By James Hirsen
One of the most powerful forms of
conditioning that an individual can be subjected to is the inducement of
“cognitive dissonance.” This term was first used by social psychologist Leon
Festinger to describe a tension in the human mind that arises because of the
presence of two or more beliefs, which are unable to coexist, thereby creating
a conflict. Human beings naturally seek harmony. If there is a disruption of
mental consistency, this will place an individual or individuals into a
vulnerable state. Destructive cults seek first to induce this state and then to
exploit it. Wildly false messages and directives are communicated repeatedly,
which generates mental tension, i.e., cognitive dissonance, and softens up the
cult recruit for further mental conditioning. Eventually, the cult recruit is
likely to accept big lies as truths. [more...]
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