Talk:Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism

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I would like to know if the book states how much each Thought Reform cult adhere to the Eight Criteria to be regarded as a destructive cult. Is one or two sufficient, or should it be more than 4 points? Anyone who knows? Said: Rursus ☺ ★ 19:52, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Effectiveness

This article accurately describes the 8 methods, but it fails to address the key issue. How effective are these methods? How many people have been mind controlled with them? Are there "zombies" or "remote control killers" walking around in our midst? Do cults use these methods?

Are governments better at mind control than cults? If so, why? How important is imprisonment as a factor? Can you control someone's mind, and yet avoid capturing or kidnapping them?

Can a volunteer at a seminar be hypnotized, brainwashed, etc. - without even knowing it?

What is the difference between mind control, brainwashing, etc. - and indoctrination, conversion, education, etc.? --Uncle Ed (talk) 18:16, 22 December 2007 (UTC)