What factors lead us to cling to our beliefs
There are two reasons:
1) we cling to beliefs that resonate with our sense of "self".
2) we cling to beliefs that resonate with our social groups.
One of the reasons was the cult member's personality resonated with the personality of the Seekers. And the second reason being the group of Seekers altogether had this unbreakable belief in their idea.
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