Cult
In today’s world, I get the attraction of a cult. A group that you can belong to that has an alternative set of beliefs, often reminiscent of an older, simpler time. Opting out? PICTURE: FrankHH/Shutterstock If you join a cult, you’re now part of an exclusive community that has a truth that allows you to […]
“Group weirdness”
In any group, most people are pretty conventional. They fit in the 80 per cent of the standard bell curve. PICTURE: Toa Heftiba/Unsplash Then you have the artisans, the alternatives, the out-of-the-box thinkers. Groups need these unconventional people to ensure we don’t succumb to group-think. This is a profound design of God. We need people […]