Ex-Moonie Diane Benscoter: How cults think

http://www.ted.com Diane Benscoter talks about how she joined the Moonies -- and stayed for five long years. She shares an insider's perspective on cults and extremist movements, and proposes a new way to think about today's most troubling conflicts.

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[inachu]

Other weird things the moonies have influenced or have tried to influence. Moonies are founding members of the NOW movement. They go at least once a year to a all churches in USA meeting to discuss to get all churches to remove the cross from inside the church. weird stupid stuff like that.

[cronoscum]

just question everything stop being lazy and question. if someone gets mad at a question there is something wrong with them not you.

[DannyPhantomBeast]

@DeoGratias02 You are who this talk was aimed at.

[DeoGratias02]

There actually is an evil force that is "out to get us". It is known as Satan and his legions.

[karlthery2]

lol you can actualy give brain infection with words lol,

never heard of that, it must be very powerfull words lol

[luttimatos]

@lezhotty83 yes stay away from cults.all religion is a cult run by human blooddrinkers. the go vernment is run by the illuminati cult and they eye is everywhere just rightnow as they reading this with you.Have no fear. love is the solution for everything. And about the Aliens,yes we are not the only ones in the universe. And you don't have to agree with it.still we are not the only ones. And that's what they don't wanna us to know but they can't hide it any more. the files are exposed.

[lezhotty83]

@luttimatos All i know is im not falling for the idea of suicide to go to the moon or the other one where people believe a mothership will come down orb us upward haha. Die when wish to or when it ends up becoming a reality is what I believe in. As for my fears, I fear getting into another cult, or being ruled by a cult group for the rest of my life. I wish for true freedom, freedom from power hungry rich losers. I choose to keep my family, not disown them. I choose to keep my friends.

[Smithpolly]

@lezhotty83 I, too , am a bit lost as to what she is saying. I get the impression that she just needs to know the reason as to why she could have joined a cult and this ( though I'm not sure what this is ) is what she has come up with. It seems like she is still looking for a simple solution to complex questions.

[luttimatos]

@lezhotty83 What this people fear most is our spiritual evolution. They are controlled by Fear. That's what their Masters are all about. And if we evolve they no longer can control our lives.

[lezhotty83]

as for a brain infection I never heard of it let alone how one could came to have one. Is she really saying she has a real brain infection or is she being metaphorical?