Beyond
the Algorithm
Explore different religions and worldviews, challenge stereotypes and exchange perspectives — without letting an algorithm decide what to believe.
Start with WikipediaShared questions.
More understanding.
-Our Idea-
A place to explore beliefs, not reinforce labels.
Curiosity comes before conclusions.
We want to create a participatory digital platform that helps people explore different religions and worldviews, understand their similarities and differences, and challenge existing stereotypes and biases.
Students contribute questions, experiences and sources. They are participants in a shared inquiry — not simply readers.
More information does not always mean more wisdom.
Understanding of religion is often shaped by upbringing, social environment and the information people encounter. Social media may repeatedly surface some perspectives while overlooking others, creating one-sided impressions.
AI makes explanations instantly available, but access to facts does not automatically create understanding of beliefs, values or lived experience.
Beyond
the Algorithm
Explore different religions and worldviews, challenge stereotypes and exchange perspectives — without letting an algorithm decide what to believe.
Start with WikipediaShared questions.
More understanding.
A place to explore beliefs, not reinforce labels.
Curiosity comes before conclusions.
We want to create a participatory digital platform that helps people explore different religions and worldviews, understand their similarities and differences, and challenge existing stereotypes and biases.
Students contribute questions, experiences and sources. They are participants in a shared inquiry — not simply readers.
More information does not always mean more wisdom.
Understanding of religion is often shaped by upbringing, social environment and the information people encounter. Social media may repeatedly surface some perspectives while overlooking others, creating one-sided impressions.
AI makes explanations instantly available, but access to facts does not automatically create understanding of beliefs, values or lived experience.
Without understanding / with dialogue
Use the slider to compare two possible information environments. This demonstrates the H5P-style comparison proposed for WordPress.
One-sided feeds, confident AI claims and stereotypes go unchallenged.
Multiple voices, checked sources and respectful questions build understanding.
Illustrative comparison, not measured outcomes. Final version: implement with the WordPress H5P plugin.
Discover. Compare. Discuss.
Three simple activities transform passive searching into participation, critical thinking and independent reflection.
Discover
Learn about different religions, their beliefs, values, histories and traditions — including differences within each worldview.
Compare
Ask how different traditions approach fundamental questions about love, meaning, justice and human life.
Discuss
Exchange perspectives with people from religious and nonreligious backgrounds. Share experiences and ask respectful questions.
What does love mean?
Choose a perspective. Rather than offering one final answer, the platform invites comparison, conversation and recognition of differences within communities.
Christianity
Many Christian teachings discuss love of God, neighbourly care and self-giving love. Interpretations and practices differ among individuals and traditions.
These are introductory conversation prompts, not exhaustive descriptions or claims that everyone in a tradition believes the same thing. Add verified sources and community contributions before publication.
Watch & understand
Proposed short-film narrative: a student sees conflicting claims about religion, talks to people with different beliefs and learns that disagreement can begin a conversation rather than end it.
- 00:00 The feed creates confusion
- 01:00 Real people share their stories
- 02:00 A shared question opens dialogue
Final class component: approximately 3-minute film or 5-minute podcast.
Confirmation bias
Confirmation bias describes how people may favour information that fits beliefs they already hold, while giving less attention to evidence that challenges those beliefs.
Why it matters here: online feeds and AI summaries may be interpreted through existing assumptions about religion. Comparing sources and hearing other voices can prompt reflection.
Start with Wikipedia.
Then question more.
Our initiative begins with a Wikipedia-style explanation of confirmation bias, a relevant social-science concept. From this first article, students can explore the role of stereotypes, test assumptions and join a discussion.
From Wikipedia to the conversation.
Understand Before You Judge.
Our Instagram campaign turns the starting concept into accessible questions students can share, comment on and carry into deeper, source-based discussions.
See how posts circulate →Before You
Judge.Can an algorithm tell you
what to believe?
Design mockup only: this is a fictional Instagram profile and sample post, not a live account or posted campaign.
Chat with the conversation
How would different stakeholders respond to the same question? The prototype shows contrasting voices, asks for better evidence and leaves judgement with the person.
“I want to explore what love means without being told what I must believe.”
“We should hear personal experience, but not treat one person as speaking for a whole tradition.”
“Let’s compare claims carefully and distinguish texts from interpretations and practices.”
“I can help organize questions and perspectives. The interpretation and final judgement are yours.”
Illustrative, scripted role simulation — not a live AI service. For the final submission, this section should be replaced by a self-created WordPress AI plugin.
Understanding, not conversion.
We do not tell people which religion is right. We encourage curiosity, mutual understanding, critical thinking and independent reflection.
Our vision
A community in which people listen before judging and share experiences without needing to agree.
Our goals
- Challenge stereotypes
- Build religious and media literacy
- Support respectful dialogue
- Co-create and improve guides
Who is part of the journey?
A participatory content-circulation system: students, religious and nonreligious contributors, academic experts, moderators and an AI facilitator all influence what gets published next.
Students, researchers and first-time visitors
Short linked explainer and curiosity prompt
Read the concept, note an assumption, open the initiative
What do I already believe? A question to investigate
Interactive HTML prototype of the H5P stakeholder map. The final WordPress version should link each node to its participation mechanism, evidence and AI-mediated discussion.