The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO Cult

Re:The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO... by dcmininni on Monday September 19, 2016 @03:49PM (#12534163)

The person interviewed in the article downplays the dangers of cults in general, without really talking about any of there activities aside from the films (which are the focal point of the article). Just saying kids, many cults are dangerous and many do a real good job seeming innocuous . Look up the BITE model, learn it and recognize it. https://www.freedomofmind.com/Info/BITE/bitemodel.php

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Re:The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO... by Gibbon1 on Monday September 19, 2016 @06:07PM (#12535164)

I have a very simple test for 'cults' which is

'What happens if you try to leave'

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Re:The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO... by LyleCantor on Monday September 19, 2016 @04:06PM (#12534265)

Gwern's Notes on Brainwashing & 'Cults': http://lesswrong.com/lw/imu/notes_on_brainwashing_cults/

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Re:The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO... by M_Grey on Monday September 19, 2016 @05:07PM (#12534716)

That article sounds like it was written by a member of that cult... going on about how warm and nurturing 'Ruth' appeared to be.

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Re:The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO... by matt_wulfeck on Monday September 19, 2016 @07:36PM (#12535659)

I think part of that is to answer questions like "why would some believe this maniac?"

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Re:The '80s Public Access Films Produced by a California UFO... by vidarh on Monday September 19, 2016 @06:32PM (#12535322)

Indeed, when I saw the title, I first assumed it'd be about the Heaven's Gate cult [1] (which ended up committing collective suicide)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_gro...

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