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Adean

January 28th 2009 07:32 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

Last time I checked, Christianity doesn't cost thousands and thousands of dollars though.

Hyper Sonic

January 28th 2009 07:45 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

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Originally Posted by Adean (Post 36112)

Last time I checked, Christianity doesn't cost thousands and thousands of dollars though.

It used to though. Well pounds since the USA wasn't around then :bleh:

But the point is Scientology could (although I don't think it will) move on past such a thing

Adean

January 28th 2009 11:06 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

Yes, but the level that the CoS takes it is extreme. Plus the way they run the Sea Org is ridiculous.

LucyLouWho

January 28th 2009 11:31 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

There's a "religion" for everything lately. People make up religions to suit themselves these days. It's a scam.

Hyper Sonic

January 28th 2009 11:34 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

But what makes any one religion correct above all others?

R.K.	January 29th 2009 12:57 AM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

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Originally Posted by Hyper Sonic (Post 36360)

But what makes any one religion correct above all others?

I say they are all false unless you provide some evidence to support a certain one.

newbie552

January 29th 2009 08:21 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

The guy who invented it didn't even want it to be a religion. People just changed it so it could it could get tax breaks

Adean

January 29th 2009 09:39 PM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

Except he wrote the whole Xenu story so I would say he did want it to be a religion.

DoesThisLookInfected?

January 29th 2009 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyper Sonic (Post 8954)

Well let's see:

It projects a highly, highly implausible scenario of creation as absolute truth
It accepts the killing of non-believers with no internal punishment
It believes that intangible things live inside everyone
It thinks itself superior to all other beliefs

The answer is obvious - it's a religion

If it's a religion, then it's a cult. You said so before about Christianity. It's also a scam, as the creator (forget his name) did not actually believe in it, and it costs a shitload of money.

Oiseau the Little Bird!

February 1st 2009 07:40 AM

Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam?

I wouldn't be so worried about it being a scam so much as a health hazard to anyone who gets involved -- not to mention, a financial hell hole. Anyone check that link I left here a month or so ago? I may have said it before, but that's all the proof I need that the whole affair is crazy.

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