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[–] toppy@lemy.lol 37 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Is polygraph test reliable ? Doesn't it fall under pseudoscience ?

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is not reliable at all, and yes, it is widely considered to be psuedoscience. Yes, this is a batshit insane scenario

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, morons still believe in it, yes, he is a moron.

That and just looking for an excuse.

[–] Peer@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can even train to beat them, so it’s definitely not a reliable method.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And, I would assume, if anyone had done that training it would be FBI agents.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Lol right? This seems more like a "can you beat a polygraph test" test, than a loyalty test

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

It measures things accurately but this has absolutely nothing to do with identifying if someone is telling the truth or not.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago

It's more of an anxiety-detector. It has no basis in fact.