DEBUNKING THE CONSPIRACY THEORY

[Nope]

Small number of conspirators

A conspiracy depends on secrecy, and the smaller the number of people involved who could “spill the beans”, the more likely it is the secret can be maintained. The ideal number of conspirators is two. In fact, in a perfect scenario, two people would agree together to commit a crime, and then one would kill the other thereby improving the odds of the secret being maintained.

In the Waco Compound, 80 people were willing to burn to death with David Koresh. That is certainly a much larger number of followers than the 12 who supposedly fled when Jesus was killed

Short time frame that the conspiracy must be maintained

In an ideal situation, the conspiracy only needs to be maintained for a short amount of time. The longer the silence must be sustained, the more likely it is that someone will break it.

Two decades later there are still followers who believe that David Koresh is god

Excellent communication between conspirators

After a conspiracy has been initiated, it is important for the participants to maintain good communication with one another so that they may respond uniformly to questions from outsiders seeking to gain information. Skilled investigators seeking to uncover a conspiracy will usually seek to isolate the parties so that they cannot collaborate on responses to questions. Additionally, an experienced investigator will also attempt to convince one party that another has confessed the truth—even when this confession has not actually happened. This ploy puts pressure on the one being questioned to break the silence. When one conspirator believes that others have already confessed, the odds of breaking the conspiracy are greatly increased.

Again, we don't know if the apostles even lived much less if they died in the manner that tradition claims. I am not certain if the Romans could be considered skilled interrogators in the way a modern detective would be today. It does appear according to the articles that I found that some of Koresh' surviving followers still agree that he was a god and will be resurrected.

Familial connections between conspirators

This is the only one that I don't know if it applies to the followers of David Koresh

Little outside pressure or effort to break the conspiracy

When a conspiratorial group faces little or no opposition or challenge, it is easier for the group to remain true to the conspiracy. However, when pressure is brought to bear upon the group or individual members, the chances of maintaining the conspiracy are reduced.

The people who followed David Koresh were thrown in prison. They have been mocked and treated like crazy people. They still maintain their faith in him.

Should we all follow our lord Koresh? People, even intelligent ones, can believe a lie is true. Their sincerity doesn't make their religion true.

http://www.npr.org/2013/04/20/178063471/...ll-believe

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/14/waco.koresh.believers/