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* A lot of what humans know about the effects of freezing and phosgene gas on the human body comes from Nazi experimentation - the ethical debates are still raging.
* A lot of what humans know about the effects of freezing and phosgene gas on the human body comes from Nazi experimentation - the ethical debates are still raging.
* Improvised Explosives. While modern technology makes it impossible to completely eradicate such knowledge, the authorities become VERY unhappy if they find out you know this stuff.
* Improvised Explosives. While modern technology makes it impossible to completely eradicate such knowledge, the authorities become VERY unhappy if they find out you know this stuff.
* In [[Less Wrong]] parlance, this is used to refer to the use of [[Insane Troll Logic|faulty logic]], fallacies and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-deception self-deception], [[Double Speak]]... in two words: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_faith Bad Faith]. Even for ultimately good purposes, those arts are a double-edged sword. Truth, and logic, ultimately, always win.
* In [[Less Wrong]] parlance, this is used to refer to the use of [[Insane Troll Logic|faulty logic]], fallacies and [[wikipedia:Self-deception|self-deception]], [[Double-Speak]]... in two words: [[wikipedia:Bad faith|Bad Faith]]. Even for ultimately good purposes, those arts are a double-edged sword. Truth, and logic, ultimately, always win.
* Despite only making the headlines in mid-2011 with the News of the World Hacking Scandal, journalists have for a long time referred to the use of telephone and email hacking as "The Dark Arts". Apparently it used to be common practice [[Blatant Lies|BUT IS DEFINITELY NOT ANYMORE.]]
* Despite only making the headlines in mid-2011 with the News of the World Hacking Scandal, journalists have for a long time referred to the use of telephone and email hacking as "The Dark Arts". Apparently it used to be common practice [[Blatant Lies|BUT IS DEFINITELY NOT ANYMORE.]]
* Of course then there is cult-esque brainwashing and other psychological manipulations/abuse. You may get a laugh or two if you mention being curious about them though.
* Of course then there is cult-esque brainwashing and other psychological manipulations/abuse. You may get a laugh or two if you mention being curious about them though.
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