There is a new book out by psychiatrist Dr. David Burns who wrote the book Feeling Good. His new book is called When Panic Attacks. Its about Anxiety, but it contains the main concepts of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Surprisingly, Dr. Burns puts forward the idea that there is little evidence that various emotional and mental states are caused by a "chemical imbalance" in the brain.
Forum: Recovery from Destructive Cults and Groups

Its correct that this school advertises that it teaches Philosophy, when in fact it is promoting a specific type of religious belief. The marketing seems to be consistent in many cities. If a person wants a course in actual Philosophy, I would suggest taking a course at an accredited college or university, taught by an expert. Also, you can buy used textbooks of Philosophy which give an outli
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Here is a link to some skeptical information about the term Indigo Child.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

also, if you take too long of a time to type a post, the system can log you out. So for a longer post, always make sure you "copy" it before you try to post it. If it logs you out, you can just log in and quickly re-paste the post. Always COPY before you POST, especially for a long post.
Forum: Destructive Churches

Over the years, I have personally offered to set up proper tests for countless folks who claim to be psychics. I have offered to work with them to try and pass James Randi's test, among others, like a guy personally who offers $5,000 for anyone who can validate any type of paranormal claims. Or to go to journals like Nature magazine, Science magazine, etc. Everytime they refuse, by sayi
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Applied Kinesiology is very easy to test and falsify, using a double-blind procedure. Also, one guy tried to demonstrate AK on me, when you hold your arm straight out, and he puts his hand on top. (its very easy to push someone's arm down, as those muscles are very weak). I asked him to try it when I turned my arm the other way around, palm facing up, and he could not "make it work&
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Here is a good article on Urantia. and another about UFO's.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

Toastmasters is just a place to practice and develop your public speaking skills.
Forum: "Cults," Sects, and "New Religious Movements"

If it takes you a while to make a post, sometimes the system can log you out. To be safe, always make a copy of your post before you post it. This happens on other systems as well, sometimes it is just a browser error.
Forum: Coercive Persuasion and Undue Influence

It might be more accurate to say that Evolution is a fact AND a theory. Evolution as Fact and Theory by Stephen Jay Gould But lets try to stay focussed on the subject of cult education, and the topic of the thread.
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