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This could neatly explain Stockholm Syndrome, cult joining and other identity deficits.
by rrggrr 10y ago
This could neatly explain Stockholm Syndrome, cult joining and other identity deficits.
- dominotw 10y agowouldn't monkeys have cults if this was a sufficient explanation for those?
- kaffeemitsahne 10y agoMaybe monkeys indeed have cults.. :)
- brassic 10y agoLike this? http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/nature/2016/03/could-chimpanzees-have-religion http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/nature/2016/03/could-chi...
- 77pt77 10y agoI've been looking for this for ages. Thanks.
- meowface 10y agoI mean, in some sense, mirror neurons could explain almost all social behavior, and culture/society in general. I'd be interested in knowing exactly how the mirror neurons communicate and work with the rest of the brain.
- pharrington 10y agoThe current understanding is that people join abusive and captive organizations/people not knowing they are such, and stay because acknowledging the abuse, coercion, and lies means admitting you've been fundamentally taken advantage of, which in the short term is harder than simply believing the lies you're continually getting fed.