The notion of a God that has created me is terrifying to me. It seems to imply that The Church did not just implant their exoself next to my self into the reality generated by my brain, but that this exoself replaced the native self of the host with a new self of its own creation
Ideally by looking into its secret libraries, but also by observing its behavior, figuring out how, by whom and when their curriculum was designed, and by discussing with a few theologicians.
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I see. The existence of a few individuals with that awareness is sufficient, if those individuals have the power to influence large-scale changes.
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It is also possible for the top to get high on their own supply, especially after a few generations of recruiting top level management from the ranks. But I think that makes the cult more fragile, because it is harder to steer when you cannot see what you are doing.
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