Mathmetism

Beliefs
The Mathmetists do not believe that they are a cult, and do not like to be called such.

They believe that humankind exists for two reasons: to increase happiness and decrease suffering. A successful life is described as increasing happiness more than increasing suffering. A decent life decreases suffering more than it decreases happiness. An individual is "bad" if they increase suffering more than they increase happiness, or decreased suffering less than they decreased happiness.

They also believe that humanity has been going about life the wrong way. Rather than constantly trying to increase happiness, a fluid, difficult to maintain concept, we should be instead focused on decreasing suffering, which is constant, pure, and eternal.

For a Mathmetist to be completely good, they must erase all suffering. In order to achieve this, they are building a giant bomb meant to destroy the Earth. This way, they can prevent all suffering before it even begins.

Cult Actions
This section contains spoilers.

In October, 2017, the Mathmetists began to stock up on food from the gas station in preparation for the Feast of Samhain (pronounced Saw-in).

In early November, they sent Jerry on some kind of "vision quest" while they held their feast. By the time Jerry returned, they had abandoned all of their things. It's later revealed that they had committed mass suicide.

Soon after, their decomposing bodies reanimated and attempted to infiltrate the gas station.

Trivia

 * They aren’t supposed to recruit members until they graduate to the "honorable senior cultist status."


 * The cultists are not supposed to interact with the outside world, though occasionally find themselves at the gas station.
 * The Mathmetists live together in a large abandoned church in the middle of the woods.
 * One "reader" joined the Mathmetists after finding Jack.