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You and a friend are watching the 2010 movie Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a corporate spy. DiCaprio’s character is hired by a businessman named Saito to plant an idea in the unconscious mind of a competitor while he sleeps. According to the plan, when the competitor awakens, he’ll be compelled to act on the idea, to the secret benefit of Saito’s company. “It’s a cool idea,” your friend says, “but it’s pure science fiction. There’s no such thing as an unconscious mind, and no way that unconscious ideas could influence the way you act when you’re conscious.” What would you tell your friend? What evidence do we have that the unconscious mind exists and can influence conscious behavior? |