Heaven’s Gate cult members record farewell messages: 20/20 ‘The Cult Next Door’ Preview

Heaven's Gate members were urged by Marshall Herff Applewhite to record goodbye messages for a video titled "Students Final Exit Statements." Loved ones recall the devastating tragedy.
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[@MsArtistwannabe]

The pain never goes away. My dad died in Jonestown.

[@barrett7893]

OMG 😳 It breaks my heart I’m so sorry. I thought they did to all those people. I’m praying for you and your family and for your father In Jesus name….

[@donnah5378]

So sorry to hear. Look forward to seeing to seeing him again in the resurrection. I was a teenager in Guyana at that time. It was a dark day and the majority of us locals had no idea what was actually going on. We heard the religious broadcast once a week on the radio and did not realize Peoples Temple was right in our hinterland.

[@ronniemushiwokufa2508]

Where can I get the full glimpse of what happened

[@pamelanovelli1239]

u poor soul another tragic story! I am sincerely sorry!

[@MsArtistwannabe]

@@ronniemushiwokufa2508 all kinds of videos about Jonestown here on you tube.

[@arynrowland862]

Some of them were crying when they made these videos. They were scared, but were so passive as people, they would not stand up and say “No, I want to live.” How could someone be that unwilling to save their own life? It’s scary.

[@MarinaAndTheDevil]

That’s so heartbreaking. Hopefully people nowadays start to learn to built their own independent power.

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

Sometimes, the most sensitive souls, and hearts. Get to that point. I been there many times myself.

[@amgm1996]

How could you judge these people without being on their shoes? Its petty.

[@arynrowland862]

@Arcanjo Miguel I’m not judging them, but most humans have an instinct that tells them “Dying is bad, we don’t want that.” These people took their own lives when it is clear to me some of them didn’t want to. I’m wondering why. What happened to their human instinct, their will to live?

[@drew2fast489]

@@arynrowland862 Exactly! They freely did this dumb shyt.

[@moshpitbull2284]

Lady stating that she couldn’t be happier doing what she was about to do while she’s obviously upset and distraught.

[@calisongbird]

Yeah, that was incredibly disturbing

[@ferb3447]

She was not upset, she was emotional because she was truly happy for everything Ti and Do had taught them, and truly happy to meet Ti again.

[@Bellasosa1]

@@ferb3447 wtf

[@vilis6262]

That's actually unfortunatly true, they really thought they were ascending, it's crazy@@Bellasosa1

[@ferb3447]

@@Bellasosa1 yeah, crazy stuff

[@travisstreeter5092]

A great example of how dangerous a cult truly is...

[@P_Rod]

And how stupid people are. If they were smart enough they would never join

[@Tragedyval]

cult these days are less about believes and more about movements.

[@VtuberLoverGuy]

BLM already show how dangerous a cult is before this.

[@markhepworth7822]

Trumpy/Qanon/Evangelicals...

[@jimsmith9853]

Democrats/Leftists/NWO/GLOBALISTS/Secularists/Fauciists

[@Anal_Flute]

"There were 38 murders, and 1 suicide" brilliant quote. Spot on.

[@VoodooDangerbird]

McNulty. My office!

[@FactStorm]

That brings us to the next question, was Charles Manson responsible for manslaughter? Indirectly..yes, on his orders..but physically? No. He has his minions do his dirty work. "XX murders and no suicide" in this case.

[@FactStorm]

@@VoodooDangerbird More like McCulty

[@Yew_chube]

My favorite is 1:53

[@maxmccullough8548]

@@FactStorm he may have killed that one drug dealer...

[@ashleyk6716]

This is so sad. The fragility of the human mind and psyche and how easily some people can be brainwashed into believing just about anything is so scary.

[@jonathanbrown3368]

Just like how y’all believe in religion for all we know these people have reached the enlightenment what they searched for and believed in

[@johnthomas338]

Rather like the idiots who queue up for their quaccines... which later go on to kill them.

[@Doabubba]

Ur just not based honestly

[@iamthemessiah]

@@Doabubba lol. Nigga said based ..

[@MontagZoso]

I know. That’s exactly what I think of people who believe in Adam and Eve, etc.

