A thought
Superpower07
01-01-2005, 18:40
Ok, so George Orwell brought up the possibility that free will is an illusion, and everybody is actually serving to government's interests, right?
Well, if that's true then how is he catering to the government's interests by "exposing" that free will is an illusion?
By making us believe that we actually do have free will by being able to discuss this and therefore taking attention away from them? :p
Upper Orwellia
01-01-2005, 19:15
By identifying the people who are inspired by such a message so that the government can take the necessary action to prevent them from rising...
Slacker Clowns
01-01-2005, 20:47
Ok, so George Orwell brought up the possibility that free will is an illusion, and everybody is actually serving to government's interests, right?
Well, if that's true then how is he catering to the government's interests by "exposing" that free will is an illusion?
To rub it in?
It sounds like a process of innoculation: allow a bit of the virus into the system in order for the system to become immune to it.
Superpower07
01-01-2005, 20:49
To rub it in?
It sounds like a process of innoculation: allow a bit of the virus into the system in order for the system to become immune to it.
You mean as to have people blow his ideas off? (as we do with TRA/MKULTRA/Skapedroe)
Slacker Clowns
01-01-2005, 20:53
You mean as to have people blow his ideas off? (as we do with TRA/MKULTRA/Skapedroe)
In a way: dissenters sound like paranoid conspiracy theorists; the populace can hence "disagree" or "dismiss" the dissenters, and feel as if they have free thought and control independent from the government since the government "allowed" different opinions in the open.