America's Extreme Cults: The End of the World That Never Happened | USA Cult Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2022
- Through the eyes of a group of people convinced that they knew the date of the end of the world, ‘Right Between Your Ears’ explores how people believe, and how we turn beliefs into certainties and then mistake them for the truth.
Many people have a strong sense that their views are right and couldn’t possibly be wrong. So how do we come to hold an unshakable conviction and why is it hard to consider that we could be mistaken?
A stock trader with a young family, a philosophy student about to graduate and a retail manager who became so convinced she quit her job of 18 years. As they face the consequences of their conviction, neuroscience and social psychology offer insight into how we can become convinced that we’re right, even when we’re wrong.
“A fun and warmhearted look at a community of doomsayers as they face the day of judgment, it ends up saying a great deal about how we all think.” - Louis Theroux
This documentary was first released in 2016.
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My father believed in Harold Camping and his May 21, 2011 prediction. He was a dedicated follower of Mr. Camping and would listen to Open Forum on Family Radio daily. It was sad to watch his delusional decline. On May 21, 2011 at 6pm he gathered our family at the table. He prayed and wept. He genuinely believed. I remember being terrified. It had a very big impact on my departure from Christ.
“Humans aren’t rational creatures. We are RATIONALIZING creatures.” A person could take literally ANY stance/position and justify it to Hell until it makes some sort of sense. Truly fascinating.
It's actually very sad how people go so far as quitting their jobs, etc...the power of cult thinking is astonishing...
It's amazing to me how sad and disappointed everybody looks that millions of people didn't perish.
It’s the guy graduating with a degree in philosophy but still doesn’t possess the capabilities to question this. In addition to basing his beliefs on his feelings over logic… my mind is blown.
What CHILDREN of people like this have to endure breaks my heart.
"The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog."---Mark Twain ❣️ 🐶 🐕
Shame on those who perpetrated this. So many neighborhood teens and young adults showed up at my mother’s door terrified over this prediction. She did her best to calm them, but the fear in their eyes was awful.
I wish this documentary went into the real harm that was done by Camping. What about the woman who slit her daughters throats because she believed Camping's prediction? What about the people who gave All of their money to Camping? Sold their homes? What about the suicides? The people in this video were able to regroup but many were not. My cousin was one who was duped by Camping. He sent the guy $100 per month. In the last year prior to May 21st. my cousin received a letter from Camping asking him to Double his monthly donation, and my cousin did. He sent Camping $200 a month. So much for Camping claiming his literature was Free and rejecting the $5. That family became rich over it. They walked away with Millions $$$$$. Also, my father (not a Camping follower) who is a brilliant man, did the math based on Camping's self-proclaimed Biblical calculations and discovered Camping had miscalculated Biblical genealogy based on simple math.. He wrote Camping to show him his error but never heard back from him. He was a fraud.
This kind of stuff terrifies and traumatises children
This was a really compassionate look into what happened. It’s nice to see critique without mocking people.
The fact that Family Radio studios were located next to a building with a sign advertising a psychic made me laugh out loud.
These people are sad/disappointed because they didn't die... that's a new level of craziness.
His true nature is revealed when asked about the people who are left with nothing due to his teachings.
"We're special and everyone else isn't" is a cornerstone of milking money from the sheeples.
Apocalyptic entitlement lives in every generation. “We’re so special that this is the last generation.”
Family radio also predicted the end of the world was gonna be in September 1994. My stepmother quit her job as a- well she had a VERY good job, liquidated her stocks n shit she had in the company, decided she had enough to live on for the last 6 months of the world. My dad was done. They divorced. The house got sold, we moved out. She told the people who bought it they could move on Oct 1, and never packed a box. This shit ruins lives.
We have to think for ourselves, not give our power to someone claiming to know more than us.
I love how much this documentary focuses on understanding the behavior rather than passing judgment on it. The focus on analysis and treating the people involved the same as they would in any other study creates such a healthy outlook on it. While not involved in this sort of thing myself, I knew people who genuinely believed in Judgment Day, and the backlash they felt afterward ended up ruining some relationships, with some delving into deeper isolation and refusing any form of discussion. An approach to their situation like this makes me a little bit happier with humanity and academics.
My gosh, I just got out of the Jonathan Kleck Cult! This is so spot on with the behaviors of people and the “prophet” that they listen too! Thank you so much for your work!