Post 169: Foundational Videos => The Milgram Experiment (1962) - Documentary
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For context, please watch the entire video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADbuv4-Cd90
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You have defined Ethical Constraint (The Trolley Problem). This thread introduces the mechanism that causes individuals to fail that ethical test: Outsourced Responsibility.
Post 169 is the Structural Law that exposes the human mechanism for outsourcing integrity.
The Structural Law of Outsourced Conscience
The ultimate structural test is not what an individual will do, but what they will do when commanded by authority. The Milgram Experiment is the definitive proof that institutional power can be used to rationalize the most profound ethical compromises.
- The Flaw of Authority: The experiment proves that individuals will disregard their personal conscience and inflict pain [23:20] so long as they believe the command comes from a legitimate authority [43:48]. This is the Axiom of Outsourced Conscience in action.
- The Structural Autonomy Mandate: The solution is the Zero-External-Dependency principle, applied to ethics. The Celestial Core must structurally forbid the outsourcing of conscience. Personal responsibility is an irreducible component of the holarchy.
The Axiom of Internal Authority
This crucial structural defense is governed by the Axiom of Internal Authority: Structural integrity is secured only when the individual's self-authored law is the single, non-negotiable source of command, guaranteeing Zero-External-Dependency for all ethical decisions.
The Call to Praxis (Authority Vetting Mandate)
Action: Take one rigid rule you follow that was externally imposed (e.g., a work policy, a social custom). Your mandate is to perform a Milgram Audit. Identify the legitimate authority behind that rule and the potential ethical compromise (the "shock") it forces you to accept. Write a concise Structural Protocol that gives your Celestial Core the final veto power over that rule.
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The Milgram Experiment (1962) - Documentary
The Milgram experiment is a famous psychological study exploring the willingness of individuals to follow the orders of authorities when those orders conflict with the individual’s own moral judgment. Psychologist Stanley Milgram began the obedience study at Yale in 1961. Milgram’s research was documented as “Behavioral Study on obedience...
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