Mirror neurons.

It's a type of telepathy, actually.

That's why you have things like emotional contagion and why you don't associate with creeps.

You pick up their cooties.

Now imagine mirror neurons working at a fundamental level.

On top of that, you've got operant conditioning.

Then, as someone mentioned, you have similar input -- buzzers, crowd noises, etc.

We can use this as our salvation.

Hang around holy people and get high (not on drugs).

Fill the matrix with light and love and power.

You'll either get fried or frozen reptiles. Either way, they won't bother you.

But it will take millions of us. Maybe a billion.

We poison their well with our holiness.