You can't fight a cargo cult because they are proud of their irrational beliefs—they tie their backwards rituals into their private self image. You can't out r

You can't fight a cargo cult because they are proud of their irrational beliefs—they tie their backwards rituals into their private self image. You can't out rationalize them because you aren't fighting their tools—you are fighting their perception of themselves. That's a thing people will die for. The only way out is to get them focusing on a new cult instead, thereby changing their self-ego attachment to less broken and less dangerous ideas. edit: lol downvotes