The Bible, the Torah, the Koran, Scientology, the ramblings of David Icke?

Question

Anyone else see a distinct similarity here? Somebody writes something down and a load of people believe in it, change their lifestyle around it and basically go completely mental. A man fed 5000 people with a few fish and a couple of loaves of bread, a big guy in the sky made humans out of mud and ribs, talking snakes, an invisible being that controls everything we do, aliens coming down millions of years ago and somehow now have control over everything we do, the world is secretly populated with weird lizard things that live among us, and oh, guess what, have control over everything we do!

When you can see how easily people will believe the nonsense they read, how can you rely on organised religion as a source of truth?

Answer 1

Just for the record..... Scientology is not about aliens who control everything we do.
It's actually the complete opposite of having to be controlled by
some external source.
Thanks for acknowledging it as a religion, but please don't include it in your generalizations about other religions.
Here is some factual info to correct the misinformed.

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. It is a very practical religion.
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 lifeAnd 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. L. Ron Hubbard researched and made new discoveries about the human spirit. He developed technology from these discoveries to apply to increase spiritual awareness and ability.
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 personal 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 10 million Scientologists in more than 163 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.

This is just an overview.
L. Ron Hubbard explained fully the theology and technologies of Scientology in more than 500,000 pages of writings, including dozens of books and over 2,000 tape-recorded public lectures.

P,S. Who the hell is David Icke ?

Answer 2

Well, the Abrahamic religions all take their cues from several past mythologies so it's really no surprise to me that people would buy into it. It's the old stuff all bathed and powdered and dressed real pretty. It's no wonder why this specific type of meme is perpetuated; it gets revamped every so often and becomes appealing all over again. Of course, just because I can understand why it still goes on doesn't mean it's a valid source of truth.

Now... Scientology? People should know better. It's only been around for 50 or 60 years. Not enough time to make it an integrated part of our religious memeplex and it certainly doesn't make any good sense. And David Icke... well... I haven't noticed that he has a particularly significant following... but I suppose anyone daft enough to buy into the "Illumnati" B.S. should be considered the most incapable of grasping reality.

Answer 3

Torah/Old Testament New Testament (isnt in chronological order though) Book of Mormon is same period of time as Bible, just diff location of the world Koran would probably be last edit people the Book of Mormon time period is not last It follows a time line similar to that of the Bible, before and after the time of Christ It just follows people in the Americas instead of the Middle East/Europe

Answer 4

i know what you mean, there are so many different religions out there. I think at the end of the day it's up to the person involved to believe in what ever they wish. One thing i don't like though is when people try and preach saying that we'll all go to hell. It's fine if they believe in a certain god, but that doesn't mean we have to right?

Answer 5

You can if said organized religion actually encourages thinking and searching for the truth and believes that WE are responsible for what we do.

Answer 6

"When you can see how easily people will believe the nonsense they read"

What? you mean like People Magazine? or The Enquirer?

People believe what they want to believe - until the proof stares them in the face.

Answer 7

You're right, you should form a religion around that thought.

Answer 8

things should be taken as fiction until proven

Answer 9

You can't, it pushes it's own agenda and if you don't believe it your doomed. I hate religion.