[@KingKoinPlays]

"I wish she'd found something to make her happy here". That's the sound of a daughter who wishes she was enough for her mom to stay around.

[@brandymcevoy2481]

So sad.

[@wisecracker1814]

One look at this guy's eyes should have been enough to repel anybody. He hadn't been plugged into reality in a loooong time, if ever.

[@peabody3000]

he reminds me a lot of bezos

[@LinneaSanchez]

@@peabody3000 exactly!

[@alanchase7329]

If you want truly scary eyes look no further than Kenneth Copeland.

[@randall9000]

@@alanchase7329 snake eyes

[@SA-92552]

@@alanchase7329 Exactly! that is one EVIL dude!

[@cartune96]

“Couldn’t be happier…” Voice trembling like a leaf in the wind

[@user-sb6df5mf3m]

I am so heartbroken and sadden by their families crying for their loss loved ones. May the 38 loss of life RIP.

[@edwardlindberg3048]

They all knew what they were getting themselves into.

[@gurleenkaur8049]

@@edwardlindberg3048 Ok… so? What if they were not feeling mentally well or stable. Plus they sounded like they were upset when recording the video.

[@yanderefangirl8317]

I saw a documentary series about this. I cried during the final episode when a man who left the cult talked about his girlfriend, who stayed with the cult and took her own life with them. He talked about how he dreamt of her for years afterwards. He was able to move on with his life but never forgot his time there. It was really sad.

[@Anna-ms1pd]

Could you share the name of the documentary please?

[@karmaneshaspraglin2813]

Yes can you share

[@boycottjews]

I had a dream someone stole my four wheeler and I was grabbing people by collar demanding answers. I woke up mad. Man I don't even have a four wheeler and never even been on one. That was mad. I was legit beating people in that dream looking for my wheels.

[@peopleslayer12333]

That's pretty G,.@.,¥

[@StoneTheCr0w]

​@@peopleslayer12333Sounds like you're speaking from personal experience

[@twczzkm]

You can tell immediately that these people had issues and unfortunately received inspiration from a bad source. My condolences to their loved ones.

[@LDAR]

@crlody How? It's true that you can have issues, making it easier to be fed beliefs. Like schizophrenia or going through rough periods in your life.

[@Zealant]

What's scary is that this can happen to anyone, not just people with issues.

[@BztardChild.]

That's the way cults works, using people who have suffered a lot to manipulate

[@anastasia-fr1gn]

@@Zealant i hope it never happens. I wonder if being a naturally rebellious person makes someone less susceptible to this type of cult.

[@sanaishere18]

@@Zealantyeah. A lot of people don’t really understand how a cult works and how it doesn’t just happen to “stupid people” (I’ve actually seen that in a comment).

[@madisonmartin6747]

Broke my heart to see all of those people's loves ones just breaking down on camera almost right away when watching the videos

[@raymondlucero4999]

What's even more so horrific than these people taking their own lives is that they were able to be brainwashed by someone who was totally insane. To believe such a ridiculous tale as the one which this guy came up with had me shaking my head in disbelief.

[@robd1329]

Whats sad was they should have read the bible. Their is only heaven and hell. And good people end up in hell due to not knowing and asking Jesus for forgiveness.

[@SA-92552]

So much like QAnon and other Trump supporters. Believing only lies and worshipping evil.

[@jameandthegiantpeach2273]

...the prollem is, it's always the most insane of people that are the most influential, Charles Manson, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, James Jones etc etc etc, smh

[@thelettucemanskits1328]

@@robd1329 god the irony in your comment

[@shawnpreston1639]

Millions voted for Donald Trump and said he was a great Christian, family man and business person. Let that sink in.

[@fables4564]

My father was on vacation and one of these people invited them to their “church”. He went to a “service” , thinking it was going to be a normal Christian service. Once he was there he realized it was a cult, he left and skipped town.

[@bloodmoon0205]

Talk about dodging a bullet

[@LinneaSanchez]

Yikes!

[@el34glo59]

Ffs

[@Al-ok1lj]

Amway?

