Cult

@zap_81 Cults are just a form of brainwashing. In the end, they believe that they are right, and the rest of the world are wrong, and they believe that they are lucky to meet their leaders, and get selected. Perhaps it is not surprising that many followers are actually very high educated persons. They are already very arrogant, and being in a cult makes them feel more arrogant, and perhaps more exclusive.

@scheng1 Agreed. There exist is a history and it clearly discloses how stupid these followers have proven to be . It is shocking that suck cult still exist and there are followers who do not want to learn from others mistake

Agreed. It is so sad that people do not want to learn form history. I thought cult was for people with weak heart but I was wrong. People prefer to live in illusion just because its good.

@zap_81 Have you heard of Illuminati? very scary.

I agree some are crazy ones with weird preaching. I remember one was "end of world". The guy said world will end on 31st October 2007 and then he changed the date to 15th December, 2007. It was a documentary which i had watched.

@gudheart Yes I have. I don't know if it still exist but I guess it does.

I assume you have a point which you are unable to express or may be I am unable to understand. Can you please spell out what you mean? Honestly it did not make any sense to me .

@zap_81 Your post is about cults. Cults can be very bad. But cult is only a word and does not always mean the same thing to everyone.

@Bluedoll I am not talking in general but there is a history which cannot be ignored. I have noticed 3 things common in all cults. 1 being the master or Guru, 2nd being some connection to religion or faith and 3rd being a sense of superiority against the other. These are things you cannot ignore. That said I am no way saying that all cults are bad but the fact that some of them have fooled so many people is something which cannot be ruled out.

@zap_81 By then, it's too late.

@DianneN ya it is. I do not want to offend any religion but a leader of a cult in Siberia has declared himself to be christ. I think it is Siberia. You should see it on you tube.

and on many occasions unfortunate that they live their lives the way they did.

But I feel why should you be a part of it in the first instance. I really would want to know what draws them. The history itself is a lesson. We have so many cults in my country and I am unable to understand how can people submit themselves to the so called "Guru" .

@zap_81 I think sometimes the need to have purpose be needed can be overwhelming and when we get a group of people who embrace us we give in to almost anything to be able to keep them filling the void in our lives.

@zap_81 .. We have all a freedom to choose..

Well I would rather seek from God alone than any god man. I think God never wanted middleman and we should ask from him. The same is mentioned is almost all Scriptures. Depends where your faith lies.

@buenavida Well what if i have found what interest me and unfortunately its not jw.org . I dont want to raise any controversies but like others I too have questions. the problem is sometimes instead of answering people turn hostile.:)

@zap_81 Can you please define what is a cult?

sorry but in the process of picking my brain you lost me. I cant understand your response .

@1hopefulman A system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object.

@zap_81 I agree, the history repeats itself and people never learn.

@LadyDuck Honestly I have never understood the concept of god fathers. Most of them sooner or later find themselves in some scandal or the other.

Yes i do mean that in a way. As I mentioned earlier it is sad that people are not ready to learn from history.

@zap_81 It keeps on growing or new ones popping up when there are people who are attracted to it.

@acelawrites The sad part is people are not ready to learn from history. I hope they do in the future.

But I have seen some association which are so weird and scary. Some religious cults are so aggressive and it is apparent that they are fooling people. Whats amazes me is that the new ones just keep popping which ends up like the others in past.