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ZEIFs, including zealots, extremists, ideologues, and fanatics, may exhibit cognitive rigidity, black-and-white thinking, and resistance to considering alternative perspectives.
ZEIFs may have underlying personality traits like low agreeableness, high conscientiousness, and high neuroticism, but personality dimensions alone may not fully explain extreme behavior.
Social factors like group identity, echo chambers, and societal polarization play key roles in reinforcing and amplifying the extreme beliefs and actions of ZEIFs.

Some individuals prioritize extracting Narcissistic Supply over responsibilities in business.
Engaging in conversations about racist ideologies can lead to prolonged, uncomfortable situations.
Racists may use disingenuous arguments to push their agenda, aiming to gradually lead others into accepting extreme views.

Individualism-centric mindset hinders systemic change by focusing on self-reform over systemic reform.
Shift towards systems reform encourages a deeper analysis and reflection for radical change.
Worldview-reform suggests reframing fundamental beliefs and narratives for building a better alternative and conveying a new, exciting story.

Beliefs shape our worldview and personality, influencing how we perceive life and the future.
Historical figures like Galen and modern psychologists like Eysenck have contributed to our understanding of personality traits.
Primal World Beliefs can be categorized into three main beliefs: Safe vs. Dangerous, Enticing vs. Dull, and Alive vs. Mechanistic.

Some groups distort scientific research to push ideological agendas, affecting societal views and decisions.
Encouraging children to make life-altering decisions without proper guidance and support can have negative consequences.
True progress involves personal excellence, spiritual wellness, and standing up for beliefs, rather than blindly following societal trends.

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Stories play a crucial role in shaping how individuals and societies perceive and behave in the world.
Structures, both literal and figurative, act as restrictions that influence our actions and behaviors.
Stories and structures are interconnected, with stories creating the foundation for structures to exist and vice versa, guiding our perceptions and behaviors.

Conformity in the contemporary paradigm is rooted in fear, but we can renew our minds by understanding and using Girard's mimetic theory to shift beliefs from fear to faith.
Our beliefs are shaped by causal mechanisms such as mimetic desire and programming, as well as acausal mechanisms that introduce new ideas seemingly out of nowhere.
To combat fear and find faith, we must actively question our beliefs, select positive mimetic models, filter mental models, and work on deprogramming negative conditioning through reflection and manipulation of our unconscious beliefs.

Religious belief is declining, leading to a profound shift in modern ideology.
Modern suffering is more psychological than physical, challenging the traditional ways of finding meaning.
Building on past wisdom while adapting to new realities is crucial for future generations' well-being and understanding.

Companions of the Prophet are not infallible and could have flaws
Hadith compilers, like Al Bukhari and Muslim, are not perfect and their hadith can contain contradictions
It is important to understand and question hadith before using them to argue or make judgments

Lluc Torcal's unique journey from physicist to Catholic monk
Religion plays a crucial role in maintaining human dignity in a tech-centered world
Compatibility of science and faith, emphasizing the importance of multiple ways of thinking