Ep 190 The AA Deprogrammer's Baloney Detection Kit (Carl Sagan)

Today we're exploring Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit from his book The Demon Haunted World and how it applies to deprogramming Alcoholics Anonymous.

I've compiled a list of all the deprogramming books I recommend here:

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

Timestamps:

00:00 Baloney Detection Kit Intro

02:09 1 - Independent Confirmation

05:15 2 - Encourage Debate

08:34 3 - Authority Means Nothing Without Evidence

14:32 4 - Multiple Hypothesis

19:23 5 - Don't Marry Your Own Ideas

23:05 6 - Quantify

26:57 Leaving AA + Doing Great

29:24 Geting Worse in AA

32:50 7 - Every Link Must Hold

36:20 8 - Occam's Razor

Resources for deconstructing AA:

👉 Deprogram Lounge (community, Zooms, book club, Escape Kit + more)

📚 Deprogram Book List (my fave deprogram, cult recovery and critical thinking books)

Let’s get f*cking free