--- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Could the vast majority be characterized as from a particular > > sector, e.g. fundamentalist or conservative Christian? It always > > seemed to me that the vast majority were Christian cult buster > > types--which is kinda funny as I would consider these fundie > > types would fit the description of "cult mentality" quite well > > on their own... > > In my experience, yes. The vast majority.
Another subset of the "anti-cult" types, interestingly enough, are the people who pride themselves on being "rationalists" or "skeptics." Such folks take almost a cult-like pride in believing in *nothing* that smacks of extrasensory or hypernormal phenomena, and react to anything out of the mainstream with the same vehemence that a fundie Christian might. Fascinating. One could say that the common denominator in both cases is the rigidity of their underlying belief system and the level of personal identification they have with that rigid belief system. Anything that appears to contradict the belief system is perceived as a personal attack against them, because they have identified with their belief system so strongly. Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
