Generally, acts of terror fail to achieve their goal of inspiring sufficient fear to cause people to change the way they live, because communities and culture provide individuals emotional support and the promise of safety. On the positive side, culture brings people together and instills resolve. On the darker side, according to TMT, after an act of terror people may cling to their culture’s worldview, that which will presumably live on after their death. Such beliefs, though, can lead to increased insularity, prejudice, and the denigration of outsiders.