MrBradTX
join:2001-05-23
Carrollton, TX | priceless
A true, confident religion invites scrutiny.
Scientology cowers in fear of scrutiny, to the point that their lawyers bully search portals into removing links to sites which are critical of it. |
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Wolf7
join:2000-11-20
Griffin, GA
clubs:
| said by MrBradTX:
A true, confident religion invites scrutiny.
Scientology cowers in fear of scrutiny, to the point that their lawyers bully search portals into removing links to sites which are critical of it.
Can you say "Money Grubbing Cult"?
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RayW
Premium
join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
clubs:
 ·XMission
| I thought about joining scientology back in the early 70's. They had some cute babes doing the come-on pitch, some impressive hand waving and promises. Just what a 19 year old just off momma's apron strings would go for (implied sex sells a lot, especially to boot sailors!)
What turned me off was the mystical gadget that could analyze (I think it was your emotion stability) you and help guide you to fulfillment. When I realized that the mystical gadget nothing more that a galvanometer/ohmmeter, zip.
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hurleyp
join:2000-06-20
Ottawa, ON |  Do you mean the famous "E-meter"?
»www.randi.org/jr/032202.html
Paul |
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RayW
Premium
join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
clubs: | Yup. I notice that they now have that disclaimer that I did not remember (because I was a young sailor?).
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dhammer0
join:2000-12-02
Indianapolis, IN
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Throughout history this has been the mark of organized religion. The enemy of organized religion is knowledge. I speak not of religion itself but organized religion that uses the same business model as the Gambino Crime Family. If they want to play Mr. Businessman then I say let they pay taxes. That will end that problem. |
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MrBradTX
join:2001-05-23
Carrollton, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| said by dhammer:
The enemy of organized religion is knowledge. I speak not of religion itself but organized religion that uses the same business model as the Gambino Crime Family.
Agreed. Religions and denominations that build elaborate power structures around themselves invariably start moving away from the former and emphasizing the latter. |
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Anubis Prime
join:2001-06-01
Indianola, PA | reply to MrBradTX
...as I've said several times:
If we can just all believe that the year 3000 Psychlos are coming to destroy all of us "man-animals", then why worry about any of this??? |
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