I’d be willing to bet that well over half of the people who are regarded as spiritual teachers would test positive for either sociopathy or narcissism, or both.
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Closer to 100% than to 50%. What's fascinating is that in spite of what we know about egos and the predictable ways that power corrupts, we are still so bad at building accountability to keep charismatic leaders in check. We tend to crave what the illusions they project?
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Difficult to see a better explanation for why cult members are smarter than the average population.
Increased capacity for self-deception.