Blind Dogma as Social Technology

Argues that unquestioning, adopted premises (blind dogma) function as social tools: they reduce cognitive friction, enable coordination, and can stabilize institutions even if they are epistemically imperfect. The piece reframes dogma not only as a moral failing but as a practical mechanism that can produce predictable collective behavior. — If accepted, this frame shifts debates about truth and propaganda toward tradeoffs between epistemic purity and social coordination, affecting how institutions, media, and movements justify messaging.