Given how hard it is to make people see such things even with explicit information, even when they are curious? Seems tough.
One interesting example here is Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park (played by Jeff Goldblum); they put a character on-screen explaining part of the philosophical problem behind the experiment. (“Life finds a way” is, if you squint at it, a statement that the park creators had insufficient security mindset.) But I think basically no one was convinced by this, or found it compelling. Maybe if they had someone respond to “we took every possible precaution” with “no, you took every precaution that you imagined necessary, and reality is telling you that you were hopelessly confused.” it would be more likely to land?
My guess it would end up on a snarky quotes list and not actually convince many people, but I might be underestimating the Pointy Haired Boss effect here. (Supposedly Dilbert cartoons made it much easier for people to anonymously criticize bad decision-making in offices, leading to bosses behaving better so as to not be made fun of.)
One interesting example here is Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park (played by Jeff Goldblum); they put a character on-screen explaining part of the philosophical problem behind the experiment. (“Life finds a way” is, if you squint at it, a statement that the park creators had insufficient security mindset.) But I think basically no one was convinced by this, or found it compelling. Maybe if they had someone respond to “we took every possible precaution” with “no, you took every precaution that you imagined necessary, and reality is telling you that you were hopelessly confused.” it would be more likely to land?
My guess it would end up on a snarky quotes list and not actually convince many people, but I might be underestimating the Pointy Haired Boss effect here. (Supposedly Dilbert cartoons made it much easier for people to anonymously criticize bad decision-making in offices, leading to bosses behaving better so as to not be made fun of.)