2006-08-23 02:00:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
$cientology is a moneygrubbing cult based around a lousy fiction written by a lousy science fiction writer.
It claims that human beings are descended from _clams_ (yes, ocean shellfish) and that a being from the planet Xenu will come to Earth one day to collect his followers.
One big difference with most cults, eg. christianity, is that most religions teach their secrets for free, $cientology doesn't. You have to pay scams - oops, scads - of money to learn it's "secrets".
2006-08-23 02:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Officially, in the USA, it presently enjoys tax-free status as a religion.
Actually, it is a sythesis of a cult and a multi-level marketing scam. You may see advertisements for Dianetics, the introductory material. A potential scientologist must be cleared of any restraints on their potential, including morality. This is done by auditing the client, and having them tell the auditor all their deepest secrets so they can later be blackmailed, if necessary.
It was invented by L Ron Hubbard, who was kicked out of the Ordo Templi Orientalis, by the one and only Aleister Crowley, who called him a sick little pervert. If you don't know who Crowley was, or what OTO was and is, basically, it is a form of demon-worshipping that to some degree involves sex magick. Crowley referred to himself as "the great beast".
The higher levels of Scientology are levels of Operating Thetan, an allusion that OTO was just the beginning, and should be considered OT0, with Scientology providing initiation into OT1, and at least up to OT8.
NEVER, EVER get on a boat with those people, and avoid any Scientologist in uniform or claiming to be a part of SEA-ORG.
And if anyone ever mentions the word FairGame as a verb, leave town and change your name.
2006-08-24 01:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by Lewis Y 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the anti-scientology web sites:
A writer researched self-hel stuff in the 1950s when you had to be a doctor or a church
Its non-denominational (you dont have to join or quit your religion)
It teaches courses in things like communications and getting off of drugs
Most people take a couple of the cheaper courses then quit
2006-08-23 15:24:54 · answer #3 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a science fiction club, some would say cult, who decided to call itself a religion to get tax benefits.
When it's "founder" L. Ron Hubbard, the scence fiction author, took his board of directors on a cruise to "celebrate" the end of Scientology he mysteriously fell overboard.
2006-08-23 09:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah no long over complicated explanation could ever make me buy into scientology...A religion started by a failed science fiction writer should be your first clue to keep shopping..lol
Wait some one is knocking at my door....Damn it its Tom Cruise and his lawyers.
2006-08-23 09:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by Tammy M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here's Wikipedia's info, gotta love Wikipedia! :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology
2006-08-23 09:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Luveniar♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a religion, philosophy and a gigantic fraud from start to finish that is so silly and so ridiculous you'll scarcely believe what you learn.
Get all the info below.
2006-08-23 09:04:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
this is the south park explanation of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLnsBv6UQ-o
lolz that's hilarious watch the whole thing.
this is another site that tells about the dangers of scientology. there are a lot of graphic images but i think that they r necessary http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/
2006-08-23 09:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by koRngurl94 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's a cult. Leaders who set their own rules based on their beliefs and force members to obey.
2006-08-23 09:02:23 · answer #9 · answered by Muffin 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeh, I think it's the belief in science.
2006-08-23 09:02:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