The Heaven's Gate Cult

Heaven's worship The other day, I read an article about heavenly worship, but why does someone intervene in the cult which seems silly? How do you comprehend 39 people 's suicide? How do you explain the behavior that looks odd? We should assume that the person following this cult is strange, stupid, crazy, evil, or more. I have done some research to learn more about the cult. I discovered that cults are not so rare, and that almost everyone can become a victim of cults.

A 10-part series on the cult style combinations of heavenly gates that took place in the suburbs of San Diego in 1997. Initially, I was reluctant to dig down this part. I remembered when it happened and asked if there are enough episodes more than just one or two episodes. Not only that I am wrong - the story of Heaven's Gate is deeper and more detailed than I thought - but also the host Green Washington (he even hosted and created a good Snap Judgment Podcast) The depth of the series (this is an attractive episode and the producer of the series interviewed Glynn about his experience.)

In 1997, 39 members of the Temple of Heaven committed suicide in San Diego, California with the aim of following comet Hale - Bopp to catch up with UFOs. Marshall Apple White and Bonney Nettles founded the Heavenly Gate in 1974. Its members are focused on web design, science fiction, castration and cleaning impurities. Regarding group suicide, they write on their website: "We have deeply discussed this topic and were psychologically prepared for this possibility. We found members of the heavenly gate When wearing black clothes and black and white Nike decade sneakers and wearing short hair, they were initially identified as men, but over half of them These suicide projects inspired many popular songs, produced SNL sketches, and produced a lot of promotions (not necessarily welcomed) for Nike Decade sneakers, among them One is currently on eBay of $ 6,600.

In 1997, the door of worship of heaven showed stubborn self-deception in the world. 39 members of the cult organization committed suicide as the spaceship was convinced that they brought their souls to heaven. A few days before they committed suicide, the cult members bought telescopes worth $ 3,600, but they came back only because of equipment defects. Self-fraud is not good, but some self-deception is healthy. Children who feel that teddy is genuine are meeting the need for comfort, and as a result they are not suffering. Suppressing the painful truth such as aging and death is an adaptive way to cope with overwhelming reality. However, the more serious the fraud becomes, the higher the cost will be.