one small sized boulder rolling onto my foot - my foot is okay but my back is awful. I have been at the epicentre of the universe for days now - it is no picnic but there's something really nice about it too.
anyway, I've been meaning to post this link because it isn't about religion but what's the difference - persuasive individuals, peer contagion - whether it is on a big scale, a cult scale, a mini group scale or smaller, it can be dramatic in the effect it has on people's lives.
https://www.sott.net/article/437748-Discovering-the-link-between-gender-identity-and-peer-contagion