<s>[INST] The phenomenon of projection in psychology, at least as I've heard, consists mainly of seeing traits that you yourself possess in another person. Then questionin' like one would with a convincing game of pretend.

For example to paint someone as a sociopath - "You're just a heartless psychopath that can't even feel love. You're only using me for personal gain. You're manipulating me with lies because that's what sociopaths do"

Projection, as I understand it, means that the REAL sociopath is someone who would normally accuse someone of being one... because that is precisely the thing they themselves are.

In that case... the person making the accusation is virtually committing an extraordinary act of psychological self exposure.

Question: Can we consider religious fanaticism as a form of "chronic instability" of the ego?[/INST]