Best quote from this article:
Every statement necessarily begins with a modest “I’m not an expert” confession
before tearfully explaining that there is a motherly protective
instinct at work here, and that instinct shouldn’t be bothered with
facts.
This is typical of cults too. They make outlandish interpretations of actual facts, and when faced with overwhelming criticism, fall back on the old excuse, "I'm not a scientist."
The organic/anti-GMO/gluten-free/anti-vaxx crowd is displaying cult characteristics--shunning naysayers, cognitive dissonance, discounting disconfirming information, using in-group language, following charismatic leaders who are not experts, and insisting their secret is the only true way to live.
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