Are You a Cultist?

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Jonestown is one of many cults, including heaven's gate and nexiom. People are most vulnerable to being recruited into icult it's when there's been a break in their lives. And along comes the cult recruiter or recruiters,. promising them stability in terms of a goal. They get positive rd of constantly from them. Everything has to go within e the group, so that now you can't leave without leaving your approval. Those are the factors that sibstantiate.

In this dialogue, based on the new edition of his highly acclaimed bestseller (over 5 million copies sold in over 40 languages), Robert Cialdini — New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion — explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. Shermer and Cialdini discuss: Cialdini’s Universal Principles of Influence and 7 Principles of Persuasion, pluralistic ignorance, free will/determinism, cults, conformity, #BLM, #metoo, antiracism, social justice, and human rights. How rational are humans? Do we default to truth and naturally believe what people tell us? Are we natural-born skeptics or natural-born sheep?