me talking about hypnosis to sceptical third parties: "Well, I'd say it rolls out of principled opposition to pseudoscience, if anything. People, even honest people, report seeing ghosts, say they feel better after taking sham medicine. The most parsimonious explanation for that is that the human brain can fudge its own experiences to be in line with social norms and personal expectation. All I'm doing is tapping into that capacity."
me hypnotizing someone: "Actually I have magic powers. You fucked up big time letting me in and now I can do whatever I want to you. Beg nicely and I'll put your brain back together after taking it apart."
























