What is Scientology?

Question

I thought I put this under religion

Answer 1

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).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianetics#Scientific_evaluations
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,812852,00.html

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 millions 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 during everyday life. They don’t recognize legitimate conditions like autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc, and the “church” has been known to withhold prescription pharmaceuticals from member (often with harmful & 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/

Answer 2

This question is under the wrong topic. Scientology is a religion founded by Ron L. Hubbard. It is the main religion of many celebrities including Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie(supposedly). It is as famous as Kabbalah for celebrities. Although I do not know much about it, I will provide a link to further explain. http://www.scientology.org/

Answer 3

The word Scientology literally means "the study of truth." It comes from the Latin word "scio" meaning "knowing in the fullest sense of the word" and the Greek word "logos" meaning "study of."Scientology is the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, others and all of life. The Scientology religion comprises a body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths.

Answer 4

Its a body of teaching and related tecnics, its consider as a new religion, established in USA, by science fictioner L.Ron Hubbard, He begen scientology in 1952, thats what all i know!

Answer 5

If you mean the religion of John Travolta, Tom Cruise etc, see the link below.

Answer 6

Borrow, "Dianetics" by L Ron Hubbard at your local Library (DO NOT BUY THE BOOK), read the first 3 or 4 chapters. If this doesn't sound like brainwashing to you, then maybe your brain is dirty and needs a washing.

Answer 7

Scientology is the study and question of our surrounding. Seek the truths, logic and sense of the world we live in.
No myths, No junk, No fairy tales.

Answer 8

I think it is considered a Religion.
It deals with the Self-Healing of the Body through Faith. IF I remember correct. A woman by the name of Mary Baker Eddy (Mary Eddy Baker?) wrote a book on this. I read it as I like to learn how people think. Very interesting book, but, she did die, so, not sure how great her faith was.

Answer 9

It is a type of religion. Made Tom Cruise strange!

Answer 10

Lol...not something that belongs in the "Skin & Body" grouping. It's a religion. Sort of.

Answer 11

this is what i heard but dont take my words for granted...scientology is a belief that aliens are worthy of worshipping. and you can't take any medications and they never go to the doctors because they believe when you are sick, it is your time to go.

so when katie holmes was having a baby she didnt have any medication and she couldnt scream or tom cruised believed "the aliens will take over the babie's mind."