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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=