To you, perhaps. To me it's a wonderful fantasy like the rest. No more or less believable.
The Shrike Send a noteboard - 02/11/2009 02:19:17 AM
No more or less ridiculous. It just does not yet have the aura of respectability that a couple millenia usually gives to a cult.
The way that we view Scientology is not much different the way that the Romans and Hellenistic Greeks viewed Judaism and Christianity. Personally, I find the myths of the Greco-Romans to be far richer than Judeo-Christian myths. But hey, the JC cult got converts, despite having a far less intriguing back story.
What the future holds? I don't know. Could be that Scientology will die out. Could be that it will thrive.
The way that we view Scientology is not much different the way that the Romans and Hellenistic Greeks viewed Judaism and Christianity. Personally, I find the myths of the Greco-Romans to be far richer than Judeo-Christian myths. But hey, the JC cult got converts, despite having a far less intriguing back story.
What the future holds? I don't know. Could be that Scientology will die out. Could be that it will thrive.
Defections, court fights test Scientology
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I don't think most people think the Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses are "mainstream".
- 02/11/2009 12:29:51 AM
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I agree. When I read that I thought "bullshit". Especially about the JW's. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 04:40:05 AM
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Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Daoism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism, Scientologism.
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Yes, literalism and fundamentalism don't typically make a lot of sense. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 01:34:48 AM
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I beg to differ. Scientology is more ridiculous than the other religions mentioned.
- 02/11/2009 01:58:44 AM
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To you, perhaps. To me it's a wonderful fantasy like the rest. No more or less believable.
- 02/11/2009 02:19:17 AM
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What sources do you have for that statement?
- 02/11/2009 06:38:19 AM
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The point was about polytheism versus monotheism
- 02/11/2009 03:29:23 PM
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I take issue with your view of history
- 02/11/2009 04:25:24 PM
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The view of history is not monolithic. You are entitled to your views.
- 02/11/2009 04:36:45 PM
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Excellent post.....all religions are a little nutty, but Christianity was a natural extension to....
- 02/11/2009 02:43:49 AM
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Re: Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Daoism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism, Scientologism.
- 02/11/2009 04:03:49 AM
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Right. Unlike Christianity, which has harming your neighbor as one of its central precepts.
- 02/11/2009 06:34:16 AM
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Re: Right. Unlike Christianity, which has harming your neighbor as one of its central precepts.
- 02/11/2009 02:42:22 PM
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Your spelling is simply atrocious. Are you a non-native English speaker/writer?
- 02/11/2009 03:23:25 PM
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+1 to your question and add "abysmal grammar and style" *NM*
- 02/11/2009 04:28:08 PM
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Re: Your spelling is simply atrocious. Are you a non-native English speaker/writer?
- 03/11/2009 02:26:07 AM
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I think that you are wrong.
- 02/11/2009 03:48:20 PM
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Define, supporting/promoting a war?
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Agreed, and even some 19th century wars had at least partial religious motivations. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 05:38:22 PM
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Uh? I thought what was testing Scientology was its crazy-ass beliefs.....
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