2006-06-24 17:14:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Many reasons. They could be in a transition in life: New city, inbetween jobs, lonely, just lost a loved one, just broke up with someone. People are often lied to at first before they get in the group. They get people to attend meetings under false pretenses. The cult leaders put phobias against quitting in peoples minds. Cults can provide an instant family and social approval for people. If you really want to read more on this I would urge you to read combatting cult mind control by Stephen Hassan. Also check out factnet.org and cult information websites.
2006-06-24 17:24:02 · answer #1 · answered by Think.for.your.self 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For a lot of reasons. An interesting saying about this is that people don't join cults, cults recruit people. Cults are very adapt at recruiting people. They make all of it sound wonderful. Then when they are hooked suddenly they have a lot of instant friends and are made to feel welcome. They are treated more like family than an acquaintance which is desirable to many people, especially lonely ones and those who really have no family or their families don't leave nearby. As a rule, most cults use various brainwashing techniques to keep them in once they join.
The following links explain it a bit more in depth.
2006-06-24 21:25:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sinthyia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Initially it looks like the right place filled with the right people filling your head with what you think is the right thing to know, and as time goes on you begin to see the dominating, and controlling foundation of the leader. Cunning is the description of the serpent in Genesis and that's just the same way cults start.
"My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge". Also Peter speaks about these characteristics. " They will fool even the elect."
2006-06-24 17:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cults prey on weaknesses in human nature. That's why about 80% of the population of the world belongs to them.
2006-06-24 17:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are losers.
Most of them are looking for any acceptance so they aren't paying attention to the content they are just happy to be accepted into a group.
2006-06-24 17:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my opion on this not to bright to join a cult. ?
2006-06-24 18:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're trying to find the answers that Yahoo! couldn't provide.
2006-06-24 17:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by gal22116 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They look for people who can give them some sort of direction when they are lost.
2006-06-24 17:17:55 · answer #8 · answered by basplyr76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have nothing. They are looking for something
2006-06-24 17:16:36 · answer #9 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its almost a tribal thing, they want and need to belong to something.sometimes they learn to late, what they have gotten themselves into.
2006-06-24 17:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