While we always are part of a generalized belief system, some are open ended and some are closed ended. That is to say, if you are willing to postpone your “tru

While we always are part of a generalized belief system, some are open ended and some are closed ended. That is to say, if you are willing to postpone your “truth statements” in order to promote your own critical thinking and inquisitive behavior, you are probably open ended. If someone attacks your insert belief statement , and if you do not feel threatened, you are willing to entertain beliefs other than your own, without surrendering your individual capacity for critical thinking and curiosity, that is probably open ended belief. There are many things we probably belief that we want to belief rather than are true. That does not have to be a problem. Problems usually arise when we make future statements that entail a salvation aspect. “Do this and everything will be better” , “follow me because I know better.” The more exclusionary the tone of this salvation message, the more cultish it will score. Some good resources : https://www.igotout.org/resources https://www.igotout.org/resources A recent book to imagine what it’s on the inside is the book Cult Trip : inside the world of coercion and control.