This is not the same concept but it reminded me of the Collective Cognitive Imperative as introduced by Julian Jaynes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_

This is not the same concept but it reminded me of the Collective Cognitive Imperative as introduced by Julian Jaynes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_cognitive_imperative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_cognitive_imperativ... I may be misremembering (which, in a way, I suppose would be fit for the topic) but I don’t recall the emphasis on “joining a cult” that I get from the Wikipedia entry. My recollection is more along the lines of what enough people believe and understand influences what is perceived as real (a god speaking through an oracle) and what isn’t.