Originally Posted by tore

I think the point is that we're all affected by spells like this. Sorry if that sounds like we're running a game of Dungeons & Dragons.

At the most basic, we like sex, we like to eat sugary and fatty foods etc. At a higher level, society is full of suggestion, for example what brand of shampoo you should get. Like Thomas, we're mostly oblivious to these influences, yet they guide us every day.