I came across this week's subject when I was recently looking for the strangest topics I could find online.

Topics that could still excite and entertain my jaded brain.

I wanted something different from anything we've covered in a while.

And when I was mining for some wackadoodle gold on the web, holy shit!

Did I hit the mother load?

Let me just read you a few sentences from the Wikipedia page.

A few sentences that made me think that the University of Cosmic Intelligence was definitely worth exploring.

Beliefs of the group include that polygamy is essential for men, that the government is

engaged in weather modification and efforts to shut off stargates to alternate dimensions, and that African

Americans are true Native Americans instead of being descended from enslaved Africans.

The group promotes conspiracy theories, anti-vaccinationism, and sovereign citizen-style beliefs.

Among Jamal's stranger beliefs are that NBA players are synthetic robots and that birds don't exist but are government tracking devices.

Are you not intrigued?

The University of Cosmic Intelligence.

While I don't think it fits the criteria for a cult, as it's often labeled, I do think it's a fascinating and highly entertaining

American new religious movement founded by rapper, so-called prophet, and convicted child molester

Rashad Jamal White. Rashad's ideas are preposterous, hard to follow, and poorly communicated.

And yet, the University of Cosmic Intelligence has gained hundreds

of thousands of devoted followers across social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and

TikTok. Very engaged audience. There has never been a shortage of people in the world who are

willing and able to get behind a bad idea. Man, or a whole bunch of bad ideas.

The UCI began to receive some national media attention in recent years after two followers of

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