Saw Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult on Ci, the first part featuring Jim Jones and his People's Temple, the second part featuring the Children of God/The Family International. Sometimes I feel that religious groups and cults thrive on--and collapse because of--disciples

--who have low IQs;
--who are driven by loneliness;
--who are lost;
--who know nothing better; and
--who believe their leaders' false promises of heaven.