You will never ever convince a stupid person or group People follow what they believe in
Take the Cambodians Khmer regime 1975-1979 Who killed 2 million of their own people in 4 short years The worst mass killing ever in such a short time Do you think you could have convinced the killers to stop? They were killing their own brothers and cousins , aunts and grandparents Who lived on the wrong side of the street It’s human nature to believe that someone like brisco has good intentions for others He will die someday and be forgotten Another person will come along and try to make money dishonestly In order to survive
An honest man does what he can in hard situations. Not everything he thinks will happen does happen. The money raised has to be more than what's essential to keep the company in existence. Only then can drilling be non-suicidal. It doesn't take much to figure this out.
That's pretty a comprehensive summary of the "honest deeds" by the "honest geologist" and don't forget about the worldwide junkets JB took allegedly looking for funds, which in hindsight looks like his bucket list before retirement