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They're all fairly similar with a lot of religious indoctrination techniques.
First of all, they're going to spin the line about knowing something no one else knows (or could be bothered looking at) which is so profoundly implausible/flimsy that it gets your attention, simply because it's so absurd.
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An invisible man/god made the world in 7 days
Governments can control people with invisible microwaves
Secondly, there is fear. People fear anything they can't physically see or hear, we're like monkeys in the forest hiding from the jaguars at a very basic level slightly above savagery. While this means we're not scratching our rectums in public as much, it also means we're slightly more imaginative. As a whole, there's nothing wrong with positive imagination (even if it isn't exactly intellectual), but like all forms of reinforcement, the negative, painful and life threatening are more substantial. You'll cross the street for an ice cream, you'll leave an entire country to avoid being killed.
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God loves you, but believe this or you're going to hell
This is for your own good to believe what I'm saying or you'll end up enslaved
Thirdly, there is mental conditioning to believe based off fear and breaking down the natural defences which are subject too being played on by the aforementioned elements. The unknown, the unseen, the arcane and unexplainable.
Humans are social animals, we like to keep company we're familiar with and even if there isn't anyone who has similar beliefs then we'll make them damn well believe so we're not alone in the big bad world! However, as a social animal, there is a pecking order and rather than just having the biggest monkey in the pack being the boss through brute strength, we play the 'smarter' monkey who knows things. Where to go for water, food, what not to do to avoid being hurt and he/she elects themselves leader. Usually for their own benefit/power play as being top of the hill is far better than being down with the peons in the swamp.
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Ministers will tell you that the church is there to guide them through life's worries, however to gain this benefit, you must be compliant with their guidelines.
Theorists will tell you that they're honestly telling you this because something is out to get you, but you've got to believe what they're telling you.
Lastly, there is the final mental breakdown of the listener. It may involve either boasting or an assault on their intellect which reinforces the listeners place in the social order of things. Religious theory, like conspiracy theory relies a lot on this bullying simply because of a large amount of insubstantial proof, people don't listen if they're not verbally punched in the head enough. They're rebellious, wild and untamed things up until this point their defences break down and they stop running around like 'children'.
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Listen to this wisdom or face gods wrath, you only have to believe
Listen to my wisdom or face government/secret society's wrath, believe me, I'm smart
I don't remember who said 'belief is the death of intelligence', but it holds a lot of weight when it comes to believing people and to some degree, the amount of trust we have with our fellow humans. But at the end of the day, when all they have is something barely tangible, they'll use anything necessary to make people believe them and the only thing you can ever count on is that everyone is out for their own benefit at the end of the day. True philanthropy devoid of guilt is almost as rare an animal as genuine knowledge backed up by intelligence.
Even rarer, is the ability to back up such things with action with more than just words.
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