Re: What made us join the cult?
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12/24/2017, 16:51:56
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  1. A desire to belong
  2. Unassertiveness (the inability to say no or express criticism or doubt)
  3. Gullibility (impaired capacity to question critically what one is told, observes, thinks, and so forth)
  4. Low tolerance for ambiguity (need for absolute answers, impatience to obtain answers)
  5. Cultural disillusionment (alienation, dissatisfaction with the status quo)
  6. Idealism
  7. Susceptibility to trance-like states (in some cases, perhaps, due to prior hallucinogenic drug experiences)
  8. A lack of self-confidence
  9. A desire for spiritual meaning
  10. Ignorance of how groups can manipulate individuals.
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/265-

1, 4, 6, maybe 7, 8, 9 and a whopping yes 10.

Touch of 3 ( I was 13) 

Wish it was 5 but that’s actually more noble than I was.






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