How to Spot a Cult

tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

This Inside New Zealand investigative report is long but fascinating and very well-worth watching. It includes plenty of information on Scientology as well as other cults (Branch Davidians, etc) and gives a good overview of cult warning signs.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

Part 4:

Part 5:

Part 6:

Part 7:

Part 8:

Part 9:

Part 10:

More like this

Part One: Introduction to Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses
The tape was running, he was speaking at a fundraiser, didn't know he was being taped. Holy crap: Part 1
I wrote a paper with David DiVincenzo once. Now he is in the title of a YouTube video. Some things you can never predict.
Bill Wimsatt is somewhat of a hero around here and for good reason. He is perhaps one of the most influential under-published philosophers of biology. Today he's talking about modularity in biological and cultural evolution.

Thanks for this excellent investigative series. This should be required curriculum in all schools worldwide. This and similar series on finances. These two areas (cults and finance) are top two areas where con artists lurk.