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''“People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth”<ref>Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity</ref> | ::''“People would rather live in a community with unreasonable claims, than face loneliness with their truth”<ref>Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity</ref> | ||
When individuals are affected by herd mentality, they may make different decisions than they would have individually. The concept of the spiral of silence was developed by Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann. Because individuals have a fear of isolation within their group (which would include a church), they may remain silent instead of disagreeing with their leader or voicing an opinion which disagrees with the majority. | When individuals are affected by herd mentality, they may make different decisions than they would have individually. The concept of the spiral of silence was developed by Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann. Because individuals have a fear of isolation within their group (which would include a church), they may remain silent instead of disagreeing with their leader or voicing an opinion which disagrees with the majority. | ||
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The fear of isolation is the centrifugal force that accelerates the spiral of silence. Essentially, people fear becoming socially isolated and thus take measures to avoid such a consequence. People feel more comfortable by simply remaining silent even when they know that statements were made by William Branham that they know are wrong. | The fear of isolation is the centrifugal force that accelerates the spiral of silence. Essentially, people fear becoming socially isolated and thus take measures to avoid such a consequence. People feel more comfortable by simply remaining silent even when they know that statements were made by William Branham that they know are wrong. | ||
“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.”<ref>Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays</ref> | ::''“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.”<ref>Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays</ref> | ||
=Quotes of William Branham= | =Quotes of William Branham= | ||