The Men Who Stare At Goats Site

The experimenters were euphoric. Finally, proof of psychokinesis!

When asked why he kept it up, Stubblebine told Ronson: "Because I knew it was possible. The atoms are mostly empty space. I just had to convince my atoms to slip through the gaps in their atoms." The Men Who Stare At Goats

Because The Men Who Stare at Goats is a mirror held up to American power. It reveals a military establishment so desperate for an edge that it will believe anything: spoon bending, astral travel, and lethal glares. It reveals the thin line between "out-of-the-box thinking" and profound self-deception. The experimenters were euphoric

Channon traveled to 150 "human potential" centers across America—Esalen, est, Werner Erhard, the Whole Earth Catalog crowd. He returned with a 130-page report titled The First Earth Battalion Operational Manual . It was part Sun Tzu, part Star Trek , and part Mother Earth News . The atoms are mostly empty space

Nevertheless, the story spread through the unit as a success. "The Men Who Stare at Goats" became a badge of honor. This is where the story stops being a comedy.

The next time you see the movie poster of George Clooney staring intently at a goat, remember: it happened. Not exactly like that, but it happened. And the laughter you feel is not just relief. It is a survival mechanism.