Conditiong.......... contd....part 2

Fair v/s Foul: Often, the Religious cults and sects would deny the fact that they brainwash their followers. The standpoint is always of freewill.”They follow us since they feel its right, and of course by the books it is”.
On the other hand, the lifestyle followers of kinky fantasies put forth their explanations of desires of Human nature, human libidos and the fact, that dark is as good as bright and equal, so long it doesn’t affect others.

But, what I often wonder about is that how many of these so-called “followers” really know the truth of what they are following. The so-called “freewill”, is it really free? How many of these followers acknowledge the difficulties they faced to get accustomed to this certain sect or lifestyle that they now follow? Do they really remember, how many tears have they shed? How many forced smiles have they put on before they really started believing that this IS their smile? I doubt if many do.

I am not here to criticize any sect/lifestyle/fantasy or kink. I am not here to justify or blame any individual’s choices. That is not for me to do. However, as a free individual I am here pondering on what makes us follow whatever we follow. I feel, as soon as one is born in a family, they ARE conditioned. They are conditioned, in the mother’s womb, outside it, within the family, out in the society, everywhere. We are bound to be conditioned. The question is why? And the next question is How to get rid of this conditioning?

Why and How: The question of Why and How requires both scientific and philosophical logic. Scientific logic would be required to understand the psychology and the functioning of Human mind, and the variations observable for the same. At the same time, Philosophical Logic is required to understand the effect of various kinds of convincing and conditionings given to those targets/victims/followers, which require more of mental conditioning and logical convincing. Also, Philosophical Logic and understanding of ethics would play a vital role in understanding cultural and religious brainwash.

Both the questions can be correctly answered only by the combination of the two aspects of reasoning.

©anu (Exploring Myself)