Once someone has drunk the Kool-Aid so to speak, it becomes increasingly difficult to challenge their ingrained beliefs. True believers will simply reinterpret conflicting information to make it fit into their existing world views. In other words, when science and rationality doesn’t work, there’s always mysticism and magical thought to…

Human beings are trained to seek relationships. It’s a defining element of our cognitive functions that allows us to find meaning in the often chaotic circumstances that take place around us on a daily basis, and find a way forward. Unfortunately, this adaptive instinct can become hyperactive and backfire, leading…

Unfortunately, most people can’t tell the difference. According to Scott Lilienfeld, an assistant professor of psychology at Emory, the level of scientific literacy is startlingly low, even amongst comparatively well-educated Western populations. Consider the fact that only 7% of people surveyed in a recent scientific poll could answer basic questions…

Firstly, with the explosion of information that’s taken place in recent years, there has been a similarly massive influx of misinformation. Cults have taken advantage of this by adopting the lexicon of trusted sources. In this very manifesto, we find references to phenomena such as electromagnetism and particle motion; these…

By AMORC Whistleblower Pierre S. Freeman From Christian Bernard Monographs “Unlike the official monographs, the Manifestos are not strictly confidential and private. You may lend them to persons interested in scientific, literary, or artistic pursuits. In this way, you will respond to their desire to learn, while also permitting them…