Why is Ophelia Benson So Afraid of Me?
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:20 am
Ophelia Benson makes the serious accusation that Slymepitters are harassing her. In a brief display of perestroika, she allows comments from 'Pitters through moderation, but then blocks us again.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterflies ... arassment/
Why is Benson so afraid of letting her followers read my words? What is it about Matt Cavanaugh, brive1987, Steersman and Aneris that sends chills down her spine? Why does Benson treat Welch like Emmanuel Goldstein?
Ophelia Benson claims to be a skeptic. But skeptics aren't afraid of opposing viewpoints. By blocking our rebuttals to her accusations, Benson is practicing one of the classic tactics of a cult, information control:
So, what is it, Ophelia -- are you a skeptic, or a cult leader?
http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterflies ... arassment/
Why is Benson so afraid of letting her followers read my words? What is it about Matt Cavanaugh, brive1987, Steersman and Aneris that sends chills down her spine? Why does Benson treat Welch like Emmanuel Goldstein?
Ophelia Benson claims to be a skeptic. But skeptics aren't afraid of opposing viewpoints. By blocking our rebuttals to her accusations, Benson is practicing one of the classic tactics of a cult, information control:
http://www.cultwatch.com/howcultswork.htmlThose who control the information control the person. In a mind control cult any information from outside the cult is considered evil, especially if it is opposing the cult. Members are told not to read it or believe it. Only information supplied by the cult is true. One cult labels any information against it as “persecution†or “spiritual pornographyâ€, another cult calls it “apostate literature†and will expel you from the group if you are caught with it. Cults train their members to instantly destroy any critical information given to them, and to not even entertain the thought that the information could be true.
So, what is it, Ophelia -- are you a skeptic, or a cult leader?