Posted on 10/20/2013 4:04:49 PM PDT by EBH
So here I am sitting watching the History channel, instead of NFL and they are talking about the mystery of 3, the ancient Egyptians, monoliths, and different dimensions. Out of nowhere they make a leap to a discussion of the White House and President 0bama authorizing the Brain Initiative.
So I am a little more than caught off guard. Being the curious sort I immediately jump on my computer to look up this 'initiative,' and why our government would be so interested in our brains. Much to my surprise the website comes up on the first try and initially looks fairly innocuous.
Today at the White House, President Obama unveiled the “BRAIN” Initiative—a bold new research effort to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind and uncover new ways to treat, prevent, and cure brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
Scanning down through the descriptions it all sounds ok to be doing, except it is the government doing it. But then as you get to the bottom of the page...the goals are finally outlined. And the number one goal?
Understand how brain activity leads to perception, decision making, and ultimately action.
Suddenly this initiative doesn't seem so innocuous, so innocent, so helpful as all the ornaments they hang out in front. Considering how much many of us have been puzzled by recent events, people's reactions to events and how they perceive them, and how people are so willingly doing things that are against their own self-interest, and dare I say even some of the recent mass shootings that provoked a bit of conspiracy thought of government mind control perhaps there is much more happening to us than we even know. And that DARPA is involved in this 'brain mapping' raises even more questions
Reading down even further we find that the President is heading up things in regards to the bioethical implications. Concerns over ethical, legal and societal implications.
...as long as it cleans out number ones....
jes been trying to not let the d girl get too ‘eavily invested into the AB but they racked ‘im
Woudn't it be cheaper to just buy them from the Temple in Salt Lake City?
that is sooo lol on sooo many levels i cannot find a way to x plane
...this IS FR...LOL
in all seriouseness i dint know about DARPA until 2007 and then they were combined with the CIA the ASYMMETRIC WARFARE GROUP and.....my join date....
The important thing is you know that little factoid (and sooooooo many others) now.
the serial killer in me smiles
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