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#385 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 15 Mental Models To Understand Psychology
Modern Wisdom
What Is the Messiah Effect?
Most people don't believe in ideals, but in people who believe in ideals. Successful religions tend to have human prophets or messiahs. When a demagogue changes his beliefs, the beliefs of his followers often change accordingly. We trust people rather than ideas because it makes them easier on our brain. It's like ther distillation of what they represent.
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