Do you think Scientology adepts REALLY believe that story about Xenu and the Galactic Federation and what not?

Question

I find it even harder to believe than the bible...

Answer 1

Well one day we'll find the bodies of all the millions of aliens that were blown up with hydrogen bombs around volcanoes and when that day comes we the Scientologists will have the last laugh!

Bahahaha!


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Kidding.

Answer 2

Most of them would pay lip service to it and possibly even believe it to a point but I would say only a small percentage actually believe it 100%.

A lot of it has to do with how far they've gone in the organisation, how much money they've spent and there's a certain amount of brainwashing that takes place. So once they get to know about Xenu, they're ready to swallow it hook, line and sinker. It's only later on that they might question it but rarely would they speak out against it.

Answer 3

I really don't know. L. Ron Hubbard definitely makes a lot of money and fame out of it, so it could very well be a publicity stunt.

Try and find the banned South Park episode about Scientology, it deals with exactly the question you raise here.

Answer 4

Undoubtedly those conned into shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn the "big secret" believe it. Wanna bet that the people who run the "Church" and are living lavish lifestyles on the money they scam of the innocents don't believe a word of it?

Answer 5

And you think this is the first scam?

We can name many more, each religion has their own scam tactics.

I'm truly thankful for everyone using these questions, it helps to awaken so many more people to the truths. I think that is God-inspired all the way!

Answer 6

Scientologists are mostly Hollywood people who live fairy tale lives, so its not hard for them to take the leap.

Answer 7

it is all a big hoax, when you get to a certain level they tell you and give you your cash back if you have brought enough new members, it's all about superiority and laughing at everyone else.

Answer 8

Well, not lower level members because they haven't been taught about such higher level internal doctrine. But those who reach "Operating Thetan Level 3", or OT3, do believe.

Here's an overview of Scientology in my own words; I hope it helps you better understand what Scientology is about -

Scientology, which questionably calls itself a new "religion", is the brainchild of science fiction writer & occult enthusiast L. Ron Hubbard. The organization, by means of Hubbard’s self created psychotherapy technique called “Dianetics”, 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
Dianetics review: http://dir.salon.com/story/books/review/2005/06/28/dianetics/index.html
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 (and according to Scientology’s belief in Thetan immortality, they also attached to us during “past lives”) & 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://www.spaink.net/cos/essays/atack_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 members (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 these links for more information: http://www.lisamcpherson.org/
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/06/24/Tampabay/The_unperson.shtml
http://www.factnet.org/Books/SocialControl/scs.html#toc http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/s/scientology/pignotti/

Answer 9

Of course they do.
Every religion REQUIRES a special "fairy tale" to set them apart from other folks' fairy tales.

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Answer 10

Evidently they do.