Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Nobody joins a cult willingly and most cult members won't listen when you try to show them they're in one. This video is about why it's so difficult to get through to cult members and how the experts suggest we try to do it.

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Sources:

Lifton’s quote on doubling: goodreads.com/quotes/762754-in-sum-doubling-is-the-psychological-means-by-which-one

Ego-splitting: dictionary.apa.org/ego-splitting

Cults recruit intelligent, motivated and caring people: freedomofmind.com/errant-belief-6-too-intelligent-join-cult

Steven Hassan’s ‘Freedom of Mind’ on Amazon: amazon.com/Freedom-Mind-Helping-Controlling-Beliefs/dp/0967068819

Margaret Singer giving an educational talk on cults: youtube.com/watch?v=g9rj4R4QhQg