Do you think if Scientology was created 2000 years ago it would be as popular as Christianity?

Answer 1

I highly doubt it. At least Christianity deals only in human divinity. Check out what Scientologists REALLY believe (and no, this isn't a joke):

Xenu was an alien ruler of the "Galactic Confederacy" who, 75 million years ago, brought billions of people to Earth in spacecrafts resembling Douglas DC-8 airliners, stacked them around volcanoes & blew them up with hydrogen bombs. Their souls then clustered together & stuck to the bodies of the living. The alien souls continue to do this today, causing a variety of physical ill-effects in modern-day humans. L. Ron Hubbard (a science-fiction writer & the creator of Scientology) called these clustered spirits "Body Thetans," & the advanced levels in Scientology place considerable emphasis on isolating them & neutralizing their ill effects.

To rid ourselves of "Body Thetans" & also “engrams” (past negative experiences stored in our unconscious mind) so that we can become “clear”, we have to go through "auditing" with a member of the “church” who uses an "e-meter" machine to measure our “reactive mind”...... & we have to pay lots & lots & lots of money for “auditing” (purchased in 12.5-hour blocks, costing anywhere from $750 for introductory sessions to between $8,000 & $9,000 for advanced sessions) & to take courses on Scientology to advance to higher “levels” in the “church”. The “church” has also taken a very hostile stance towards psychiatry & psychiatric drugs irrespective of the fact that some people require medication to remain adequately functional in everyday life. They deny the reality of chemical imbalance & profound mental disturbance & accordingly do NOTHING to effectively stabilize the dangerously unstable. The “church” has been known to withhold prescription pharmaceuticals from member (with deadly results).

Scientology is undeniably a cult. Every cult can be defined as a group having all of the following five characteristics:

(1) It uses psychological coercion to recruit, indoctrinate & retain its members [convincing potential members that they are unhappy & Scientology is the only means of helping themselves]. (2) It forms an elitist totalitarian society. [they label everyone who disagrees or questions as a “Suppressive Person” & requires members to “disconnect” from them] (3) Its founder leader is self-appointed, dogmatic, messianic, not accountable & has charisma. [Yes, that would be Hubbard] (4) It believes 'the end justifies the means' in order to solicit funds & recruit people. (5) Its wealth does not benefit its members or society. [self evident proof for 4 & 5 as it does milk members for virtually everything they have & it’s wealth doesn’t find it’s way back to it’s members or society at all]

Cults are extremely harmful. To remain within the strict mental & social confines of a cult for even a short time can have the following disastrous effects:

Loss of choice & free will. Diminished intellectual ability, vocabulary & sense of humor. Reduced use of irony, abstractions & metaphors. Reduced capacity to form flexible & intimate relationships. Poor judgment. Physical deterioration. Malnutrition. Hallucinations, panic, dissociation, guilt, identity diffusion & paranoia. Neurotic, psychotic or suicidal tendencies.

Answer 2

The facts are that Scientology couldn't have been founded 2000 years ago. The the scientific knowledge that enabled Hubbard to do all his research into the mind and spirit and make the discoveries he made that resulted in the Scientology religion,
simply did not exist . It's only been in the last 70 odd years that
science developed far enough in the West.
It is basically the same goals and interntions that Guatama Buddha had for mankind 2500 years ago. At that time just there was only the hope that man could achieve a higher state of existence ( "bodhi" it is called in the East) Very few were able to reach this state in one life time.
Scientology, it's knowledge and technologies have given mankind a workable route or bridge to these states that now anyone can travel...... if they are looking for a road to truth, and achieve spiritual freedom in one lifetime.

It's not about popularity anyway. It's about workability.
Most religions have at their core the salvation of mankind, but do they have practical workable solutions?
There are currently over 10 million Scientologists in more than 163 countries world wide. This is an unprecedented growth rate for a religion that has only existed for 53 years.
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 3

Paganism existed long time ago, not only scientology. People can refuse God as much as they can. Do you think God is affected, Do you think this would make Him less glorious? The man is the only looser. Choosing not to believe in God doesn't mean He is not there. Everything will remain the same till one day

Matthew 24: 37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.........Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Answer 4

Craig Branch, director of the Apologetics Resource Center in Birmingham, Alabama, has been examining the teaching and practice of Scientology from a Christian perspective since 1989 and has studied new religious movements for more than 15 years. He has also worked with Watchman Fellowship, a ministry focusing on outreach to non-Christian religions. Branch says evangelical scholars criticize Scientology for these reasons:

Scientology's moral code is based on self-preservation.

"Scientology subscribes to the idea that the end justifies the means," says Branch. "And their end is to overcome the world with Scientology."
Branch believes this contributes to a warped view of ethics in which anything that advances the goals of Scientology is permissible.

Scientology attacks opponents and former members.

One Scientology policy, Fair Game, says a "suppressive" person who is an enemy of the church "may be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. [A suppressive] may be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed" (High Command Office Policy Letter, Oct. 18, 1967). Although Scientologists deny that they still openly follow some of Hubbard's more punitive policies, such as Fair Game, many court cases have found that Scientologists still operate under Hubbard's principles of aggression, Branch says.

According to The Daily Appellate Reporter, the California Supreme Court found Scientology guilty of intentional and negligent infliction of severe emotional harm in the case of Larry Wollersheim (1989). The court wrote that Scientology's "policy of Fair Game by its nature was intended to punish the person who dared to leave the Church."

Answer 5

Honestly I don't think Scientology could last for 2000 years because the foundation of beliefs are so weak. They are trying to "clear the planet" from thetans. Yeah go figure. It is also a cult that is more interested in people's money than their spirituality, so I highly doubt it.

Answer 6

No--unless Tom Cruise was also born 2000 years ago.

Answer 7

Scientology is made up unlike Christianity which is 100% real and not made up in any way. And if you don't believe me then you are the bride of Satan, Infidel!

Answer 8

No. I don't think time is a factor here.
I think the percentage of people who appreciate sensuality over spirituality is less than those who appreciate spirituality over sensuality. That's why oriental religions are popular.

Answer 9

Nope - Jesus rose from the dead, L. Ron Hubbard did not.

Answer 10

It's almost there now.