Click Here to see the latest posts! Ask any questions related to business / entrepreneurship / money-making / life NO BLATANT ADS PLEASE
Stay up to date! Get email notifications or |
|
SOWPub Business Forum Seeds of Wisdom Forum |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#9
|
||||
|
||||
BITE is only one guy's definition.
Yes, fair enough. But Hassan, is just one person and his definition has to suit his purpose, the person in charge of the definition is the power.
But, a look at standard dictionary and modern psychology definitions and one that seems to be a good definition is found at Wikipedia of all places: In modern English, a cult is a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs, or by its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal. This sense of the term is controversial, having divergent definitions both in popular culture and academia, and has also been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study.[1][2]:348–56 The word "cult" is usually considered pejorative. And I contend it is controversial, because the definer, may have something different in mind. People like Colin Theriot of The Cult of Copy Facebook page doesn't consider it pejorative, nor his 31k followers (more than some religious cults). So, I don't accept Hassan's BITE definition. And Scientology is cherry picking of the cults, I'd bet a majority of people think of it as a cult. My issues stem from not knowing what someone means, when they use the word, without context...cause I may think differently. I've known several deprogrammers, and I think their zealous attempts to REconvert a "lost soul" to the fold of any given belief system, may make them a cult unto themselves. And SP is right out of Amish land, shunning being a form of excommunication. Old L. Ron borrowed from several cults to form his. The fact it is called a church, is all about TAXES and collections, and was a legal battle they won in courts. I like to study and talk about cults, but I want to make sure we are clear about the context and what we bring with us, as to what and how it is defined. Gordon Quote:
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Other recent posts on the forum...
Get the report on Harvey Brody's Answers to a Question-Oriented-Person