this is for fun, let’s see if it turns out to be fun🤞
#[4] I have a request:
If a christian religious cult is defined as an organization of people who have a prophet whose writing and preaching is more important than the Bible, please reason from first principles what an economic system cult might be if it has no prophet and no leadership.
is Dave still out there?
Ok that didn’t work but I asked GPT-4. Here was the response:
An economic system cult, drawing parallels from a religious cult, could be defined as a group of people fervently adhering to a particular set of economic principles or theories, even in the face of contradicting evidence or wider societal disapproval. If it has no prophet and no leadership, its belief system might arise from shared interpretation of a particular economic theory or set of principles, instead of coming from a single charismatic leader.
The characteristics of this cult might include:
1. **Doctrine Over Person**: This implies an overriding belief in the economic system itself over individual experiences or divergent opinions. The followers may ignore the economic realities around them, and instead choose to interpret everything in the context of their preferred economic model.
2. **Sacred Science**: The followers could believe that their chosen economic theory is infallible and the only correct way to understand and organize economic systems. They might treat this theory as an unassailable truth, rather than as a theory open to critique and revision.
3. **Dispensing of existence**: Those outside the group might be deemed as misguided or ignorant. This could lead to a lack of respect for differing opinions and the dismissal of criticisms.
4. **Milieu Control**: Information from outside the economic cult might be dismissed or suppressed, with the group preferring to focus on literature, reports, and studies that reinforce their chosen economic theory.
5. **Group Think**: Decision-making is typically consensus-based. The absence of a formal leader doesn't mean there are no influential voices in the group. Those voices often shape the consensus, even without an official leadership position.
Remember, while "cult" often has negative connotations, it is used here in a neutral sense to denote a group of people with fervent, unwavering belief in a particular economic theory or system.
Ok that didn’t work but I asked GPT-4. Here was the response:
An economic system cult, drawing parallels from a religious cult, could be defined as a group of people fervently adhering to a particular set of economic principles or theories, even in the face of contradicting evidence or wider societal disapproval. If it has no prophet and no leadership, its belief system might arise from shared interpretation of a particular economic theory or set of principles, instead of coming from a single charismatic leader.
The characteristics of this cult might include:
1. **Doctrine Over Person**: This implies an overriding belief in the economic system itself over individual experiences or divergent opinions. The followers may ignore the economic realities around them, and instead choose to interpret everything in the context of their preferred economic model.
2. **Sacred Science**: The followers could believe that their chosen economic theory is infallible and the only correct way to understand and organize economic systems. They might treat this theory as an unassailable truth, rather than as a theory open to critique and revision.
3. **Dispensing of existence**: Those outside the group might be deemed as misguided or ignorant. This could lead to a lack of respect for differing opinions and the dismissal of criticisms.
4. **Milieu Control**: Information from outside the economic cult might be dismissed or suppressed, with the group preferring to focus on literature, reports, and studies that reinforce their chosen economic theory.
5. **Group Think**: Decision-making is typically consensus-based. The absence of a formal leader doesn't mean there are no influential voices in the group. Those voices often shape the consensus, even without an official leadership position.
Remember, while "cult" often has negative connotations, it is used here in a neutral sense to denote a group of people with fervent, unwavering belief in a particular economic theory or system.
