Cult Conversion: Is It Freewill or Brainwashing?
When It Comes to Cults, the Debate Quickly Jumps to Whether Members of a Cult Are Brainwashed into Joining It or If They Have the Ability to Choose
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Paul Carwile
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Trevor Clinger
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Cults are still in existence today through religious sects, deceiving fitness programs, supplement companies, and many other forms. Cults had first arisen in the 1950s, but they've made a large enough impact that they still exist today.
When a debate about cults comes into a conversation, one side will always explain cults existences through brain washing tactics, while the other side will defend a cult member by explaining that they made the choice to join a cult. Maybe we should analyze both of these arguments and then make a decision.
The author possesses a bachelor's degree of business administration and an associate's degree of management technology.
©2015 Trevor Clinger (P)2015 Trevor ClingerLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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