1. What do you mean how can an attitude have an effect on something that has not happened yet? 2. Why would any person get so caught up in cult beliefs that polygamy, suicide, and in some cases,...

1. What do you mean how can an attitude have an effect on something that has not happened yet?

2. Why would any person get so caught up in cult beliefs that polygamy, suicide, and in some cases, murder become desired behaviors? What kind of person joins a cult in the first place?