"you might be able to manipulate visual imagery to improve eye witness statements, ethical decisions, memory and learning"
don't do that
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 27, 2016
(The actual statement is obviously a bit more nuanced.)
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 27, 2016
I can see it now…
Attorney: describe your mental imaging ability
Witness: I have none
Attorney: this man is obviously amoral I rest my case— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 27, 2016
This is a bit prejudicial:
preventing people from producing mental pictures affects their moral judgement: they find it easier to…cause harm— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 27, 2016
Corollary also true: if you are unable to generate internal images, it's very hard to imagine what life is like with them.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 27, 2016
"If you are able to generate internal images, it’s very hard to imagine what life is like without them." https://t.co/pTs4xXQE0J
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 27, 2016
Jeez @stilgherrian I can't believe you played the whole song on the last Edict😅 https://t.co/mNKvOtsyFb
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 24, 2016
In regard to that last RT, this is everywhere: "If I closed my eyes and pictured a programmer…"
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 21, 2016
Conservative traditionalist world view: people should get married, they should have babies, life should not be fun. 😂 thanks, @mattyglesias
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 20, 2016
Not that the character was *actually seeing* an image of something. It really changes how these scenes play out to me.
— Brian Sweeney (@briswe) May 20, 2016