Critical Thinking and Vaccination Against Multi-Media Nonsense with Barry Mauer PhD — Bonus Session 7

Truth Recipe: Critical Thinking and Vaccination Against Multi-Media Nonsense with Barry Mauer PhD

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In this episode, Lisa speaks with an associate professor of English at the University of Central Florida and the author of Deadly Delusions: Right-Wing Death Cult and The Cognitive Immune System: The Mind’s Ability to Dispel Pathological Beliefs, Barry Mauer about the truth recipe, the history of mental immunity, the four most dangerous beliefs, and how cult leaders gain followers.

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Barry Mauer — Vaccination Against Multi-Media Nonsense:

Gatekeepers wield a large amount of power, even if they are not experts in the subject they are gatekeeping. {3:16}
Moral panic and the reasons behind it in society today. {6:30}
Groups with hi-jacked immune systems are cults. {13:23}
Inoculation methods cult leaders use to train their followers. {18:57}
Barry shares Kant’s view of judgment and how it ties into mental immunity. {23:42}

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“At the end of the day, we really do need each other.” @LisaKamen on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “Just as an individual has an immune system so do collectives, or larger groups.” Barry Mauer on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “The normal process is of the mind that it protects a healthy belief and attacks an unhealthy belief.” Barry Mauer on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “A cult is a shared delusion. A shared delusion is the basis of a cult. A delusion is a form of denial that persists over time in the face of contrary evidence.” Barry Mauer on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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