> Yes, I agree. If you tell humans "do not think of pink elephants", they are more likely to think about pink elephants.
> Therefore, you must not use humans for any important work.
Counterpoint, all important work done in the history of humans were done by... humans, and yet I see no pink elephants created as a result of telling humans "do not think of pink elephants".
Yes, I see them all the time when I drink lots of alcohol [1]. This is a common issue with humans called "hallucination" which proves that humans are unreliable.
> Therefore, you must not use humans for any important work.
Counterpoint, all important work done in the history of humans were done by... humans, and yet I see no pink elephants created as a result of telling humans "do not think of pink elephants".