BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW: Experiencing Awe w/Dr.Yuval Laor

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🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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This is just a preview of our Patreon exclusive Bonus episode, you can hear the episode in its entirety by becoming a member at: www.patreon.com/indoctrination Dr. Yuval Laor is a prominent behavioral and cultural scientist who studies evolutionary biology and religion. A graduate of Tel Aviv University and specializing in religious fever and awe, he is highly influential in the world of academic cult studies. Yuval returns to the show to share with Rachel some of his findings on temporal lobe epilepsy and the hyper-religiosity it can induce. He goes on to explain the personality traits of those who suffer from this condition and how they coincide with those of cult leaders. Throughout the conversation, Rachel confirms some of the neurological conclusions Yuval outlines by comparing them to her own experience working with cult survivors. Thanks so much to our Patrons for making this episode possible! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Thanks for tuning in to our bonus episode preview.
0:10.2	This is just a short sample of this week's exclusive Patreon episode.
0:15.9	You can hear the episode in its entirety by becoming a member at patreon.com slash indoctrination, where you'll gain
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0:32.9	I am so happy to have Yuvala Orr on the show again. Your episodes were very, very interesting for a lot of people. And they get quoted a lot, actually, which I've been meaning to tell you, where people will listen to the episode and say, well, just like, you know, you've all said. And it's very nice to see you.
0:54.3	It's been a long time.
0:55.4	That's right.
0:56.1	Yeah.
0:56.4	Great seeing you.
0:57.9	Great to be back on the podcast.
0:59.7	I'm glad that people found what I said last time.
1:02.3	Interesting.
1:03.2	My book is coming along.
1:05.2	I would say it's probably 80, 85% done or a first draft done.
1:10.2	But if anybody wants to read a draft, they can email me at
1:14.5	YuvalaO at gmail.com and I will email them a draft. Oh, nice. Okay. Oh, good. All right. That's great
1:22.1	to know. So before we get started talking about what we're going to talk about. What is happening in your life?
1:29.1	I mean, besides this book, which sounds very exciting. And what else are you doing?
1:33.1	Well, I'm back at my place. I was traveling a little bit. Went to Egypt, saw the great pyramid,
1:39.9	you know, the most reliable inducer of awe, probably for the last 4,500 years. Yeah, other than that,
1:46.7	not much. Okay. Interesting. Reliable inducer of awe, I love that expression. And so when you see
1:55.5	those sorts of things, even though you study awe, is that what you feel? Or do you watch the people who are watching what
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