And this also applies to the thoughts that most of us had that "other" religious organizations had too much time and energy invested in *their* respective belief systems to consider another position while *WE* were open to new and different ideas - all the while we were in the same rut as the groups we held in such disdain.
You may find both The Stanford Prison Experiment and The Milgram Experiment of interest. Both deal with unexpected consequences of coercing people. Stanley Milgram wrote an interesting book based on his experiment titled Obedience to Authority.
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Twinky
I've often thought this, too, Waysider.
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mchud11
i agree too, Waysider, its eerie to think about it, yet...well, it feels true..
Oh, and I am damaged goods..
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Tzaia
And this also applies to the thoughts that most of us had that "other" religious organizations had too much time and energy invested in *their* respective belief systems to consider another position while *WE* were open to new and different ideas - all the while we were in the same rut as the groups we held in such disdain.
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You may find both The Stanford Prison Experiment and The Milgram Experiment of interest. Both deal with unexpected consequences of coercing people. Stanley Milgram wrote an interesting book based on his experiment titled Obedience to Authority.
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Bolshevik
So now, when I yell at wayfers, I shall say "you damned cognitive dissonant"
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kimberly
Alas, menopause explained.
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