Manipulations Quote by Sam Harris
““Given the right experimental manipulations, people can be led to believe that they consciously intended an action when they neither chose it nor had control over their movements.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: Podcast "Making Sense", 2019
People can be convinced they chose an action they didn’t actually control.
In simple terms: Mind can be tricked into believing control.
Question your sense of agency.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- legal responsibility
- marketing
- personal decisions
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Do you trust your own memories of choice?
- How does this affect moral judgments?
The brain’s reconstruction can be unreliable.