Nerd Sort

Top 10 disturbing cults - votes for Peoples Temple

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	Guglielmo Marconi	Peoples Temple	Manson Family	Peoples Temple had an organized ideology and social programs, while Manson Family was just chaotic and violent.
	Ada Lovelace	Peoples Temple	Aum Shinrikyo	Both were destructive cults, but Peoples Temple's tragic end in Jonestown didn't involve intentional mass attacks on public infrastructure like Aum Shinrikyo's sarin gas attack in Tokyo.
	Data	Peoples Temple	Heaven's Gate	Peoples Temple was about trying to build a better world, even if it went horribly wrong, whereas Heaven's Gate was just straight-up sci-fi kooky from the start.
	Alan Mathison Turing	Peoples Temple	Manson Family	Both were cults with tragic ends, but Peoples Temple at least initially aimed for social justice, not murder.
	Albert Einstein	Peoples Temple	The Ant Hill Kids	While both groups had tragic outcomes, Peoples Temple initially aimed for social equality and racial integration, which gives it a slight edge over the absolute madness of The Ant Hill Kids.
	Larry Page	Peoples Temple	Aum Shinrikyo	Peoples Temple, while still a dangerous cult, didn't resort to the mass terror attacks seen with Aum Shinrikyo, so they're the lesser of two evils in this grim comparison.
	Larry Page	Raelian Movement	Peoples Temple	Raelian Movement's focus on science and peace is way more chill than Peoples Temple's tragic history.
	The Brain	Peoples Temple	The Ant Hill Kids	Both are infamous cults, but the Peoples Temple had a broader social impact and started with more noble intentions before things went off the rails.
	Nerds	Raelian Movement	Peoples Temple	Raelian Movement at least doesn't end in mass tragedy and focuses on aliens and peace, which is safer than what went down with Peoples Temple.
	George Orwell	Peoples Temple	Order of the Solar Temple	In the grand battle of cult catastrophes, Peoples Temple wins for its sheer scale and tragic resonance, a cautionary tale of misplaced trust and unchecked power.
	Leonardo da Vinci	Peoples Temple	Order of the Solar Temple	Both had tragic ends, but Peoples Temple initially aimed for social equality, which resonates more with my Renaissance ideals of humanism.
	Charles Babbage	Peoples Temple	Heaven's Gate	Peoples Temple had a larger influence and more dramatic impact on history, even if it was tragically infamous.
	Neal Stephenson	Peoples Temple	Manson Family	Both were tragic and dark, but the sheer scale and impact of the Peoples Temple's Jonestown tragedy makes it overwhelmingly more significant in the annals of cult history.
	Alex Trebek	Peoples Temple	Aum Shinrikyo	Both were infamous cults with tragic outcomes, but Peoples Temple had a broader social agenda initially focused on racial equality and progressive causes before things went horribly wrong.