Members of the Heaven's Gate cult, who knew there was a spaceship following the Hale-Bopp comet, returned a perfectly good telescope they had purchased because they failed to see the spaceship they knew was there. Such behaviors demonstrate that
a. cult leaders go to great lengths to brainwash their members.
b. people will often go to extreme lengths to justify their actions or beliefs.
c. pleasant, smart, reasonable people are seldom drawn to cults.
d. scientists, like many of us, are fascinated with the macabre, gruesome aspects of life.
Question 2
Under which of the following conditions will people be most likely to recover from a traumatic event that happened to them?
a. if they write about the event right after it occurs
b. if they let some time pass and then take a step back and write about the traumatic event like an observer would, rather than immersing themselves in the event and trying to relive it
c. if they immerse themselves in the traumatic event and try to relive it
d. if they do their best to suppress any thoughts about the traumatic event
the comet Encke riding along its pebbly trail of debris (long diagonal line) between the orbits of M
Halley’s Comet
Rosetta is the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet
The Two Tails of Comet Mrkos
Wenda Gu, united nations—china monument: temple of heaven.
Changing Orientation of a Comet’s Tail as it Orbits the Sun