no self-respecting human being would allow such an crude ingerence of third parties into their own thought process
Of course, provided the alternative is not to just be killed here and now.
Men with weapons have been successfully persuading other people to do something they don’t want to do for ages.
So you’re saying that the government (or whoever runs the show) is going to force everyone—at gunpoint—to insert such devices into their brains?
Not “is going to” but “may”.
That was a simple objection to the statement “but no one will agree to that!”.
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Of course, provided the alternative is not to just be killed here and now.
Men with weapons have been successfully persuading other people to do something they don’t want to do for ages.
So you’re saying that the government (or whoever runs the show) is going to force everyone—at gunpoint—to insert such devices into their brains?
Not “is going to” but “may”.
That was a simple objection to the statement “but no one will agree to that!”.