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“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion. It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather...
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Hi All,Re the incest subject, in my personal study I found that lots of groups use this sort of subject with specific reason, which is that it works to thoroughly break down inner personal judgement...
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Dismantling the ATTRIBUTION processHi facetYou're very right. LGAT trainers, while telling participants that they are helping them to think independently, dismantle the attribution process (which...
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THIS ALSO EXPLAINS HOW ATTRIBUTION (AND INDEPENDENT THINKING) IS UNDERMINED IN LGATS (pp. 283-286 of my PhD):Thought reform condition 7 of 8: Doctrine over PersonDoctrine over Person, according to...
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Link to my PhD, for those who want the detail:[researchspace.ukzn.ac.za]
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Thank you John, I’ll be having a good read up here.“According to the extreme LGAT interpretations of constructionism and responsibility, death camps and molestation are not inherently negative, but...
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"PLANTS" in LGATs(kdag commented on this earlier and Lifton would class this under thought reform condition 2 of 8... "Mystical Manipulation"):From page 232 of my PhD:Mystical Manipulation refers to...
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Notice too how often the trainer interrupts the participant, trips her up when she's trying to say something. Distraction tactic.John, you really nailed it, did us a service when writing,"the “logic”...
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Hi corboyI agree with your sentiments, but I would characterise any occasion where people outsource their thinking as intuitive, and potentially dangerous. Since the "logic" used by LGAT trainers is...
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A message for "members" of www.culteducation.com(This is what I believe is the best way to expose these organisations):[www.youtube.com]
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> Our minds and guts are supposed to work as> partners, in harmony, not be estranged from each> other. Con artists get us to rely on logic at the> expense of our guts.This is so true, I...
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Hi facetWe may be conceptualising "trusting the gut" differently, but - if you do read the book - let me know if you would agree with that. The book explains that LGATs manipulate by getting...
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Hi JamesI thought you should know that the world now knows that you are corrupt, and that you've contributed to the suffering of millions of people. In addition to lying about scientific studies...
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It may be a little unclear, but the post above is my correspondence with the twelve people who I thank in my foreword (generally, senior academics who have helped me over the years... but also Marc...
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Gavin de Becker talks about trusting one's gut in "The Gift of Fear," and also gives a scientific explanation, (he has also trained secret service agents. This can be confirmed by looking up his bio)....
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Hi kdagSince Oprah pushes The Secret, and James Arthur Ray (an LGAT trainer who is responsible for... ie has been convicted and sent to prison for... the deaths of those who trusted him), I would...
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Apologies, Robert Cialdini's book is called 'Influence', not 'Persuasion'.Oprah (and I know that people love her) is literally the physical embodiment of outsourcing your thinking. She has promoted...
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Consider that "trusting your gut" (relying on heuristics) in the LGAT space results in participation. People do not participate because they have considered all of the evidence (the rational approach)...
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John Hunter,I'm not saying that instinct or intuition should be trusted over rational thinking. I don't think that Gavin Dr Becker is saying that, either. I am much aware of some of Oprah's leanings....
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Hi kdagI agree (and have said as much) that the gut should be trusted sometimes, and I agree that many (most) people will sense that something is wrong during an LGAT, but ignore that gut feel for...
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