What is Scientology?

[cyberpi]

I had some ideas when I read the title... why was that thread locked?!

- The science of convincing someone to pay for a lie detector test... repeatedly.
- The science of convincing someone that you are better equipped to tell them what they are secretly thinking.
- The science for building human pyramids.
- The science understood by (some) Hollywood actors and actresses.
- The science authored by a fiction writer.
- The science of advertising the beliefs of a fiction writer who said, "Advertising is legalized lying."

I believe all of the above are true statements. Is there a Scientologist who agrees or disagrees?

[Dondi]

- The science of believing you know about psychology more than your interviewer and that it is dangerous.

- The science of banning anti-depressants to post-partum patients. Vitamins are a much better way.

[17th Angel]

Originally Posted by cyberpi

I had some ideas when I read the title... why was that thread locked?!

- The science of convincing someone to pay for a lie detector test... repeatedly.
- The science of convincing someone that you are better equipped to tell them what they are secretly thinking.
- The science for building human pyramids.
- The science understood by (some) Hollywood actors and actresses.
- The science authored by a fiction writer.
- The science of advertising the beliefs of a fiction writer who said, "Advertising is legalized lying."

I believe all of the above are true statements. Is there a Scientologist who agrees or disagrees?

Idisagree.... My faith is true... The word itself Scientology literally means "The study of truth." It helps you to understand the handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, others and all forms of life mang! It is over flowing with truth and knowledge..... Become a memeber see for yourself! Main things such as man is immortal spiritual being... And your experiences are over more than just one life time! These capabilities are unlimited!!! Opening up your brain to recieve so much more! You are not asked to believe in anything they just show you the way you can become into an higher state of awarness and ability! Your slate is washed clean and you can then go on to understand even more!! Thanks to sceintology people all over the world are reaching their goals!!! Woooo!

[Tao_Equus]

[JosephM]

I hope this is not a scientology bashing thread. Here is some more literature from their site..

"Fundamentally, Scientology is about the individual man or woman. Its goal is to bring an individual to a sufficient understanding of himself and his life and free him to make improvements where he finds them necessary and in the ways he sees fit.
Scientology is not authoritarian. There is no enforced belief. Rather, a maxim in Scientology is that only those things which one finds true for himself are true. In Scientology one learns to think for himself – it is a voyage of self-discovery. "

One can focus on the supposed reported negatives of a religion or read the books and attempt to grasp any useful information for oneself to form ones own informed opinion. In my view, that is a wise recommendation for any religion.

Love and peace,
JM

[Dondi]

No, thanks. I'd rather be a Jedi.

Ah, but that is another religion invented by a science fiction writer whose members are infected by all-invasive microscopic "midi-chlorians" that affects their lifestyle. So what do I know?

[Tao_Equus]

I hope it is a Scientology bashing thread. Because thats what Scientology needs from every quarter. To be exposed for the Brainwashing sham cult that it is.
I now have to assume that it was you who got the other thread locked. Who wished to deny me my freedom of speech. How very typical of a scientologist. You can scream till you are blue in the face but it is not a religion it is a cult.

Tao

[17th Angel]

*comes flying in with some sissy slaps and kung fu body poses*

all right, all right... break it up lol.

[JosephM]

Originally Posted by Tao_Equus

I hope it is a Scientology bashing thread. Because thats what Scientology needs from every quarter. To be exposed for the Brainwashing sham cult that it is.
I now have to assume that it was you who got the other thread locked. Who wished to deny me my freedom of speech. How very typical of a scientologist. You can scream till you are blue in the face but it is not a religion it is a cult.

Tao

Goodness Tao,

They must have really hit a button in you. I thought this was a comparative religion thread based not on emotions but rational information. Do you give power over yourself to all religions or only to scientology? Just curious...

Dondi,

Jedi! Cool. Not selling anything here, just trying to keep thread from being a basher. Like to focus on the positive here. Not a scientologist or a Jedi but I really like Luke.

Love and Peace,
JM

[17th Angel]

So you like to focus on just the positive and ignore/white wash any negative? (sorry just trying to clear that up in my head...) If that is the case... That isn't good lol..... You have to be aware of all pro's and con's of everything.. Just making fantasy land and ignoring any bad Isn't wise...

[Tao_Equus]

What happens when you try to criticise scientology?

YouTube - Scientology Crazy Followers

What Scientology is really about

YouTube - The Un-Funny TRUTH about Scientology

Scientology is evil and malicious to any critic. It was founded by a convicted fraudster and robs people till they have nothing left. Then it is happy to kill them. That is the truth of scientology. Is that religion?

[Tao_Equus]

Originally Posted by JosephM

Goodness Tao,

They must have really hit a button in you. I thought this was a comparative religion thread based not on emotions but rational information. Do you give power over yourself to all religions or only to scientology? Just curious...

Indeed it does push a button in me. I find any cult that robs people and destroys lives disgusting. I find any group that has an open policy of trying to destroy by any means any critic and deploys its own Gestapo to these ends should be outlawed immediately. I seek power over none, in that I am the antithesis of scientology, but I do have my own mind and I will speak it.

Tao

[JosephM]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

So you like to focus on just the positive and ignore/white wash any negative? (sorry just trying to clear that up in my head...) If that is the case... That isn't good lol..... You have to be aware of all pro's and con's of everything.. Just making fantasy land and ignoring any bad Isn't wise...

Perhaps. No need to whitewash here. Focus on the positive, leave the negative untouched for those who have a propensity towards it. Fanasyland? You mean like Disneyworld. Yeah, I like that...

JM

[ardenz]

Scientology looks like a modern, Wierdo, Whacky, "give us all your money", Brainwashing, "Business", to me.
I got hauled in off the streets of San Francisco by "nice" moonies once for a cup of tea, smelled a rat within 2 minutes, said "thanks for the cup of tea"....outta there !

here's a cool link with that southpark episode:


South Park Scientology Episode nominated for EMMY Trapped in the Closet on scienTOMogy.com

And JosephM -
here a quote from Edmund Burke : "the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing".
Maybe we can sequester ourselves in a "Disneyland" - or put our head in the sands and hope that all the nasty, bad things in the world will go away.

[China Cat Sunflower]

I really enjoyed Hubbard's Mission Earth decology. I've read Dianetics. It's an interesting theory. Hubbard was an interesting guy.

That's all the good stuff I can think of right now.

Chris