sciencetology?

jesse · 11-24-2006, 07:21 PM

There has been a lot of buzz about this religion in Hollywood. It seems to be a really popular religion that gets a lot of flak from nay-sayers. I'm wondering, is anybody one? If not.. what do you think about it? I don't know enough to judge yet.

Lithium · 11-24-2006, 11:05 PM

Scientology has always struck me as a joke. The fact that someone from modern times just openly decided to create a religion doesn't seem to me like it can compete with the major religions of the world.

crud3w4re · 11-28-2006, 01:33 PM

What is it about anyway? I never really understood it, seems like some sort of Elitist function, what do you think?

ultraviolet · 11-28-2006, 08:32 PM

I agree with Lithium it is a "JOKE". Not a strong beleiver at all
I myself am Jewish and I respect all other religions except this one very very unusual!

DeViAnThans3 · 11-29-2006, 12:30 PM

I red a text about it few days ago. I definitly don't like them.
They get members in via a very bad method, and becoming full member of it already costs over 10 000 euro (13k $ or so), and some ex-members said it cost them up to 500k $ ... it is really incredible.

The founder of scientology, Ron Hubbard (died in 1986 or so), wanted to get control over the world in fact. This is done by Scientology: they acquire rich, well-known or very smart members, and use them.

zewlie · 11-29-2006, 05:09 PM

I don't intend to disrespect any Scientologists, but from what I've read it comes as a complete surprise to me that anyone would actually believe the doctrine. It's extremely far-fetched, especially coming from a science fiction author with no real religious background.

crud3w4re · 11-30-2006, 01:39 PM

It seems highly unattractive to the likes of me!

DeViAnThans3 · 11-30-2006, 01:45 PM

All ex-scientologists are extremely negative about it, if they talk about it (most don't!). Though, i know they are ex-members, and if you're a ex-member of it, you're mostly more negative about it, and not objective.

crud3w4re · 11-30-2006, 01:51 PM

Why? Because those lost all their money/power? Not of use anymore? It's a cult!

DeViAnThans3 · 11-30-2006, 01:56 PM

I have no idea why they do so ... I only know they do complaint about it.
I guess it's not due to the money they lost, overall it are very rich people who complain, and 500k$ is for these people not always extremely much

if they lost power? I don't think so ...
I think they're most furious due to the fact that Scientology Church, well, "striked them" (they say)

zewlie · 11-30-2006, 03:54 PM

I've heard that scientology is very serious when it comes to forcing members to remain loyal and obedient to the doctrine and the practices that are central to the religion. It's a little worrying.

01wojtowicz · 11-30-2006, 04:38 PM

Its not exactly a huge religiong, its jsut that some strange celebrities follow it, soon it will fizzle out and people wont give a damn about it. The whole religion is pathetic, Dont they say were like exiled aliens?!

DeViAnThans3 · 12-01-2006, 03:44 PM

If I may the article in my book French, there are over 200,000 scientologists ... it's not a huge religion, though, it is a big religion! 200,000 people is quite a lot

zewlie · 12-01-2006, 04:16 PM

Interestingly enough, the organization quotes itself as having 8 million members, but the actual numbers are hard to know because that quantity refers to all those who have ever participated in any Scientology-related therapy or event.

DeViAnThans3 · 12-01-2006, 05:00 PM

Even 8 million members?? Oh my god ... this is really amazing ..
Though, this quantity could explain why some countries (I believe also the USA, and Australia, the home-country of Scientology) acknowledge Scientology as a religion.

Jras0001 · 12-06-2006, 10:45 PM

The founder of Scientology, Hubbard, once said that the easiest and fastest way to become rich was to create a religion....and this was well before he came up with scientology. That along with how much money it costs just to be a memeber and keep in good with the "church" has to make people think twice about this "religion"....

crud3w4re · 12-07-2006, 11:34 PM

It takes a little more than that lol. You can't just think up a religion and think it's gonna make you rich, pretty selfish reasons to start one anyway.

Lygeia · 12-08-2006, 12:42 AM

To me it is a form of mind control. How the movement has enlisted Celebrities to give it a public face is scary. Tom Cruise

Even in Hollywood they have a HUGE castle of a place where they try to get young actors to join the hype.

crud3w4re · 12-08-2006, 02:04 AM

Yes. I stated that it's probably some kind of senseless culture, I still don't comprehend its meaning.

DeViAnThans3 · 12-08-2006, 01:35 PM

Everyone is free to choose his/her religion, and I'll not go off that opinion, but I think Scientology is a bit too much ... "senseless" I agree with that !