I'm not trying to find out about the "one high god" or whatever else most of you christians and muslims try to force feed people. I'm am simply trying to find out what scientologist believe. If you don't know the answer, then please skip the answer, as most of you religious people will feel threatened and as such try to bash scientology.
2007-02-27 14:45:36 · 20 answers · asked by synthell 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Scientology, which questionably calls itself a new "religion", is the brainchild of science fiction writer & occult enthusiast L. Ron Hubbard. The organization claims to be able to help rid members of any & all mental constraints including but not limited to emotional scarring (from this & "past" lives) due to "engrams" (past negative experiences stored in our unconscious mind), psychological disorders & chemical imbalances (the solution is to convince members that these things don't actually exist) & drug dependence (including legally prescribed psychopharmaceuticals which counteract the effects of psychological disorders Scientologists believe to be nonexistent).
The official Scientology organization is composed of a number of “levels”. One begins as a “preclear” & works their way up. One must purchase virtually every service crucial to advancement directly from the "church" & at staggering prices. "Auditing", for example, is purchased in 12½ hour blocks, costing anywhere from $750 for introductory sessions to between $8,000 & $9,000 for advanced sessions. Visit this link to see how $380,000 is a conservative estimate for the total cost of moving all the way up the Scientology hierarchal ladder: http://www.xenu.net/archive/prices.html
These are the total costs for auditing alone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_as_a_business#Costs
Here’s an explanation of what “auditing” is: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061224182319AA2nnd6
At level OT III (Operating Thetan 3), some very strange & fiercely guarded secrets are imparted upon worthy members who have paid enough money to advance to such a level (and no, this isn't a joke): the evil alien ruler Xenu killed a lot of aliens (Thetans) from around the universe by kidnapping them, bringing them to earth in golden DC-8 “space-planes” & blowing them up inside volcanoes with hydrogen bombs. Scientologists believe the souls of these aliens (these souls are "Body Thetans") were captured, brainwashed & released; they then attached themselves to our ancestors (who passed them all the way down to us) & cause many of our mental & physical ills to this day. Auditing is said to “clear” us of these Body Thetans as well as the “mental implants” they supposedly impose on our minds. http://sf.irk.ru/www/ot3/spaink-ot3.html http://xenu.net/archive/leaflet/Xenu-Letter.pdf
Scientology has 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. The “church” has been known to withhold prescription pharmaceuticals from member (with deadly results). Suspiciously, it was discovered upon Hubbard’s death that the anti-anxiety drug hydroxyzine (Vistaril™) was present in his body, which several of his assistants would later attest was only one of many psychiatric & pain medications Hubbard ingested over the years. http://www.clambake.org/archive/ronthenut/16.gif
(visit this link to read about the uses of hydroxyzine: http://www.drugs.com/mtm/v/vistaril.html )
To be blunt, Scientology is a cult. It employs semi-legitimate psychotherapy & self-help methods to keep people loyal & convinced of its merit while it simultaneously sucks them dry financially & attempts to keep them far away from ANYONE, even friends & family, who would dissuade them from remaining in such a harmful situation. It’s a particularly greedy as well as manipulative & dangerous cult that takes its anti-psychiatry fanaticism to deadly limits. See this link for more information: http://www.lisamcpherson.org/
2007-02-27 16:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
it is a cult. Yes I am Christian but wont try to feed you anything. From what I know... they believe that you as a person are not 'perfect' and through 'sessions' which they have made up you are to become 'clear' meaning you will have more purity in your life and not have the baggage one would normally carry around in the every day life. WHile this might sound good... there are things you should know about these ways..... You have to pay enormous amounts of money to achieve these levels of 'clarity'... you do not decide if you have reached the levels.. but the person sitting in the room with you telling you to repeat things and hooking you up to a machine that gives you light shocks determine what you are and where you are. IN many cases you will no doubt tell very deep emotional secrets to strangers to become clear. There is also something that they believe you have on you... dark soul that hang on to you and make you miserable... that is another way you must become clear... get rid of these. Scientology is about yourself... not God or others. I am surprised you havent looked online to see what it is about. You can read about those that have left the church of Scientology because of abuse and lies and money lost. I will tell you that the only reason this is deemed a 'church' is so they will get a tax break.
I am not bashing... but telling you what I know... personal experience from a relative is why i know this. Thousands of dollars lost and is still being harrassed for money for more of the sessions they like to give.. made to feel guilty.. and is severly depressed becasue of this 'church' Be careful, and dont give money to those you dont know, dont give money so they can help make you a better person.
other wierd stuff..... please check online and come to your own conclusions.... if someone is trying to tell you how great it is.. ask how much money they have spent so far and what 'level' they want to achieve.. It will cost you.
2007-02-27 23:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by pink9364 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's another BS religion based on the BS of a man!
Try thinking for yourself instead of looking for answers from what some con artist dreamed up as a way to make a buck!
2007-02-27 22:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is quite amazing how most people think they know about the subject. Little do they know that lack of knowledge gives power to the attacked subject. Basically a person can become effected by someting he does not understand.
There are a few people on this forum that know what it is and many more thatunderstand the basics so have no fear of it.
Go to www.scientology.org
2007-02-28 00:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by michaeljripley 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am a Christian, and contrary to popular belief, I am not going to bash it. I am curious as well. Good question, and the first I have seen of its kind.
2007-02-27 22:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by There can only be one - (ANSWER) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a philosophy or religion created by a man that openly admited that he could scam the masses into believing a new religion and actually get them to pay him to be in it.
2007-02-27 22:52:00 · answer #6 · answered by Bubbles 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A scam, mostly. You have to pay them to get in.
A sci-fi writer bet a friend he could create a religion. And bam, here's scientology.
Aliens and all.
2007-02-27 22:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by RiverGirl 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Personal opinion? A farce, all based on a book by a mediocre writer.
2007-02-27 22:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ti's not the study of science but the idea of engrams,and that trauma can be alleviated by dissolving memories with their associative influences that have adverse affects, presumably.
they call this becoming clear ...what a scam!
2007-02-27 22:58:30 · answer #9 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know the answer, but am curious over your question and thats why I'am visiting your answers. Thank you for an interesting subject.
2007-02-27 22:54:25 · answer #10 · answered by peachiepie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