A cult is a group of people who accept a leader to the point they give up their own thought process, do not question the leader, and will follow the leader no matter what the leader does or says. The number of cult members does not matter.
“A cult is a group of people who accept a leader to the point they give up their own thought process, do not question the leader, and will follow the leader no matter what the leader does or says. The number of cult members does not matter.”
Rigid belief systems alone do not define a cult. Far too broad.
Ex:
Heaven’s Gate was a cult, based on their small size. If we were all Heaven’s Gaters, they would no longer be a cult.