Scientology

[Whiternoise]

Brainwashing?

When people are "Audited" they are hypnotised and then asked questions so they can't lie, [snip]

Is that entirely true? I would imagine that unless they have some very very well trained hypnotists, it would be very difficult to make people tell the truth. Of course, it's all suggestion, so in theory it's possible - but don't you have to be willing to be hypnotised..

Hmm apparently they use these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-meter

Seems a bit too much like a Ghostbuster machine if you ask me

[fuddam]

Actually, for those of us who don't believe the bible is an accurate and impartial history of the world, historical evidence strongly suggests Jesus never existed.

can't let you get away with that. You always jump into these discussions with that garbage. Same old.
Go to the British museum, do some real reading for a change. Do some studying on archeology, ancient history, the history of literature for a change.
I'm not going to repeat all the figures - they've been posted in loads of threads before, by myself. Just amuses me how you never miss an opportunity to throw that particular rock.

[fuddam]

How many rational and intelligent people 'fall for' Christianity?

millions 'fall'

Christianity stands up to any tests?

not sure what tests you mean

Christianity as told in the Bible, hasn't been created, blantantly so, by a person or persons?

yep

No Christian, Muslim, or Jew can look down on those who believe in Scientology, it is just the latest crazy take on things - get enough gulible folk to believe what you say and bingo. New religion.

As a Christian, I can't look down on anybody; however, I am totally free to look down on various beliefs as a load of bollocks.
eg: if you claimed my mother was a green insect who lived in a volcano and gave birth to me through a wierd transmogrification involving plasticine and mars bars, I'd say that belief was totally cuckoo.
Or even if you simply believed she was blonde

[[GSV]Trig]

Lets leave the Jesus comments out of this one, IMHO Jesus is where the 3 books fall out as the Muslims the Jews and the Christians were all in agreement until the birth of Jesus and all pretty much go by the Old Testiments..

[TeePee]

can't let you get away with that. You always jump into these discussions with that garbage. Same old.
Go to the British museum, do some real reading for a change. Do some studying on archeology, ancient history, the history of literature for a change.
I'm not going to repeat all the figures - they've been posted in loads of threads before, by myself. Just amuses me how you never miss an opportunity to throw that particular rock.

And I put the same smackdown on you before.

[JPreston]

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No Christian, Muslim, or Jew can look down on those who believe in Scientology...

Millions of christians in america believe that the rapture will happen within their lifetime - they sincerely believe that one day they personally will literally be physically lifted up into the sky to heaven.

Any theist who ridicules the specific beliefs of scientology for being improbable reveals themself to be every bit as much of a brainwashed bigot as how they want to paint the scientologists.

Their beliefs are every bit as ridiculous as the scientologists. The hypocrites...

[spazman]

What a guy L Ron was! He was a crappy sci-fi writer who is quoted as saying the easiest way to make money is start a religion, he wrote the most outrageous load of nonsense ever AND PEOPLE BELIEVED HIM got to give the guy some respect for that. Even if he did live on a boat with lots of little boys.

[yamangman]

Pretty much as cooky as any other religion if I were asked.

[TooNice]

Which one was the rebuttal video on YT? I did a search, and it seems most of the videos have lean against Scientology.

[[GSV]Trig]

Which one was the rebuttal video on YT? I did a search, and it seems most of the videos have lean against Scientology.

http://media.freedommag.org/media/pa...ed-275kbps.swf

Thats the rebuttal..


I have yet to hear back from "John" who initially seemed open to the idea of answering any questions I had, however since I actually asked them I have heard nothing, perhaps because I said in my email to him that I had no interest in becoming a Scientologist or perhaps because my questions were not the ones he wished to answer, or perhaps from my brief emails he decided that I was not the kind of person that could be persuaded to "see the light", deemed a waste of time and ignored, or maybe he's on his way here now to kill myself and my family...