This is exactly how both religious cults and fascist regimes work. Both social forms require rigid distinction between the in-group and the out-group. The in-

This is exactly how both religious cults and fascist regimes work. Both social forms require rigid distinction between the in-group and the out-group. The in-group separates themselves from the out-group by the ritual of confirming that they believe things that are obviously false. Similar to how criminal gangs use tattoos to both identify the in-group to each other, and to ensure the out-group won't accept them if they defect.