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This is a good read but less about the “language of fanaticism” than just like cults in general

Occasionally over my head (background in econ with a sprinkling of personal-interest neuro). There’s a section at the beginning where the author reviews experimental evidence for neural reuse, shit like “people move their hands down when recalling sad memories” that feels like bunk science but chapters 2 & 3 have been better

First chapter seems like setup — oranges *seem* pretty cut and dry, but McPhee devotes a sentence or two to about 20 varieties while weaving in historical information about the genesis of oranges globally. My favorite bit (actually from the preface): “There were no oranges in the Holy Land when Christ was alive. Those oranges on the table in various last suppers were oranges of Renaissance Italy.”

Not totally my style but I’ve liked it more as I’ve progressed