Pedantically, it would be a second dimension, but I don't think that it is orthogonal, I think it's an aberration of the result of "truth as authority." As the

Pedantically, it would be a second dimension, but I don't think that it is orthogonal, I think it's an aberration of the result of "truth as authority." As the authority figure deviates further and further from reality, it makes them increasingly hostile to those who reason, but it also creates a cost to acknowledging reality. The cultists would have to acknowledge they were suckered or otherwise deficient. All those contradictions that were ignored protect their alternative reality because they represent pain that must be overcome. Without being willing to face the pain of being wrong and all those you have harmed through being wrong, you must stay in your alternative reality.