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« on: 2004-03-20, 05:44 »

Can anyone explain to me the precepts and ideals of this 'religion'? I hear lots of people talking about it, and most either think it's a giant crock of shit, or the best thing ever.

Yet I have no idea exactly what it is.

This isn't a debate on the worth of one religion over another (or none over all).
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« Reply #1 on: 2004-03-20, 05:51 »

i think its the best thing ever! for john travolta.
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« Reply #2 on: 2004-03-20, 05:57 »

It's a cult, like any other religion. Whatever meritable philosophy it may have to offer, is ultimately deluded by primitive theology. See, just like any religion. Though, really, it's quite a shame more people aren't Rosicrucian Slipgate - Tongue

In any case, it gives my future aspirations of creating a cult and milking to idiotic masses hope Thumbs up!
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« Reply #3 on: 2004-03-20, 06:07 »

It is a cult in the truest sense.  The bad kind where they brainwash you and make you give them all your money.  ETC.
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« Reply #4 on: 2004-03-20, 06:22 »

They're a boring cult though, the kind that doesn't condone the use of Kool-Aid Slipgate - Sad
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« Reply #5 on: 2004-03-20, 07:03 »

All I know is L. Ron Hubbard is very much dead, but somehow still manages to write new books.  :mellow:
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« Reply #6 on: 2004-03-20, 14:07 »

They're all ghost writtin Pho.  Anyway, he's not dead - you just haven't gotten to the inner circle yet Slipgate - Tongue
Dev - they don't need to use Kool-Aid, they've got lawyers from hell.  If you want to see how they operate, try looking on the net for the people they've sued.  They have a habit of sueing people that post negative things about them (like reporters, etc.)  They've got plenty deep pockets, so they usually just litagate these poor guys into the ground till they can't rub two nickels together.  Mind you I'm not saying they win, they just keep dragging things out till the defendant runs out of money.
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« Reply #7 on: 2004-03-21, 03:27 »

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They have a habit of sueing people that post negative things about them
/me glances around nervously

Um... I take back what I said earlier... In fact, that wasn't even me who said that, it was my even twin, nev\dull Slipgate - Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: 2004-03-26, 07:35 »

Bah, can anyone actually tell me what they're all about?
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« Reply #9 on: 2004-03-26, 07:46 »

Usually religions are an attempt to place meaning to life or give power to those can't attain it anywhere else.
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« Reply #10 on: 2004-03-26, 07:48 »

THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION ON THE VALIDITY OF THE RELIGION. GRRRR.

Just WTF are the basics behind this religion, so that when people make fun of it, I CAN GET THE sporkING JOKE
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« Reply #11 on: 2004-03-26, 07:53 »

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Scientology Aims:
A civilization without insanity, without criminals and without war, where the able can prosper and honest beings can have rights, and where man is free to rise to greater heights, are the aims of Scientology. ? L. Ron Hubbard

From http://www.scientology.com/
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« Reply #12 on: 2004-03-26, 07:55 »

Thank you, Phoenix

You may now return to your regularly scheduled religious maulings discussion.
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« Reply #13 on: 2004-03-26, 08:02 »

Sorry I didn't realise scientology was the religion in question...


Yeah I am somewhat dense  Idiot
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« Reply #14 on: 2004-03-26, 11:32 »

Is this a religion or is it a virus?

Its a set of instructions that get passed from one person to another, including the instruction - pass on this infomation to others.

Norton, where are you when I need you?
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« Reply #15 on: 2004-03-26, 15:18 »

Quote from: shambler
Is this a religion or is it a virus?
I think that question could be directed at just about any religion...
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« Reply #16 on: 2004-03-31, 07:21 »

Gather 'round, and sit down, my children. Old Uncle Oob is about to tell you all a story. Is everyone comfortable? Then we'll begin!

Our story starts off millions and millions of years ago, (75, to be precise) in a galaxy not too far from here. Right here, in fact. Earth, you see, was part of a great Galactic Empire, spanning 76 worlds total. Course, back then Earth was known as Teegeeack, but it was the same blue green orb we know and love today. This great Galactic Empire was, fittingly enough, ruled over by the alien Galactic Ruler named Xenu.

Xenu, it turns out, had a bit of a problem on his hands at about the time this story begins. Each of his 76 planets was overpopulated by an average of 178 billion people. Clearly, something had to be done before the overpopulation destroyed the entire Empire. With the help of his renegades, the evil Xenu seized total control of the government, and threw out the good people and the Loyal Officers.

Then, with the help of psychiatrists, he called these trillions of people in for tax collections. However, instead of actually being taxed, these people were instead injected with a mixture of alcohol and glycol, and frozen. The great masses of frozen people were loaded on to space ships which looked identical to DC-8s, but had rocket engines instead of propellers. The frozen bodies were flown to Teegeeack, and deposited in the volcanoes of the world. Hydrogen bombs were detonated, and while the sprits of these "Thetans" were flying around on the nuclear winds, great electronic beams were set up to capture all of them.

The souls were then packaged into boxes, and forced into great big 3D cinemas, where they were shown a variety of tales including that of God, Christ, and the Devil. These movies told them what life should be like, and was referred to as "implanting." When the films ended, these souls left the cinemas and those with similar beliefs begain to clump up in groups of a couple of thousand. Now, because there were only a few living bodies left, they stayed as clusters and inhabited these bodies

As for Xenu, the Loyal Officers finally overthrew him and they locked him away in a mountain on one of the planets. He is kept in by a force-field powered by an eternal battery and Xenu is still alive today, while everyone on Earth is host to thousands of these "Body Thetans." These Thetans are the source of all of our troubles, and it is the goal of Scientology to free people from their grasp.

The End.
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« Reply #17 on: 2004-03-31, 07:28 »

*falls off his perch cackling*

Galactic Empire my cloaca!  Dinosaurs controlled the earth 75 million years ago, and I can guarantee you that NOBODY ruled over THEM!
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« Reply #18 on: 2004-03-31, 07:30 »

I'm sorry, Phoenix, but, well...The Matrix has you. (That's my interpretation of those cinemas, at least.)
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« Reply #19 on: 2004-03-31, 07:30 »

hahah, nice oob
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