-)

I love your response. Free Will as a sole reason for reacting/responding to all the stimulus that occurs daily doesn't work in any math equation. But there is no question that people , or at least some people do make frequent decisions base on non-impulsive reasons. All that said, it is remarkable how people have "calculated" on specific belief about "rigged elections" or ...well you know where I'm going. Tom, thank you for your reply. I appreciate it.

@@KevinHoganChannel And I know what you’re saying. Free will Is definitely wasted on the mass of men who live by “base or animal impulses” and not by a heptarchy of values. Yet to live by values means living with intention and that takes a lot of energy! Energy the brain desperately wants to conserve. Perhaps it even requires more dopamine as well. There is a theory of ADD which postulates that it is, in part at least, a dopamine deficiency, which is why stimulants seem to regulate its symptoms. ADDers act out because they are trying to feel normal. I know that’s been me my whole life. Stimulants get us to normal. They also destroy our livers. Almost, in my case. Look ! A rabbit! Thanks for your videos.