I noticed the scienctologists are pretty silent on this site, what's the story with your religion?

Question

Everyone seems to have strong opinios about their religion or lack there of but scientologists seem to stay silent. What's up with you guys/

Answer 1

For starters it seems scientologists must be very wealthy and the very wealthy probably have more interesting things to do than visit this site.

Answer 2

There is too much enthenta (critical information/attitudes) on here for many scientologists, only the brave like theta consistently answer questions on scientology.

Since I started searching more for scientology questions, as I answer almost all of them I can tell you the rate is between 2 & 5 new questions a day on scientology, sometimes more. I see 2 regulars and a few stragglers...

However, the reason there aren't many scientologists on here, is that thankfully it is on decline, and despite their best attempts to tell everyone there are 8 million members there are in fact only about 100,000 to 500,000 max.
http://www.clambake.org/archive/COS_members.html

Some members have filtering software on their computer to stop them from accessing sites and pages with critical information on. This for the most part was done without their knowledge.
http://www.clambake.org/archive/events/censorship/

And they can be very opinionated about their religion, even to the point of slandering critics...
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjVLkdDNBLyX6glWU28NiwAgBgx.?qid=20060625061002AAKDm4y

Review my Q&A if you want to see lots of questions on scientology...

These are some good websites looking at scientology:
http://www.clambake.org
http://www.xenutv.com
http://www.lermanet.com

Answer 3

I certainly have been trying my best on this forum, most of my points have come from answering questions about Scientology. (I'm now at Level 4 !!)

Here's a pretty accurate description of my religion that seems to answer questions like yours. It's been chosen many times as Best Answer , let me know if it helps to answer your question.

Scientology is an applied religious philosophy. When I say "applied" I mean you actually use it in your life to change or improve existing conditions. This is different from a religious practice. All religions if you learn about them have a basic philosphy, but they also have certain dogma, rituals and observances, and a certain faith or belief is required. There is nothing wrong with this, but Scientology is not that kind of religion. It does not intrude on anyones faiths of beliefs particularly in the area of God , the Supreme Being, or the Infinite. This area is left totally up to the indivdual, which is why you can be a practicing Jew,for example and still use and apply the priniciples of Scientology in your life. It does not conflict. If anything it will enhance your understanding of your chosen religious practice.
You can have no specific religious beliefs and still benefit from using it.
And it is only true for you according to your own observation and experience with it.
It is a non denominational religion . The dictionary definition that applies:
Religion: The spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognises the existence of superhuman power or powers.

The most basic principle of Scientology is that YOU are your own immortal soul, that this is not a "thing" you HAVE but what YOU actually are.
The whole purpose of Scientology is to increase an individual's understanding and awareness of himself. And thereby his native abilities .
When you do this the sphere and zone of his positive influence increases and moves outward into his life, his family ,his friends, his groups and mankind which he is part of.

How this result is achieved is the "technology" of Scientology, which was developed by L.Ron Hubbard after his extensive research and the discoveries he made, about the human spirit. The basic religious philosophy and knowledge of Scientology is very old, going back 10,000 years at least to the Veda or Vedic Hymns from the East. The developement of the technology is new.
He completed his research before his death in 1986 and left all of his results and copyrights
to the Church of Scientology along with most of his considerable estate., when he died.

He published a book in 1951 to communicate the basic principles he discovered called: " Scientology The Fundementals of Thought"
There are currently over 8 million Scientologists in more that 150 countries world wide. However we are a new religion, only 53 years old.
The true story of Scientology as a religion goes like this:
1. A philosopher developes a philosophy about life and death.
2. People find it interesting.
3. People find it works.
4. People pass it along to others.
5. It grows.

Answer 4

Seems like a lot of people here, asking honest questions about their or some other religion, get ridiculed. Maybe scientologists are smarter than to post for the amusement of others?

Answer 5

scientologists dont know anything. the only religion that actually exists because jesus was the founder is the catholic one. how can you trust a religion that was created by a random guy? He doesnt know anything. and the reason is probably becuase there arent enough scientologists.

Answer 6

Scientologists(?) have probably 'cleared' themselves of most of lifes troublesome questions.

Answer 7

They aren't allowed to use the Internet. It's part of their brainwashing techniques.

Answer 8

would you want to explain that all the worlds problems are caused by a couple of creatures from venus?

Answer 9

that's because there arent a lot of scientologists.

if you want more info please contact Tom Cruise.

Answer 10

I don't know what they believe.