ABSTRACT
Religions and philosophies promote many different transcendent belief systems. In most cases, each cult member's needs, ideas, and individuality are irrelevant; rather, the value of members is measured by how flawlessly they live up to their group's vision of absolute, transcendent perfection. There are four dimensions to Janja's bounded choice model, which describes how people are attracted to and then trapped in cultic groups. As a reminder, the four dimensions are: the transcendent belief system; charismatic authority; systems of control; and systems of influence. Though the cult leader is a crucial feature of bounded choice, it's typically the transcendent belief system that attracts followers to the group and keeps them loyal to its rules and beliefs. Healthy groups with a transcendent belief system encourage critical thinking, debate, and individuality. Unhealthy cultic groups use their transcendent belief system as a form of control, and don't allow any questioning.
