Scientology - Xenu rules!

Ike · Post by **Ike** » 13 May 2007, 19:41

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6650545.stm

LOL!

Post by **KillerByte** » 13 May 2007, 20:38

pay as you go religion

LOL

Mortal_Wombat · Post by **Mortal_Wombat** » 13 May 2007, 21:22

You should watch the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet".

capanno · Post by **capanno** » 13 May 2007, 22:06

LOL! whahaha thats hilarious!

thEnaileDonE · Post by **thEnaileDonE** » 13 May 2007, 22:08

... this is what happens when you don't see the fine line between fiction and reality...

Road_Kill · Post by **Road_Kill** » 13 May 2007, 22:49

Mortal_Wombat wrote:You should watch the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet".

That was brilliant.

"Tom, come out of the closet"

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 14 May 2007, 06:20

Seems that there is some paranoia going on there too.

Law · Post by **Law** » 14 May 2007, 08:19

interesting stuff

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 14 May 2007, 09:54

Very strange stuff

jee · Post by **jee** » 14 May 2007, 12:24

I had a chat to my friend in Kentucky who is a Scientology Councilor - he said much of the article is warped....

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 14 May 2007, 14:25

Scientology is no more strange than any of the major religions today.
Although, that doesn't make it any less preposterous.

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 14 May 2007, 15:03

What are you smoking my man?

simmy · Post by **simmy** » 14 May 2007, 15:11

I Believe in the Almighty Cheese!

All hail the Cheese!

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 14 May 2007, 15:12

What you eating man?

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 14 May 2007, 15:15

lancelot wrote:What are you smoking my man?

Nothing, unfortunately, care to hook a brother up

No, Scientology is just old promises in a new wrapping.
God is now an aliens race.
Heaven is their home planet.
And you still have to give your time & money in order to achieve nirvana.

There are plenty of things that Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists believe that simply cannot be true according to modern science - so why is Scientology labeled nonsense by all of them

Just because it is the new kid on the block?

Jonboy · Post by **Jonboy** » 14 May 2007, 15:19

Im not going to judge these people, even though is all sounds very dodgy to me, all this secrecy stuff is unncecessary, but what I will say is that I can forsee a Dan Brown book and a movie starring Tom Hanks

Squirly · Post by **Squirly** » 14 May 2007, 15:49

jamin_za wrote:
lancelot wrote:What are you smoking my man?
Nothing, unfortunately, care to hook a brother up

No, Scientology is just old promises in a new wrapping.
God is now an aliens race.
Heaven is their home planet.
And you still have to give your time & money in order to achieve nirvana.

There are plenty of things that Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists believe that simply cannot be true according to modern science - so why is Scientology labeled nonsense by all of them
Just because it is the new kid on the block?

I'm sorry, what? While I'm not arguing that a lot of religions haven't been twisted by the less scrupulous parts of our society, none of the "old" religions started out as a money making scheme. Scietology, from the get-go, rewards you if you pay enough. And by "rewards" I mean, gives you a new title, you reach a new "level" and apparently get super-powers (which increase according to your "spending").

That's not christiantiy, judaism, islam or whatever. That's ****ed up.

Also, the old religions can at least draw back on the ignorance of a medieval and sometimes prehistoric people with no idea of "science" or "logic". They didn't know better back then, we do. Scientology doesn't have that excuse.

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 14 May 2007, 15:51

Battlefield Earth Rules OK

Squirly · Post by **Squirly** » 14 May 2007, 15:55

Haven't read the book, but the movie was a crock of shyte.

Jonboy · Post by **Jonboy** » 14 May 2007, 15:57

jamin_za wrote:
lancelot wrote:What are you smoking my man?
Nothing, unfortunately, care to hook a brother up

No, Scientology is just old promises in a new wrapping.
God is now an aliens race.
Heaven is their home planet.
And you still have to give your time & money in order to achieve nirvana.

There are plenty of things that Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists believe that simply cannot be true according to modern science - so why is Scientology labeled nonsense by all of them
Just because it is the new kid on the block?

You must watch a series on religion and science by a guy called Walter Vaith, who obtained a science degree at UCT, now tours the world preaching. He validates so many obscurities relating religion and science it's scary. He's been put in prison before in the US for being a menace to society, because he's unveiled many of the inner working of the free mason s in the US government. (He was a 33rd degree free-mason before he converted).

lancelot · Post by **lancelot** » 14 May 2007, 16:03

Squirly wrote:Haven't read the book, but the movie was a crock of shyte.

The book was really quite good!

Website · Post by **hamin_aus** » 14 May 2007, 16:32

Jonboy wrote:You must watch a series on religion and science by a guy called Walter Vaith,

Walter Vaith

He is a zoologist and AFAIK has no professional theological training, and I have never heard of him being part of the freemasons or incarcerated.
Also, IIRC his work often relies on very unconventional interpretations of the book of Revelations, and alot of what he says is dismissed both by major churches and his fellow scientists.
Please point me towards the series you spoke of.

Squirly wrote: Also, the old religions can at least draw back on the ignorance of a medieval and sometimes prehistoric people with no idea of "science" or "logic". They didn't know better back then, we do. Scientology doesn't have that excuse.

What

So it's okay for older religions to be unscientific because they were around before modern science? Gad zooks!
And also, just because modern science disagrees with many religious ideals, does that mean most people today side with science?

The majority of people today still choose to believe their respective religious literature over science. So tell me again, why should I give your argument any merit

jee · Post by **jee** » 14 May 2007, 17:02

Squirly wrote: While I'm not arguing that a lot of religions haven't been twisted by the less scrupulous parts of our society, none of the "old" religions started out as a money making scheme.

Perhaps you should read up on the Roman Catholic Church - not only were/are they a money racket but they also tried to keep information and literacy from the people so that they could manage the people according to their liking.

Moses · Post by **Moses** » 14 May 2007, 17:09

I remember from my (boarding) school days, whenever the weekly Sunday evening chapel service was canceled, for whatever reason, they still took damn collection! How **** ridiculous. Once the power went out 5 minutes into the service, the chaplain stopped the service, but still managed to pass the collection plates around before we left!

Squirly · Post by **Squirly** » 14 May 2007, 17:14

jamin_za wrote: So it's okay for older religions to be unscientific because they were around before modern science? Gad zooks!

No, that's not what I'm saying. But it does explain and justify their existance a bit more than scientology's.

jamin_za wrote: And also, just because modern science disagrees with many religious ideals, does that mean most people today side with science?

The majority of people today still choose to believe their respective religious literature over science. So tell me again, why should I give your argument any merit

Because a lot of people believe science, but also believe in their respective religion, they just take it for what it is - not a literal account, necessarily, but stories and allegories to help you through life. Common sense does actually exist.

Where is the common sense in alien souls? Alien souls that cause our fears and doubts no less. Especially here, at the turn of the friggin' 21st century?