Behavior Control and Public Concern

The behavior control exercised by one person over another is becoming increasingly recognized. The present paper deals with some of the concerns typically expressed in regard to this issue. It is suggested that although there are realistic reasons for concern this can not deter mankind from controlling one another. Debate concerning the morality of behavior control should therefore be replaced with experimentation designed to better determine the behaviors necessary for approximating a more reinforcing survival for all. It is concluded that controlled human behavior is an existing fact which can not be altered and individuals concerned with personal freedom should at least consider that perhaps the only meaningful form of behavioral freedom must be based on a knowledge of the factors which, indeed, control us.