[@justinmorgan1259]

@@thekaren1111 he is a cult leader.. What he teaches is a molested version of the truth in which he uses bible verses out of context to get people to give money.. An absolute molestation of the bible for personal gain.

[@EyeLean5280]

In their farewell statements, you can see some of these folks are terrified.

[@Keezie27]

Yes. It's very sad.

[@dmj1419]

Things like this can happen when you don't think for yourself.

[@ninij9692]

It's been happening right in front of us for the last 2 years.

[@druidinary]

It’s never that simple. There are a lot of people right now whom have fallen in with the conspiracy theory crowd, the QAnon grade stuff, who believe that they’ve come to absolute acknowledge and truth logically and independently, and that everyone who doesn’t believe what they believe need to wake up from being sheep who can’t think for themselves.

[@lilbambino4523]

That’s most of the world only a handful are truly capable of free will

[@grantsmythe8625]

@@ninij9692 The Trump Cult dates back farther than 2 years, although the January 6th attempt to overthrow the government and install the Cult Leader as dictator for life is the defining moment and culmination of the raison d'etre of the Cult. The Leader's claims of his divine origins grew while the belief in his Savior like qualities and his messianic mission also grew in the minds of the Cult members.

[@gagemicheal7014]

I know it’s hilarious

[@breakfast_platter]

It gets quite macabre at the 0:45 mark. She's visibly concerned, on the verge of tears, trembling in her voice, and states softly she couldn't be happier about what she is about to do followed with a heavy sigh. This is met with laughter from everyone else. It's like a sick joke.

[@Max-wz6cu]

Ik everyone's just laughing at her while she's crying, it's disgusting. I also think she was very conflicted.

[@breakfast_platter]

@crlody "akshully! 🤓" - You

[@MattyIcecubes]

0:47 "I couldn't be happier about what we're about to do" (breathing heavily and sniffling). It's obvious that she is absolutely terrified and wants to continue living more than anything in this world, but knows she's trapped. RIP

[@pandaamachine]

The response is laughter because it’s so obviously not true

[@a.n.tunderground1282]

The SECOND that Marshall Applewhite asked them to volunteer to be castrated, they shouldve known where this situation was going.

[@marmackk]

Not when your under mind control.They believed they were benefiting somehow.

[@a.n.tunderground1282]

Its just nuts. Dont know about you, but I was clever enough at age four or five to correllate Santas handwriting with my parents handwriting; so by extension, Ive never understood how grown adults can be such suckers. You know?

[@Naturefan354]

@@marmackk Not mind control but they where brainwashed, just like 99.9% of all humans are brainwashed about something

[@marmackk]

@@a.n.tunderground1282 ..They are not suckers .They were vulnerable people deceptively lured into a group that pomised them a better future in a better world and manipulated with fake love aka lovebombing .Then isolated from friends and family outside the group which prevented them from receiving critical feedback then indoctrinated with phobias about horrible things they would experience if the left.It happens to millions of people and highly intelligent people at that.

[@MsSexyDiva4Lyfe]

Rigjttt!?!! I said as soon as people start asking me for money …I’m outtttt!!!

[@petquack]

It’s Easier To Fool People Than To Convince Them That They’ve Been Fooled- Mark Twain

[@turnerdali4676]

Excellent quote.

[@Keezie27]

So true. Great quote.

[@jamegumb9731]

Just like Covidiots

[@opalander]

Just like the TDS copium I see in many replies here

[@emmaangelcarson6597]

What happens when you let a narcissist prey on people.

[@meredithheath5272]

Emma: Exactly!!!

[@patr70]

Oh Please.. you're probably the biggest nacissist in your neighborhood. I always find that people who use the word "narcissist" so freely.. are usually the biggest ones of all.

[@cpilfold420]

More likely someone possessed by an entity

[@texaswunderkind]

Exactly what happened to Trump, although he covers the bowl cuts of his followers with identical red hats.

[@emmaangelcarson6597]

Trump has a lot of phycological disorders. He's evil. That's why he's so successful in this world run by the beast system.

[@theoracle56]

I remember when this happened; it was so disturbing and shocking to me and I was raised in an apocalyptic cult. I was actually taking a class on group dynamics psychology at an Ivy League school and we were actually talking about how people act in high controlled groups. After this event we literally spent a week discussing what had happened and I had a few serious questions. 1) If you believed you are part of an ordained group, why would you mutilate yourself in any way? These people were taught they were asexual, so men were actually removing their testes. 2) If you are actually apart of some interstellar group, why would you have to be killed or commit murder? You should literally be beamed up, not spend time making videos saying goodbye and then drinking a poison. It was so sad that so many innocent people lost their lives at the hands of a mentally I’ll nut job.

[@christiandavila8589]

Am apocalypse cult so y’all think a end is coming? Is this a actual think in league school?

[@theoracle56]

@@christiandavila8589 We were taught that the entire world will be destroyed by an event called Armageddon and that only the true believers would remain. So basically 8 billion people will be destroyed unless they joined our religion.

[@Jack-yq6ui]

Thats like arguing about the details in the bible... wrong argument. - The right argument would be to say: why believe anything the book says in the first place? This truly is nothing more than a few fucking idiots. Im sure thats offensive to some, just like their stupidity is to me.

[@b_w_j]

@@christiandavila8589 no I think they’re saying they grew up in an apocalyptic cult. And then they went to an Ivy League. The school and the cult are unrelated to each other

[@element5092]

Did the cult have a name?

[@mamacakes6039]

I feel so bad for the family members . They are heart broken 😞 . I am sure they regret their decisions in the afterlife . The saddest part is the families will never ever understand their choice

[@brendaclemens3951]

Yes they do regret their choice 😔 I dreamed with my best friend a few days after he took his life and in my dream he was crying and his face was red it appeared like he had been crying for hours, he said “tell them I’m sorry I’m so sorry” I will never forget this dream.

[@zomkiller200o]

@@brendaclemens3951 that's wasn't a dream, you went to the astro world my friend, and it's very real.

[@HottieHottieHottie]

Sadly the probabilty of an afterlife is close to zero

[@mamacakes6039]

@@HottieHottieHottie that’s your opinion

[@mamacakes6039]

@@brendaclemens3951 when my best friend since childhood committed suicide I had a similar dream. She was wearing all white and laying on a bed and she got up and looked at me and her mouth was stuck shut. Like she couldn’t talk or open it. I later found out when they prepare a body for a viewing , they wire their jaws shut . I am still horrified by this . I felt like she was trying to talk to me but couldn’t for whatever reason. She just looked at me very sadly . Her eyes were sad and full of regret .

[@lh1673]

The believers eyes are just like a calm sheep that obeys and trust their shepherd. We are human, only if they were brave enough to question, to think critically!

[@pamelanovelli1239]

well said there are many red flags to me prior that the people ignored! They were like sheep being lead to the slaughter! How someone gets a hold of ones mind and heart stumps me! Guess I need a vid or two on cult leaders how they do it!

[@lh1673]

Yes, as you describe it too. So sad, losing their precious life.

[@jamalwilburn228]

Its not hard when you look at all the people who were willing to destroy their freedom by having lock downs and mandates

[@vet-7174]

@@jamalwilburn228 yeah the galatically challenged

[@katbowen4800]

@@pamelanovelli1239 not you victim shaming

[@TheBigChad]

It’s uncanny how he could find 38 people that were exactly alike. All it would take is one person to say hey, I don’t wanna do this and I believe you would have seen others follow suit. But because he was so manipulative, so good at reading people, he literally was able to get an entire cult of the most passive people. Quite remarkable when you think about his tactics

[@8xnnr]

38? Just 38? Like 70% or more of the population are brainwashed by religion.

[@Zealant]

Except that there were people who stepped away.

[@Trip_mania]

I think a lot of them were passive because they were encouraged to act in a certain way because they were promised something. The mind is not as solid as people think. With good reasons people will go anywhere, that's what people who haven't been in a cult have a hard time understanding. The cult has an excuse for every weird thing, and people will choose to believe the excuse as long as the promise is big enough. Also it's usually a slow process. They gradually draw you in something very different from what you know, and you start questioning if whether or not your usual way of thinking can apply in such a case.

[@lightning7243]

Thats why it took him many years to conform his flock, he contacted many, many people through his "seminars" until he assembled his final group with the 38 most vulnerable, troubled and emotionally weak individuals out of thousands.

[@FACEL1FT]

They were encouraged to leave if they had doubts because if one guy starts questioning, the whole cult would collapse in on itself

[@612southside]

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” ~Voltaire Questions sur les Miracles 1765

[@Tloc103]

I live in San Diego and I remember this like it happened yesterday. They fact they all had new Nikes on always got me.

[@lottie5346]

"Just do it"?

[@kokobunni5897]

That’s a tell. All the world’s a stage.

[@InsaneNuYawka]

@@lottie5346 you’re sick 😂

[@scarypineapple8608]

Corrupt company related with a religion. Makes sense.

[@staygoldenmyboyM]

A quote I live by " Do everything for the better , not for the worst. "

[@DwayneIsK1NG]

0:47 that absolutely breaks my heart

[@cartune96]

“I couldn’t be happier…” Voice trembling life a leaf in the wind

[@susansanderson7765]

It's sad how brainwashed people can get.

[@theshowstopper979]

Yea its fucking crazy

[@neilsingh5923]

It is scary, for sure.

[@gerardorodiguez5117]

And to this day alot of people are brainwashed from religion.

[@neilsingh5923]

@@gerardorodiguez5117 Sad but true.

[@junosynth]

Makes you think though. How many of us are truly 100% critical thinkers and have 100% independent thought. I see tribalism/influence everwhere now. Democrat vs Republicans. Theist vs Atheist. I see a lot of influence from our friends, family, coworkers, internet, etc for any particular subject/opinion.... You start getting too deep in your way of thinking and it gets hard to admit you were wrong before or change your way of thinking. I think self-awareness is key here though.

[@BearMeat4Dinner]

I remember this happening. It was crazy

[@krikeydial3430]

Remember when millions people thought a flimsy mask was going to save them from a mild disease? Most humans are gullible.

[@xuyis3922]

Can I explain what happened?

[@angelkim2266]

Krikey Dial Ur definitely a Trumpie

[@crazygirlontheblock311]

Cause it can... They prevent the spread of infection thats why cases of stomach flu and common colds are reduced currently.

[@judeinLA.]

0:59 It scared the crap out of me.

[@paulorganisation1]

Kenneth Copeland vibe (I had to search for his name. Crazy evangelist pastor brought it out instantly).

[@mchapman2424]

He looked like the tech guru in "don't look up"

[@subi_legacy]

😳

[@ajohonly3721]

Did he also killed himself ?

[@unnoticeablystupid1664]

Lmao he looks creep asf

[@Ryan-sw8rx]

God I was 15 but I still remember hearing about this like it was yesterday…

[@kokobunni5897]

To those who say, they don’t understand how things like this can happen- it’s simple: the consciousness will seek whatever one spends their energy towards. When one is subconsciously seeking an out of their current reality, or even “life” as many know it, they will meet others/energy/circumstances on the same path. They will join the collective energy, increasing the energy and all intentions, and boom. All sorts of things happen, because all things were possible anyway. Everyone may have their story, childhoods, trauma, whatever- but all in this cult, came to this conclusion. This happens to this day, with all religious groups, political groups, personal relationships, etc. All one has to do, is observe children in a classroom or playground.

[@user-sk9sp7pe4y]

Facts. War is created the same way!

[@jbbellinato2706]

i truly also find it so crazy the age range of this group it's not just young adults similar to the manson family it's a range of young adults to elders....just wow...

[@prometheusvenom7189]

This is insane it’s just unbelievable that these victims are going to die for a demented man.

[@mwesigwapeter9319]

Trump

[@prometheusvenom7189]

@@mwesigwapeter9319 Honestly no one is a nut head and the other is pure dangerous.

[@northerngirl1637]

peter yup. My thoughts too.

[@sopadecalavzacaballero4805]

@@mwesigwapeter9319 And they don't even realize that they're in a cult. But they are. trump,to them is the King,God in the flesh. It's just crazy.

[@Idol76]

@@mwesigwapeter9319 leftists.

[@ff11dream]

The sadness never goes away

[@xifyction1175]

I still remember the look of one cult members mom that she gave me after I denied a „talk“ with her daughter about their „religion“. She was like scanning me from the very bottom to the top with a smirk. It creeped the hell out of me.

[@elliotthalsey2810]

The desire to be a part of something is paramount to human existence

[@brycebullard3619]

I remember when this happened they claimed the comet hailbot was a spaceship coming for their souls. I recall that there was one person who didn't go thru with the suicide pact, but he changed his mind a couple of days later and "joined" the others by taking his life.

[@starlover4748]

isn’t that what The Knowing was?

[@timcampbell4132]

Wow, I feel sorry for everyone. Prayers to ALL.

[@chinesecabbagefarmer]

I'm so sorry...please rest in peace, all of you.

[@monkeytennis8861]

Why are you sorry, you weirdo? You didn't do it

[@shadowkiller6637]

@@monkeytennis8861it’s a way of sympathy not an apology

[@landonoakley6753]

I was a kid when this was all over the news, and even as a child I recognized the absurdity of the cult and what they believed in. Quite a few of them were clearly repressed homosexuals and had mental/emotional issues that were taken advantage of. So sad.

[@MostHiwhAR]

Mental health is real

[@notofthisworld5267]

It’s real, but this isn’t the case with this.

[@luana3429]

I would like to watch the full documentary (I'm based in England) but, unfortunately, the link doesn't work.

[@notkimjong-un3019]

The fact a human like that can be so powerful and make people take their lives is overwhelming. How on earth are some people so easy to manipulate

[@redlikewineagain697]

they have vulnerabilities and people like applewhite prey on them. they might come from terrible families. they may have been abused as children. they may feel misunderstood. the list is long but the fact of the matter is that something caused them to be vulnerable and it's just sad.

[@UN1VERS3S]

They might've felt rejected by society, invalidated, abused, misunderstood and more.

[@vilis6262]

Most of them found the cult while trying to find themselves and figure things out on a spiritual level. Do was unfortunatly their to guide them to a plastic bag

[@blackdiamond9705]

All those poor people :(

[@Liveloudexplore]

A lot of these people who basically say they feel found most still look terrified and very very lost.

[@denntit]

technically we cannot blame on just one person. the herd mentality is very common in this world. unless you have a tendency to be a rebel, it is common for humans to feel belonged and this is what caused these people to hang on to the group. they have a strong need to be recognized but they were not getting any outside the group

[@isabellavillanueva4639]

No one does anything until it’s too late. It makes me so mad

[@mysteryman3054]

You can decide not to belong without being a rebel. It's called "thinking for yourself". It's not bound by a desire to be a different per se, it's simply being able to think through each decision and choosing wisely, whether that means making a similar decision to millions of other people or you being the only one in the whole world making a different decision.

[@sukatidi]

@@mysteryman3054 id like to mention the 38 murders again. keep that in mind. "society" deez nuts. lets not compare the incomparable.

[@rez9386]

@@mysteryman3054 I agree but it's easier said than done with these kinds of people. Look at their body language and facial expressions. They lack any of the attributes that you've mentioned.

[@notofthisworld5267]

Thank God I can’t stand society and government. Living outside the sheeple isn’t always easy-but I have done it for a decade now. Best be a rebel

[@geoycs]

Hard to believe people could be so brainwashed. On the other hand, it seems pretty commonplace now and throughout history.

[@user-gs2ou7gp2v]

Jus watch MSM(dont matter which side) they brainwash and gaslight all the time

[@geoycs]

Uh, not like that. Keep it in perspective.

[@atomicchicken]

i just read about this bruh. it makes me so sad. its stuff like this which makes you wonder what type of people we have in this world

[@sclapsclap177]

You can always hear regret in the way one speaks

[@davidtuley8949]

Who was the member from Missouri? I couldn't find anything. If it specified then I missed it.

[@Arz2003]

You guys known that even after this event after all these years they are still around right? I emailed them and they replied within an hour and they responded "Yes we still are around"

[@Jcon4002]

I noticed the website is still up too

[@dryb3301]

Did they just laughed when that woman started sort of crying? ???? People, use your brains to think for yourselves otherwise someone will insert their will onto you

[@christinereeves3796]

For these people to follow a man with eyes like their leader blows my mind. His eye are screaming I am insane.

