The Size of Cults

[unspeakablehorror]

A thought I've had is that I don't actually think the size of a group is what determines its cultishness.  Like I think people tend to think being smaller makes a group automatically more cultish, but for me, I think the much more distinguishing features are how much control the group tries to exert over other people's lives and how much of a binary 'us' vs 'them' mentality they promote.  I think large groups are just as capable of cultish behavior as small ones, and considerably wider in the scope of the harm they can cause.

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[osteophage]

The size of the Mormon church certainly does not make it any less dangerous.

[unspeakablehorror]

The Mormon Church would certainly be one example of what I was talking about, yeah.