Cult leader, ponzi schemer or other conman believing his or her own bullshit does't make a difference. Victims are lead to believe something with no basis in sc

Cult leader, ponzi schemer or other conman believing his or her own bullshit does't make a difference. Victims are lead to believe something with no basis in science, reason, logic or reality for the purpose of personal or financial gain. Being a scam doesn't require the buy in or belief of the scammer. Plenty has been written on Alcor[0] in particular[1], there is an entire book[2] written by a former employee. The entire industry is dangerous, weird[3], and preys on the vulnerable. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation#Controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundatio... [1] http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/alcor-employee-makes-harsh-allegations-cryonics-foundation/story?id=8764331&singlePage=true http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/alcor-employee-makes-harsh-a... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Frozen-Journey-World-Cryonics-Deception/dp/B003156B2C http://www.amazon.com/Frozen-Journey-World-Cryonics-Deceptio... [3] http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/354/mistakes-were-made http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/354/m...