• killea@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Gee I sure am glad polygraph tests are proven lie detectors and have no issues whatsoever! It’s almost like hearing someone mention phrenology now.

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I mean, they’re fascists. They’re almost certainly into full-on eugenics, let alone phrenology!

    • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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      3 days ago

      They’re almost entirely bs. Their actual use is just a psychological means to assist with interrogation. It gets a lot of people to answer questions differently than they otherwise would have while being interrogated. It works well against anyone who isn’t completely confident in their knowledge that the machines don’t actually work.