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• wunde066 commented on Study Shows that 62% of us are Killers
  I feel this study can be related to such horrible events such as the holocaust, which is a scary thing to think about. People in Germany at the time were simply told that a race was inferior and needed to be exterminated, but because a person in power told them to do something while many of them may have felt bad about doing it they did it anyway....
• moser144 commented on Study Shows that 62% of us are Killers
  Good topic, as I think I speak for everyone in saying that this study is quite interesting and unpredictable. However, I think an important question needs to be asked: did the participants "administering the shock" know what was considered a deadly level? Certainly not. You are correct in the fact that people involved with study fell prey to simply assuming the expertise and knowledge of the "official-looking" individual in a white lab coat. But I think an important aspect of this study lies in the knowledge, or lack there of, found in the individuals responsible for administering the shock. Certainly,...
• biwer011 commented on Study Shows that 62% of us are Killers
  The title of this post was shocking as was the Milgram study, so I guess it's fitting. I think obedience is a tricky subject because you never think you would participate in a study like this until you are presented with it. Obviously, sitting here, I don't think I could ever do that to someone just because someone in a white lab coat told me to but I guess you never know. We're always taught to respect authority figures but to what extent needs to be questioned and obviously, based on the statistics of this study, not enough people question...
• herrm075 commented on Study Shows that 62% of us are Killers
  The title of your post really caught my eye and once I saw your picture I knew what it was going to be about right away. I think it's crazy that 62% administered that 450 volts. If I didn't know about this study I would like to think I wouldn't go all the way up to 450, but I think the authority factor makes the person think what they are doing isn't actually harmful. For that reason, I think that is what makes the percentage so high....