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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
I think it's easy to observe this effect with TV / movies vs real life recordings even. You can watch people being beheaded and gutted on telly all day long, but when you see an actual death on something like LiveLeak - or if you've been unfortunate enough to witness a death in real life, the horrible fight-or-flight adrenaline spike and just that feeling of "dread" in your gut is completely different. The difference in reaction is on a really basic, instinctual level but if a "fake" is convincing enough and the person observing it isn't aware, the emotional response in that moment is going to be exactly the same as if it was real.
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Or this....my sentiments as well
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