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Re: Subliminal perception

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Originally Posted by Qfwfq
Subliminal simply means that the stimulus is recieved but hardly noticed, nothing mysterious about that, nothing to be skeptical of. Quite simply, the mechanism can work at least as much and often even more. This is because it doesn't rely on conscious thought but on automatic reaction and, in some cases, the former can interfere or even reduce the effect.
I guess by definition a subliminal input is impossible to avoid, but IMO what is subliminal for some may not be so for others. To ackowledge its presence is to disarm it.


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