No, altered states of mind don’t stop our own thoughts. In fact, I would argue that a conditioned response is more like an inhibition. As in, I believe getting drunk reduces the likelihood you’ll use a conditioned response, not increase it.
Nobody thinks my country has a history of way too many kidnappings, but America has the market cornered on propaganda.
I wanna say that mindset has no discernable effect on the number of crimes committed, at least when they reviewed the statistics years later. That’s what I heard anyway.
When I was still a kid, we went from bring a plate of cookies to your neighbor and introduce yourself to DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS!!
Yes.
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