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Philosophy
fromBig Think
1 week ago

The philosophy of indoctrination and how to fix it

Indoctrination occurs when beliefs are sealed off from questioning through prepackaged instructions that frame scrutiny as irrational or immoral, preventing rational evaluation of counterevidence.
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Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

My cultural awakening: Losing My Religion by REM helped me escape a doomsday cult

A woman spent two decades in the Children of God cult, enduring strict control, sexual regulation, propaganda, and growing disillusionment as apocalyptic prophecies failed.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

The Limits of "Indoctrination" Talk

Debates over education often conflate ideological disagreement with genuine indoctrination; principled procedural criteria can help distinguish indoctrination from legitimate education.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
4 months ago

Just As You Feared-Life in Zohran Mamdani's New York

A dystopian, socialist-ruled New York enforces state-run distribution, ideological education, confiscation of property, and public hostility toward perceived bourgeois citizens.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

Indoctrination Factories!' Bill Maher Hypes Trump Putting Hot Poker' Up Academia's A**'

Bill Maher supports Trump's criticisms of academia, labeling universities as indoctrination factories needing reform.
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