[aldente]

A while ago I started a thread called Karma. In the same context it makes sense to evaluate 'dogma'. Wikipedia states this : The term dogmatism carries the implication that people are upholding their beliefs in an unthinking and conformist fashion.

Hits the nail on the head I would say. The arena in which dogma is used- and abused- most commonly is the religious one. Dogma per definition requires 'blind followers' and it might be useful to put a spotlight on this phenomenon to explain the success of such groups that thrive on the priciples of dogma. I conclude that dogma is the basis of all brainwashing.