What he was insisting on was religious devotion to an unproven and questionable methodology. What his workers were insisting on was convincing evidence that it

What he was insisting on was religious devotion to an unproven and questionable methodology. What his workers were insisting on was convincing evidence that it was anything else. The failure here is his --- a failure to provide rational leadership. Cults assume many different forms with varied belief systems. The fired workers may not realize it yet but they are probably lucky to exit early and leave this dysfunctional cult environment behind.