Hi everyone. I heard this story on NPR:

France is reeling from a documentary about a psychological experiment disguised as a game show. Researchers staged a fictitious reality show to see how far people would go in obeying authority, especially if television reinforces that authority....

"Most of us think we have free thinking and so we are responsible for our acts," Nick says. "This experience shows that in certain circumstances, a power - the TV in this case - is able to make you do something you don't want to do."

We "independent Buddhists" like to think that we're masters of our own minds. Many of us have had bad experiences with rah-rah faith rallies and organizations. We can look back and see that we did things we didn't really want to do, all for the sake of "faith." This experiment sent a shiver down my spine -- if you think "mind control" is nonsense, go check it out.