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Opening Minds, and The Cult of Scientology with leading authority Jon Atack

Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan

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The Emotional Connection

Scientology is about the emotional connection we made, where we don't develop what william james calld called feelings of knowing. Nbelief transforms. I had an example of it, which i always use. When a street evangelist came up to me and we talked to askas you know, what i 'm like, steve, very gregarious. And em the end of two hours, he literally backed away from me. Itwas like i was going to jump on his back. Those are the feelings ofKnowing. We all part of this changing web of humanity, and we can all influence the future for humanity. This was exciting, because it was almost a

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