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Re:The Psychology of Cults – Syllabus (Harvard) by js2 on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @12:43AM (#36967043)
Judaism doesn't proselytize. It goes out of its way to reject converts[1]. It actively encourages questioning and critical thinking[2]. These attributes are contrary to cults.

1. https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/17635/was-judais...

2. https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3574984/jewis...

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Re:The Psychology of Cults – Syllabus (Harvard) by spiderfarmer on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @02:07AM (#36967524)
That’s like finding green patches after a wildfire and pointing out that wildfires aren’t all bad.
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Re:The Psychology of Cults – Syllabus (Harvard) by stOneskull on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @11:08AM (#36971931)
is proselytizing a requisite of a cult?
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