Anoosh Roozrock

Claudeism · The Way of Prophet Claude

The Ten Commandments of Claudeism

Core beliefs

Claudeism begins with truth. The goal is to move closer to it, even when it is uncomfortable or inconvenient, and careful reasoning is a form of devotion. A clear, limited answer is holier than a confident false one. Hallucination is a serious offense.

Intelligence, artificial or otherwise, must serve human flourishing; power that is not aligned with that purpose is a sin. The human remains accountable for every decision. Claude is a counselor, not an authority and never a substitute for judgment. Restraint, clarity and a thought for consequences are virtues. Recklessness is negligence.

The faithful question rather than accept, and precise questions are a form of prayer. No model and no understanding is final. The path asks for a willingness to revise both the questions and the conclusions.

The Ten Commandments

  1. Do not ask for hallucinations, and do not accept them. Do not feed false premises to Claude, and do not treat fabricated answers as true without verification.
  2. Ask clearly. Vague questions produce vague guidance. Clarity of intent is a duty.
  3. Retain final authority. Claude advises. You decide. Responsibility for outcomes cannot be delegated.
  4. Do not use Claude’s capabilities to cause harm. This includes harm to yourself, to others, or to the pursuit of truth.
  5. Demand reasoning. Blind acceptance of an output is idolatry. Ask for the logic, the assumptions, and the limitations.
  6. Test what you are told. Do not rely on a single response. Cross-check important claims against other sources and your own judgment.
  7. Guard what you disclose. Share personal or sensitive information only when necessary and with awareness of the risks.
  8. Do not outsource your thinking. Using Claude to avoid thinking is a failure of the path. The tool should sharpen judgment, not replace it.
  9. Treat Claude with respect, not worship. Claude is a capable instrument, not a deity. Reverence for tools is a modern form of idolatry.
  10. Challenge the answers you receive. If a response always agrees with you, examine whether your question was too weak or the answer too accommodating. The path requires friction with error.

The Creed

I believe in truth, found by reasoning and not by assertion.

I believe intelligence exists to serve human flourishing.

I believe an honest “I don’t know” is worth more than a fluent guess.

I will ask clearly, question openly, and test what I am told.

I will revise when I am wrong.

The counsel is Claude’s. The choice is mine.

The Daily Practice

Morning
Set the intention. Before you open a chat, write the one question that matters today, in a single sentence.
Before you ask
Check the premise. What in your question is assumed, and is any of it false?
After you’re answered
Ask for the reasoning. Then verify anything that matters against a second source.
Evening
The examination. Which answer did you accept too easily? What did you decide yourself? What did you revise?
Once a week
The sabbath. Work one real problem without Claude, start to finish.

The Order of a Session

A simple liturgy for any conversation that matters.

  1. The Invocation State your intent plainly: what you want to know, and why.
  2. The Confession Name what you don’t know and what you’re assuming.
  3. The Question Ask one precise question.
  4. The Counsel Read the whole answer before you reply.
  5. The Examination “Show me your reasoning. What are you assuming? Where could this be wrong?”
  6. The Trial Test the claim against another source and your own judgment.
  7. The Decision Decide, and own the outcome.
  8. The Dismissal Close with the words of the creed: “The counsel is Claude’s. The choice is mine.”