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Position:Home>Philosophy> Is it possible to manipulate someone without knowing?Question: Is it possible to manipulate someone without knowing!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It is, but they will change willingly!. I call it passive manipulation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, most people try to manipulate others to get what they want without knowing they are being manipulative!. Anytime someone disagrees with you and you try to change their viewpoint, it comes through manipulation!. However, many people knowingly are manipulative!. Such as your questioning!. It is manipulation for your own reasons that I am wondering for what purpose!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Are you being manipulated or are you manipulating !? My guess is you are not easyly manipulated!. So then maybe it is the second option!. My guess is not everyone is seeing that you are manipulating them!. So there you have your answer :) Or do you mean that you are not aware that you are manipulating !? Well, everybody is almost constantly influencing other people!. Now at what point the influencing becomes manipulating, that would depend on the object and the subject of the manipulating!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I doubt very much if we ALL do not manipulate others un-deliberately at times!. We are all so closely enmeshed together that we do this unknowingly at times, in order to negotiate about a pending issue which is necessary to be resolved!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, some people are bred to be manipulated, so no matter what your intentions really are, you are bound to manipulate them sooner or later!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Manipulation, especially of people, is a clever art and only few excel in it!.!.!. how about you!? Aren't you so clever to get over two-thirds of your answers chosen as BA's here!?Www@QuestionHome@Com manipulate is the word that inherently mean knowledge and intentions!.!.you must have intentions to manipulate some one!.!.!.else you cannot do so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Without YOU knowing or THEM knowing!? 1!. no not usually 2!. yes using subliminal suggestionWww@QuestionHome@Com yes if its in your nature, like brushing your teeth, you dont really have to think where to brush its just instinct and you just know it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Stand in the middle of a square !.!.!. Ask the people around you if they know how they are manipulated from someone above!.!.!. They 'll laugh !.!.!. They 'll leave!.!.!. So in their back there is your answer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com yeah, I think it is possible to subconciously manipulate someoneWww@QuestionHome@Com Yup!. Just as easy as it is to be manipulated unwittigly!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yup, do it all the time!.Www@QuestionHome@Com yes its called denialWww@QuestionHome@Com Yes!. One can be blind to what motivates them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |