Also, if you met a cult leader:

[FuSoYa]

And all you wanted was to pick his brain on a realistic level about how he got followers, and how his cult became realized... this is, assuming that he knows his cult's teachings are phony (Rael) and he's not actually crazy (Applewhite).

What kinds of things could you say to him to get him to drop the cult facade for a second and actually divulge his tactics to you?

 

[goatschool]

viewed in an agressive light, this is an interesting question.

viewed as a repository for future evasive behavior, it is mildly disturbing...

 

[xfer]

"seriously."

 

[xfer]

"no, seriously."

 

[xfer]

"no, come on, seriously."

 

[BillowOfZeal]

Tell him he has the most beautiful eyes you've ever seen.

 

[Demonspell]

If it was a Raelian, I'd go into a long rant about how humans voluntarily clone one another...

 

[Static]

I would kick him in the balls and threaten to do it again unless he gave me $5, then I would spend the $5 on...hrmmm...popcorn.