Try this link for more of a psychological angle on the JW s
Food for thought -"How cults rewrite the brain"
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Je.suis.oisif
@Thirteenth tribe, watched it, sort of understood what she meant, but can't understand how I got pulled in? -
Thirteenth tribe
Probably the love bombing on us ones who have suffered low self esteem or overwhelming feelings of unworthiness.. They play on Gods love for is like its a dam commodity. -
talesin
I'm not buying it. Ted Talks are not the Gospel, and this one is a good example. It's an interesting forum, with lots of real scientists, and a wide array of others, giving some very good talks. This, however, is not science.
Memetics is pseudoscience. There's some really interesting papers, if you'd like to research the subject more; google is your friend. xx
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Thirteenth tribe
Yes good point, literally putting it out for there for debate -I have my reservations on her theories... To me it doesn't work but i find myself looking around for the 1st time in years at different points of view. Not to adopt new teachings just because 'I can ' now! -
talesin
I was really wanting to say "use google or other types of searches, because no one source should always be accepted". It's good to look for articles by scholars and scientists. I found 2 papers that were quite interesting, as well as an article by a woman who formerly was a proponent of the memetic virus idea.
There's a lot to be said for having a bit of skepticism - don't be cynical, but look around and do your own research. The 'net has so much valuable information, and I'm often surprised that I get side-tracked and reading some super interesting stuff. I'm a big fan of facts.
Keep soaking up all the knowledge you can; enjoy your freedom. I love learning! It never ends. xx tal
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Thirteenth tribe
Thanks Talesin, really appreciate your input. I'm actually talking to my husband about returning to university, I can't believe I allowed the organisation to discourage me from further study (apart from their shed load of endless propaganda study materials) I thankfully went to uni back in the day before I got back into the whole Borg stage of my life!
if you have the link for that article ? ☺️X
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talesin
Oh, yes! I hope you do that. You'll never regret it, that's for sure. Had you chosen a major or field of study?
Apparently, this has been a discussion since the 70s. Here's two articles I read:
http://hallpike.com/Memetics.%20A%20Darwinian%20pseudo-science.pdf
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Thirteenth tribe
I studied psychology and counselling and now want to go back to study Cognitive behavioural therapy. Great I will check out those articles 🤔