[@Frosty98206]

May those 38 Soul's Lost that Day Find Enteral Peace & Harmony.

[@moodlethenoodle]

how ironic

[@elephantsong7782]

Doesnt matter how charismatic the guy was,as long as I saw his face,I would run away as fast as I could

[@rorygilmoresbookshelf9631]

I just took one look at does eyes and my heart dropped. there is just this insanity in his eyes, no face ever has been able to do that to me. I’m terrified. what a tragedy. cults are no joke people!!!

[@Southernburrito]

There’s good & there’s bad in this world. Many times they share facets. They all wear clothes, yet wearing clothes is not bad. Star Trek has been very beneficial our people’s imagination & dreams beyond cable news women. I’m sorry for these people’s loss. This person was wicked & wrong. Don’t give up on your dreams & don’t let anyone steal them from you, or else you’ve handed them victory again. Stay young in your heart & mind, but not to young. I’ve noticed that with the elderly.

[@CaribbeanQueen72xx]

This is so sick, and sad at the same time omg 😳. People the minute you hear the word CULT no matter how bad things are in your life , just ran !. Those so call leaders are always a coward behind a mask, while you’re looking for strength, you are their strength.

[@dianabraley8307]

Yes the world is corrupt- still is. But there’s plenty of beauty too. How sad.

[@SC68170]

Life is hard. And for some much harder. Who am I to judge when you've had enough and rdy to check out. Life is not as fulfilling for some... and I get it

[@betchface752]

“Life” is the cosmos’ attempt at understanding itself. There in being the meaning.

[@grantsmythe8625]

@@randymann2082 That perspective on consciousness presupposes a consciousness prior to consciousness that desires to become conscious of itself.

[@grantsmythe8625]

@Justanother Dude Yes, the presupposition of a Consciousness desiring to be conscious of itself would fit that dynamic.

[@betchface752]

@@randymann2082 all life bro.. not just humans.

[@kevincloud574]

Someone listens to Alan Watts

[@betchface752]

@@kevincloud574 Carl Sagan is who i was postulating. The understanding of the meaning of life is easy to discover for those who seek it truthfully without biases !

[@TheUltimateNick]

"Bounded Reality" THIS!!! This is what EVERYONE in modern day society lives in!!!

[@johnadams3231]

1:18 Best Nike commercial ever just do it.

[@garybaltiejus7248]

This is why cult leaders are dangerous and should be held accountable those people were clearly not in control of their actions

[@isabellavalencia8026]

These people had a huge hole in their soul...that is how they became victims to this cult and believe this ridiculous idea if killing themselves as ok....awful!!!!!!

[@thabisokwelagobe9310]

It's those who seek acceptance / want to belong that always fall victims

[@paulsantos914]

Many years later, its still hard to watch this..

[@edwardbliss8931]

How come the actual video isn't on KZbin anymore?

[@jacobbriggz4972]

Stand for something or fall for anything rip to the family 👪

[@aziztaylor7210]

How broken you have to be to blindly follow someone like that. Tragic. All the way around.

[@carvalone3076]

It's hard to find something worth living for here. And, when you do somebody wants to destroy or take it from you.

[@thomashughes_teh]

I did a wildcard internet search on the terms "weird website" a few weeks before the bodies were discovered. Heaven's Gate website was in the top 10. I gave it a quick peek for a few minutes thinking little of it at the time. It was still near the top of my browser history when the news of their "boarding the mothership" broke.

[@visionist7]

What was the internet like back then? It's funny but since it was only used by a few people compared even to a couple years later, it's almost like the internet was a cult of its own in a way.

[@thomashughes_teh]

@@visionist7 I was using a set top box device called webtv from Microsoft, not to be confused with another product by the same name. webtv was a dumb terminal connected first to microsoft servers then other internet. It used a CRT television tuned to channel 3 to display content. I never hooked up a printer. it had a 133 MHz processor and 8mb? 16 mb?....128??? MB on board flash memory? No document storage browsing only. lots of texty stuff everywhere. Boolean searches. I used Alta Vista search and had a geocities page until yahoo and myspace ramped up.

