Posted: Dec 27, 2013 6:50 am
by quas
Obviously, to comply to hypnotic commands, one must be willing. Otherwise we could have effectively ended all dictatorships (Saddam, Gaddafi, Castro, Kim Jong il, etc) by simply sending hypnotists disguised as ambassadors.

"What actually works with hypnosis and what is just instant stooge, magic trick bullshit?"
Have to test the limits here. But how would you go about doing this? I can only think of extreme examples eg: getting a normal well-adjusted person to commit suicide.