tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702202709140996242.post1063859354660051377..comments2024-03-25T03:16:37.259-04:00Comments on The Desteni Cult: New Age Occultism of Desteni Equal Money SystemDesteni Cult bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02240425830239937974noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702202709140996242.post-64362740374560888082012-10-03T06:35:47.900-04:002012-10-03T06:35:47.900-04:00Thanks for the suggestion. Desteni have made vario...Thanks for the suggestion. Desteni have made various doomsday predictions, none of which have come true. These were removed from their old website some time ago.<br /><br />Another interesting source which relates to the concept of 'over-valued ideas' is the book 'When Prophecy Fails' which discusses the theory of cognitive dissonance...<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Prophecy_FailsDesteni Cult bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240425830239937974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702202709140996242.post-658703980543584532012-10-03T01:29:37.462-04:002012-10-03T01:29:37.462-04:00Keep up the good work. It's so funny to me ce...Keep up the good work. It's so funny to me certain people still believe in this when it was clearly a money scam from the beginning. Asking for donations for materials that were supposed to be free, and then, of course, eventually having pay-to-enter parts of the forum and their ridiculous instructional guides. It's a particular subject in psychology called 'over-valued ideas' and it readily applies here (I suggest you read up on it, perhaps it could be a future article). Essentially, it's the phenomenon when people, regardless of signs or proof to the contrary, will still believe in what they believe. Very common in cults, involving a constant recycling and alteration of ideas to fit what occurs. So, if a particular cult assumes the end of the world is coming, and it doesn't, they find a way to explain it (ie 'the Aliens decided to spare us this time'). There are already signs these guys could go the apocalyptic route with their access to sites like Youtube being restricted. Usually one of the earliest steps towards this is a perceived rejection by society, which they interpret in apocalyptic terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com