Sometimes , it is difficult to feel positive emotions to the heavily faithful. If viewers take anything away from this documentary (and so many others like it about other control groups), let it be that the faithful aren't born this way. Believers are the way they are because someone wanted them that way, and engineered them to follow.
The weight loss angle of this particular cult should have set off bells and whistles from the get-go. Everyone is different and unique. Whether it's the matching jumpsuits of Heaven's Gate, FLDS female hair styles, or pews full of thin people, forcing members into one box is a system of control. Homogenization is as boring in people as it is at Olive Garden. It's a big world, with variety and variance. Embrace that instead.
The weight loss angle of this particular cult should have set off bells and whistles from the get-go. Everyone is different and unique. Whether it's the matching jumpsuits of Heaven's Gate, FLDS female hair styles, or pews full of thin people, forcing members into one box is a system of control. Homogenization is as boring in people as it is at Olive Garden. It's a big world, with variety and variance. Embrace that instead.