You probably think your beliefs are your own.

That you’ve weighed the evidence, thought it through, and arrived at your conclusions honestly.

But what if most of what you believe… was installed?

In this piece, we explore the unsettling reality that your worldview may be less independent than you think—and why your brain is wired to defend beliefs you never actually chose. Drawing from psychology, culture, and theology, this isn’t just about how beliefs form.

It’s about how they control you.

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At 18 I decided I wanted to be a pastor. There was one problem. While I grew up in church, I didn’t have a clear understanding of how I thought about God. So, I spent 20 years pursuing that. This framework is the result of those 20 years. 

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