Nov 15, 2022
3 min read
The Three Jesus Experiment.
In the late 1950s, psychologist Milton Rokeach was involved in an eccentric experiment. He gathered three psychiatric patients, each delusional about being Jesus Christ, to live together for two years at Ypsilanti State Hospital to see if their beliefs would change.
Rokeach wanted to probe the boundaries of identity. He was intrigued by stories of Secret Service agents who felt they had lost touch with their…
