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Question #1

Describe the effect it had upon you to learn about the mind control programs (such as MKULTRA) pursued by the CIA under Gottleib. In particular, consider whether you think learning about such things as MKULTRA makes us more vulnerable to conspiracy theories that ascribe evil plots to the government of the United States. What can we do to counteract that tendency?

Question #2

A Scanner Darklyportrays many different kinds of paranoia. In our reading for this week, we encounter the sort of paranoia that is characteristic of people using certain drugs. Consider whether you think this sort of paranoia has anything in common with the paranoia visible in Unwarranted Conspiracy Theories.