Delusionification

The act of explaining every belief that deviates from one’s own worldview as a “delusion,” regardless of evidence, cultural context, or logical coherence. Common in online skeptic and neo‑atheist communities, where religious faith, spiritual practices, and even unconventional political theories are labeled delusional. Delusionification erases the clinical definition (a fixed false belief resistant to contrary evidence) and applies it to any belief the accuser disagrees with. It pathologizes pluralism, turning disagreement into disorder.

Delusionification Example: “He delusionified her belief in karma as ‘a narcissistic fantasy to justify suffering.’ He never engaged with Buddhist philosophy, just slapped a clinical label on it.”

Delusionification by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 5, 2026