[@thomashughes_teh]

@@visionist7 I sometimes recorded content to VHS tape.

[@visionist7]

@@thomashughes_teh thanks

[@LaLeoRonroneo]

They seem so happy to have lived and to being leaving onto something else. Hmm… conflicting emotions.

[@bradjohnson482]

Gotta remember: It was a great comet!

[@tracym6652]

I feel the same way. When I was a kid I think I was suicidal (age 7 to 10) because I would fantasize about someone killing me so I could leave my life

[@torsteinrocks]

What goes wrong in someone's life to get swindled like this?

[@thedrowseproject]

low mentality

[@olefella7561]

May you all rest in peace ✞

[@biffalump]

Where’s the full version I can’t watch it in 3 min vids

[@apara2005]

Hulu.

[@briannadickson2884]

We need more of these. This can only improve us as a species.

[@nataliebrown8971]

More of what?

[@vigilantbruiser1119]

Well the most recent one was the cult of covid...

[@gwenaveremcdonald]

@@vigilantbruiser1119girl you sound so stupid

[@vilis6262]

Cult of covid?@@vigilantbruiser1119

[@RJ-se9op]

Ok, we put you in the bog first.

[@djosephine]

They wanted to go to Heaven. This world sometimes feel like Hell. I don’t know where they ended up but …

[@rileydavidjesus]

Their website is still up!

[@geehammy]

is there any unedited versions of this footage? I'd love to see what everyone has to say without yall's commentary

[@orange_turtle3412]

They’re the happiest theyve ever been. They fully believed without a shred of doubt that their worldly deaths were actually for the perfection of their souls in the afterlife. These werent suicides to them. This was “leveling up” in the world.

[@mylerwilson4879]

*loads shotgun*

[@mrs._.november3903]

That’s crazy I didn’t think cults were real till I was in a form of one (it was a business however) Rest those pour souls

[@iankolber4211]

There Website is still up but nowadays it's just a relic of the early days of the Internet.

[@orionshadow7]

Is this a recent 20/20 special?

[@MORRIS6161]

A”friend” conned me into going to a pyramid scam thing one time. It was a cult like this and after going there and watching manipulated people, I can totally see how this can happen

[@chriswesterfield2042]

So sad. Some humans can make themselves believe in anything, no matter how crazy. I wish that they could have been helped at the time.

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

Remember those two girls that lured their friend In a forest and stabbed her multiple times because they were offering her as sacrifice to Slenderman….this world needs truly help.

[@TeStOs78]

An infamous quote by a mad man in Jonestown went like this, "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it".

[@layamehta7739]

OMG this is so sad and heartbreaking to watch.

[@rashawnrollins564]

I feel sorry for their families and loved ones but I can’t really feel sorry for them. I’m glad there was no kids involved.

[@jaesowder9937]

They were children of God

[@victoriarangel7111]

It’s absolutely crazy bc their original plan wasn’t to die, applewhite told them they were going to live. The plan changed “last minute” soon after his wife died. They didn’t want to die

[@visionist7]

He fooled them all

[@shadowkiller6637]

Scumbag decided that if his wife dies, then they all die

[@thejman5683]

The guy at 0:37 is the brother of the actress who played Uhura from Star Trek

[@darrylm4403]

Shocking how mind manipulation makes them believe ending their lives is the meaning of life

[@Immica_]

Gosh, this makes me so sad. If only they knew..

[@the_man2107]

knew what ? they fully understood that they were going to kill themselves. They believed their physical body was a "vehicle" for this earth. They thought when they ascended (died) they would take on a different body form in space with god. highly recommend listening to a podcast I listened to Spotify.

[@Immica_]

@@the_man2107 Hm I’m interested to learn more about this sad story. What’s the podcast?

[@shamaneikajohnson7117]

This is so sad 😢🙏🏾🕊️

[@samanthasimental3788]

I worked in Rancho Santa fe in San Diego really close to where this happened.

[@02HARMAE]

Why do I have this feeling that even though we are clowning on Applewhite, he and the other 38 members are all laughing at us on some UFO in space?