Voltaire once warned, “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” This insight has echoed throughout history, as authoritarian regimes repeatedly co-opt religious and educational systems to manufacture obedience, suppress dissent, and commit atrocities under a veil of moral legitimacy. Today, we find ourselves grappling with the same mechanisms: a public … Continue reading Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities: The Authoritarian Hijacking of Religion, Education, and Obedient Minds