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January 28th 2009, 08:32 PM
Last time I checked, Christianity doesn't cost thousands and thousands of dollars though.
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January 28th 2009, 08:45 PM
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Last time I checked, Christianity doesn't cost thousands and thousands of dollars though.
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It used to though. Well pounds since the USA wasn't around then 
But the point is Scientology could (although I don't think it will) move on past such a thing
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January 29th 2009, 12:06 AM
Yes, but the level that the CoS takes it is extreme. Plus the way they run the Sea Org is ridiculous.
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January 29th 2009, 12:31 AM
There's a "religion" for everything lately. People make up religions to suit themselves these days. It's a scam.
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January 29th 2009, 12:34 AM
But what makes any one religion correct above all others?
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January 29th 2009, 01:57 AM
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But what makes any one religion correct above all others?
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I say they are all false unless you provide some evidence to support a certain one.
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January 29th 2009, 09:21 PM
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
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January 29th 2009, 10:39 PM
Except he wrote the whole Xenu story so I would say he did want it to be a religion.
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January 29th 2009, 10:57 PM
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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
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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.
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Re: scientology, religion, cult, or scam? -
February 1st 2009, 08:40 AM
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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