Bertrand Russell, in his “Impact of Science on Society,” 1952, goes on to talk about how one could program a society to think snow is black rather than white:
“First, that the influence of home is ob... View MoreBertrand Russell, in his “Impact of Science on Society,” 1952, goes on to talk about how one could program a society to think snow is black rather than white:
“First, that the influence of home is obstructive. Second, that not much can be done unless indoctrination begins before the age of ten. Third, that verses set to music and repeatedly intoned are very effective. Fourth, that the opinion that snow is white must be held to show a morbid taste for eccentricity. But I anticipate. It is for future scientists to make these maxims precise and discover exactly how much it costs per head to make children believe that snow is black, and how much less it would cost to make them believe it is dark gray.”
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