> But you could argue it had benefits, because it was so obviously stupid it may have inoculated potential victims against cult think and saved some lives. I d

> But you could argue it had benefits, because it was so obviously stupid it may have inoculated potential victims against cult think and saved some lives. I don't think I can buy into this argument. If nothing else, Heaven's Gate did NOT inoculate other people from joining cults. But it's a patently bad idea anyway, "this can kill people but it's good because it will teach other people not to die".