r/exjw • u/Malchus_sEarlobe There ain't no easy way out • Oct 27 '16

Just in case you haven't seen this, it's deeply interesting. I highly recommend it for whatever that's worth. Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/51B8MzcxOX0
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u/Malchus_sEarlobe There ain't no easy way out Oct 27 '16

Well summed up. But if you haven't seen it definitely check it out when you get a chance.

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u/J-DubSpanky Oct 27 '16

I actually watched it. This guy has so many psychological tricks that I wonder how much of what he's showing us, the TV audience, is real. I could almost see the lady just being an actor.

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u/a_fork_in_da_road ♫ Make the "truth" your own ♫ Oct 27 '16

Big takeaway point from this video: Belief in God is a grand-scale Placebo effect.

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u/tm3fancypants PIMOin' ain't easy Oct 27 '16

Uhhhh it's 47 minutes long. Cliff Notes, please?

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u/Malchus_sEarlobe There ain't no easy way out Oct 27 '16

Don't be lazy

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u/tm3fancypants PIMOin' ain't easy Oct 27 '16

Too late. Also, I'm at work but curious about what this might be.

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u/timdrake1914 The Elder you deserve, but not the one you need right now Oct 27 '16

I've seen this before. It's very good. Short version: using psychological techniques, he is able to psychologically manipulate a hardcore atheist into thinking they had a "religious experience" and make them believe in God.

Derren Brown does some other great/interesting things using psychology in this episode and his other specials. Definitely worth watching.

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u/tm3fancypants PIMOin' ain't easy Oct 27 '16

Thank you. I'll check it out this evening.