"They'll grow up with what the psychologists used to call an "instinctive" hatred to books and flowers. Reflexes unalterably conditioned. They'll be safe from books and botany all their lives."
In the Brave New World by Aldous Huxley the nurses "condition" the babies to hate books and nature. The babies crawl up to a book or flower and they get electrically shocked. They do this many times until the baby is horrified by it. This way, in the future the babies will no longer have any interest what so ever, in books. If you don't read books then there is no crazy ideas popping in your head. You are then easy to control by government and such.
In today's world conditioning does go on, but usually in a more positive way. Believe it or not, you have been conditioned! Of course this was mostly your parents doing it. Ever since you were a kid they would tell you to; never talk to strangers, be respectful to others, treat others how you want to be treated, do your homework, etc. And why do we obey? Because otherwise you get punished. Who wants to be punished? Nobody does, so we obey. You may ask why parents do this, so I'll tell you why. It's all for your own good, your safety, and more importantly they want you to be successful in life.
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ReplyDeleteSo, are you saying that, in a way, you want to be conditioned? Would you rather believe everything your parents tell you, for fear of being in trouble if you don't, or would you rather learn things for yourself?
ReplyDeleteShould we believe that everything our parents do is for our benefit? Or maybe they're just being mean sometimes; after all, they are humans. Humans make mistakes; they're greedy sometimes, jealous, angry; they have emotions, too.
In Brave New World, they're conditioning you in a way that will benefit everyone. Everyone is at peace; they're content with their lives. Are we? Should we be conditioned like in the book?
How do you think you have been conditioned? Yes, conditioning can be positive or negative, depending on how you look at it. Have you been conditioned to like things or not like things?
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