Originally Posted by
Dick Smith
So the “ belief system” is sort of like a cult and members must comply or be removed?
You could call it a cult, or a religion in the literal definition of the word. Re-lig-ion means to repeat - to bind - the action of. The action of binding repeatedly to a doctrine, which is also known as a belief system. A belief system can also be a dogma if it's strictly applied and intolerant of questioning. That's why some "members" become alienated for expressing views that dare to reveal potentially fatal flaws in the story.