The Milgram Experiment is extremely disturbing even though the shocks were not really happening. People are always talking about how the experiment exposes the evil in people, but it really explains the power of authority. Anthony Eden says it best, “Nothing is more destructive of human dignity than a rule which imposes a mute and blind obedience.” The laughing part always got me thinking though. I always believed the theory that people laugh because they are hiding their feelings, not wanting them to really know how they truly feel. In such cases, a person will laugh when they are nervous. Most of the time, the individual displays signs of nervousness through their body language, which makes it easier to determine whether the individual is
