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The remark about "low tolerance for ambiguity" was especially relevant to me. They seemed to propose answers to questions that I had, and a lot of them were "reasonable" if you bought into their Scriptural rabbit holes. On the surface level, the arguments looked reasonable but they were not given context.
Young seekers are particularly susceptible as they have a number of those traits mentioned, just due to their stage in life.
Young seekers are particularly susceptible as they have a number of those traits mentioned, just due to their stage in life.
Predisposing factors may facilitate attraction to a cultic system, the success of recruitment and indoctrination efforts, and the length and depth of involvement. These factors include:
A desire to belong
Unassertiveness (the inability to say no or express criticism or doubt)
Gullibility (impaired capacity to question critically what one is told, observes, thinks, and so forth)
Low tolerance for ambiguity (need for absolute answers, impatience to obtain answers)
Cultural disillusionment (alienation, dissatisfaction with the status quo)
A lack of self-confidence
Ignorance of how groups can manipulate individuals
A desire to belong
Unassertiveness (the inability to say no or express criticism or doubt)
Gullibility (impaired capacity to question critically what one is told, observes, thinks, and so forth)
Low tolerance for ambiguity (need for absolute answers, impatience to obtain answers)
Cultural disillusionment (alienation, dissatisfaction with the status quo)
A lack of self-confidence
Ignorance of how groups can manipulate individuals