The Cult Deficit: Analysis and Speculation

Authors

• Roger’s Bacon

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Abstract

• Using a dataset derived from the long-running “Cults” podcast by Parcast, I find that the number of new cults began to increase in the 50s, peaked in the 70s-80s, and has been in steady decline in recent decades. I discuss various factors (historical, technological, cultural, pharmacological) that may have played a role in the rise and fall of cults since the 1950s and speculate on what the future may hold.

Date

• May, 2022

Citation

• Roger’s Bacon (2022). The Cult Deficit: Analysis and Speculation. Seeds of Science. https://doi.org/10.53975/6z3o-o1cp

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Areas

• Psychology, Social Sciences, Science Education, Technology