Poll: I Got Some Scientology Books... Now What?

[Gmano]

SERIOUSLY, NEVER, EVER GO FOR AN AUDIT.READ THE ANDERSON REPORT [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Cowen/audit/andrhome.html]

FYI guys, these books never tell you anything to do with the religion, instead they make you curious, appeal to a very wide range of people and "educate you" on a "modern psychotherapy" which consists of command hypnosis, sleep deprivation, brainwashing techniques, blackmail and other controlling techniques to ensure YOU NEVER LEAVE.

 

[Cliff_m85]

You might want to read them just for giggles. Sure, Scientology is among the silliest religions to have ever existed and actually have a significant following, but that silliness must certainly translate into Hubbard's work.

Wrong. Cargo Cultism.



People built aircrafts, air control towers, and landing strips out of bamboo and junk and await a messiah who will bring them cargo. The worshippers take shifts scanning the sky for the mystical air-craft ready to direct him down to the landing strip via prayer and faux flashlights. Youtube it, you'll find a small documentary from the 60's I believe, but they are still around and still doing the same thing.

its the same thing as Jesus and the end times.

People worship Jesus all there lives so when the end times come they will be saved.

Basically, but atleast the islanders don't believe a virgin can get pregnant. *shrugs*

But then again, I think all religions are equally ridiculous. Just Cargo Cultists waste 100% of their lives doing it compared to Christian's wasting about 15%....maybe up to 40%.

 

[Cliff_m85]

If you want difficulties, review them. Scientologists are sue-crazy bastards.


Oh, and by the way I am officially a "surpressive person" on Scientology's list.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

You might want to read them just for giggles. Sure, Scientology is among the silliest religions to have ever existed and actually have a significant following, but that silliness must certainly translate into Hubbard's work.

Wrong. Cargo Cultism.



People built aircrafts, air control towers, and landing strips out of bamboo and junk and await a messiah who will bring them cargo. The worshippers take shifts scanning the sky for the mystical air-craft ready to direct him down to the landing strip via prayer and faux flashlights. Youtube it, you'll find a small documentary from the 60's I believe, but they are still around and still doing the same thing.

I said Scientology was among the world's silliest religions, not the silliest religion, which at the moment appears to be cargo cultism.

 

[MercenaryCanary]

If you want difficulties, review them. Scientologists are sue-crazy bastards.


Oh, and by the way I am officially a "surpressive person" on Scientology's list.

This happened... how?

 

[Birras]

I suggest another option. Tear out all the pages, cover them in white-out, then use them to Xerox The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I would tell you all about Him, but the Holy Eight 'I'd Rather You Didn't's forbid it.

 

[Cliff_m85]

If you want difficulties, review them. Scientologists are sue-crazy bastards.


Oh, and by the way I am officially a "surpressive person" on Scientology's list.

This happened... how?

I had a fairly popular blog on Myspace where I wrote about politics, religion, and whatnot. Many reviews provoked comments from angry people, but the one that went farther was from a Scientologist who stumbled on my blog about Scientology. I took passages from select books and wrote about how the religion damaged lives and he informed me that he'd be alerting his group of this.

One sent me a message with my IP address, my home address, my phone number, and what college I was going to. The gist of the message was that I should remove the blog, with certain impolite comments strewn in.

Later the same guy told me that I had been added to an SP list. After searching I found a list of SP people and my name was on the list. I changed my myspace so I could continue writing, as well as forwarded my friends and non-insane readers of where it could be read.

I haven't heard anything from them yet, but that's probably because as an SP they aren't allowed any contact with me.

 

[Milkatron]

I hate Scientology with a burning passion, but I think you should read the books. Most Scientology books are actually pretty damn funny, I read some of them. Just make sure you aren't looking at them seriously, or their stupidity may wash off on you.

 

[amazinglettera]

Eat them. Your Theton level will change for the better. Then the mothership will come for you...heheheheheeeeeeeee waffles make for terrible paste on nipples.

 

[Glerken]

Read them.
Review them.
Then burn them.

 

[Cliff_m85]

You guys would honestly be bored of the entry level stuff, it's pretty reasonable and bland.

You pay a slight sum of money and get entry level books all making you think that it's reasonable and you can't believe what people scoff at.

You pay more for low level studies, continuing on to middle studies that are costly. At that point you've spent thousands of dollars on Scientology so why turn back now? So you invest in more audits and continue upward where you get alot of praise and people appearing to respect you (works the same in Christianity) so you spend more and read more. Pretty soon you are so financially involved with the group that you don't want to think you've wasted so much money and just ignore any criticisms (SP rule fixes that mainly). So when the crazy is unleashed you're much too involved to skeptically read it.

 

[KValentine]

If you do review them, don't use any identifying name that can trace to your real identity (See the lists of John and Jane Smiths at the credits of one of the South Park episodes). If some Scientologist discovers the review and does not agree with it, they may attempt to sue for defamation. They won't have a case, but the legal work may be troublesome.

I used to work at a Scientology center when I was desperate for a job. After the first paycheck didn't cover my gas, I quit and had to constantly reiterate to them that I quit for at least a month.

-John Smith, borrowing KValentine's Escapist screen name

 

[megapenguinx]

Review them so we can have a good lol.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Funny how a lot of people hate the religion. And chances are they don't know anything other than who the crazy celebrities are that follow this religion.

Nothing especially wrong with the religion. It's the Church of Scientology itself that must be destroyed. The Freezoners can go right ahead with their religious practices.

Hell, since the copyright would be expired by default, they could even start using, you know, actual Scientology materials.

 

[traceur_]

Read it, review it satirically then dispose of it in a manner involving cannons.