Escaping from Scientology & Other Cults w. Dr. Steve Hassan

I interviewed Dr. Steve Hassan about his work helping people escape and recover from cults like Scientology.

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Aaron Smith-Levin
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Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
1:32 - Combatting Cult Mind Control
2:35 - Cults are all the same
8:15 - The influence continuum
11:38 - The most destructive religious cults
14:15 - The Moonies
26:17 - The Golden Age of Cults
30:38 - Quantifying “destructive”
32:15 - Scientology
35:22 - China
43:25 - Freedom of mind
45:40 - UN Declaration of Human Rights
50:32 - Let’s Sell These People a Piece of Blue Sky
53:58 - Resources for cult recovery
56:57 - Value of former cult members
1:02:32 - The Vow / NXIVM / Scientology
1:03:50 - Closing remarks