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Sometimes Record #09 | Plumbing New Depths (24-Feb-2020)

How does an intelligent young man go from studying medicine to becoming an Orthodox Christian monk?

What parallels can be drawn between a monastery and an esoteric online community?

Is positivity such a good thing and when is 'righteous anger' justified?

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Asch Conformity Experiment Revisited

The ‘Asch experiment’ is a key plank of ACT realm lore. So goes the story, back in the 1950s, a researcher named Asch proved that although people will conform like sheep in the face of group consensus, a lone voice of reason can break the spell of groupthink.

It is easy to see why this idea appeals to many in the ACT realm, especially those who like a good fix of hopium: Change is only one truth-teller away!

I once fell for the Asch experiment meme myself…

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