Curiosity: How Evil Are You? | The Milgram Experiment

CURIOSITY continues Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 9PM e/p with HOW EVIL ARE YOU? on Discovery. | http://curiosity.discovery.com/#mkcpgn=ytdsc1 | Take a look at how this version of the Milgram experiment unfolds.

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• Eli Roth
• How Evil Are You
• Evil
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• Milgram Experiment
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[AndreasPetersen]

The Milgram experiment has nothing to do with evil. All it shows is that people succumb to an authority (which is why the test leader is wearing a lab coat), even though their own morals might tell them it's wrong.

[mickeypopa]

Authority figures are supposed to provide moral example, knowledge, guidance and leadership. They are not supposed to pressure people into doing things that they themselves don't want to do.

If you are capable of doing evil things with an authority figure, you better believe it you are capable of doing evil things without one.

Because let's face it, all it takes is a nudge, an inner voice instead of authority figure saying "do this or that, it's the right thing" and you're off to the evil side.

[AlexaInternational]

@skotup Plus they get the money either way, it says so in the beg. of the show.

[AlexaInternational]

@millionairejh Yes, the true reason would be exposed sooner but it always is after the researchers gather the info/data they need. You would prove yourself to be one of the "less evil" variables if you stood up to him instead. It's a shame more ppl didn't do that & easy for others to say they would or wouldn't do certain things when they're watching the experiment on tv. -.-

[millionairejh]

@AlexaInternational well yes i agree, but by asking that question it would uncover the true reason behind the experiment

[AlexaInternational]

@millionairejh Isn't it fair to say it's just a wrong to let someone else inflict pain and not do anything about it as it is to do it yourself?

[AlexaInternational]

@skotup One could argue that inflicting pain on others for selfish reasons is evil but I'm not going to argue for the sake of arguing right now.

[19Nvr19]

@AndreasPetersen Totally agree with you, I studied the Milgram experiment few years ago and it has nothing to do with this. I don't know why discovery claimed that this is an ''Evil proof'' or something like that. Maybe they did to increase the audience, I don't know. But Milgram explained this experiment in the book called ''Obedience to authority'' and has NOTHING to do with this.

[hubby2467]

very eerie

[legocloneguy1]

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[skotup]

evil is the selfless act which only purpose is to cause harm to another. In this experiment they are being payed. They flick the switch for money, they switch it for selfish reasons, not evil reasons.