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Originally Posted by Exelus
Haha! I don't know if you know this, but Hinduism was not 'established'. It's the oldest known religion, and it does not have a starting date. It has evolved from years of their caste system and collective beliefs. I guess by your logic, everything else is just a cult. And if the above quote actually sums up what you believe... I think you really need to rethink your thesis on religion. No offense, but every religion involves faith. Including Scientology. And I believe Scientology is a religion because the line between cult and religion is very fine, and very blurred.
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Well first off, thanks for informing me that Hinduism was not established. Honestly, I didn't know that was the case.
Also, the definition of a cult is, according to Google, is "followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices," which can be applied to most, if not all religions -- but I said it mostly because it's not something we're going to do. Not to mention, "cult" also comes with a negative connotation that stirs up images of people in black robes and drinking nasty Kool-Aid. I, myself, do not believe that every religion is a cult.
I have a very hard time believing that Scientologists believe in anything except the weird justification they have for ruining hundreds of thousands of lives. I mean, read what these people have gone through trying to better themselves through Scientology. Fooled into thinking that they can get rid of every problem and stress in their lives only to be abused mentally and physically, their money drained, and when they try to get out (which personally I find to be another big indicator of a cult), people do everything they can to stop them, and if they don't succeed, they ruin the person's life. I mean, shit, they make them
sign a contract to promise them not to talk bad about the church. And also, Fair Game policy? These all seem like obvious points to me.