"The cultists were ignorant about the environment. Their bosses told them pollution was necessary if they wanted to keep their jobs. Their preachers told them God was taking them home soon, so there was no need to conserve. They cared nothing for future generations because they believed there wouldn't be any. They knew little about the importance of clean water and safe food, so even when their lives depended on it, even when they had to drink water contaminated with their own garbage, they saw no need to change their destructive behavior."