Scientology???

Question

What exactly is it? Is it a religion? What do they believe? I really havent heard much about them...just wondering.

Answer 1

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://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/07/01/sci_psy/index_np.html?pn=1
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 2

Scientology was created by Golden Age science fiction author L Ron Hubbard in order to win a bet (the bet, I am given to understand was with fellow SF author Larry Niven). That is is accorded the status of a religion is a complete travesty. The only reason it could be termed a religion is that, in common with many religions (especially christian religions) it is an excellent way of getting gullible people to donate money they cannot afford to already rich people.

Answer 3

I always wonder if Scientologists ever read anything else Hubbard wrote. He rails about religion and psychology so much, I really think he made Scientology up as a huge jumblef**k of them both just to see if he could.

Answer 4

Its a cult wanting ur money. It started with ron hubbery a comic writer back in 1960s. He believes hes prodigy that feel depression is theton that tells us of are past lives. They believe are souls were once aliens. Dont know much more than that if u want to know truth u kinda have to join or ask a memeber and need to be rich.

Answer 5

It made Tom Cruise loose his stardom. He went nuts during the interviews talking about Scientology and trying to debate with the host himself in one of the talk shows.

Unless you want to end up in a situation he ended up, don't go into its depth. Its really infectious... lol

You might be able to find some footage about the interview on you tube.

Answer 6

Yes; as I know it, which is just the surface really, it is a cult, and, as someone else said, is really a 'pseudo-religion'.
It is a science, a religion, and a psychological analization of existence all in one.
To me, it had a highly dangerous 'spirit' about it when I briefly examined it!

Answer 7

began by means of L. Ron Hubbard as 'self aid procedure' known as Dianetics (he began out writing SiFi books after which wrote self aid books) ...it right into a grew to become "faith".....many humans (Christians, atheist, agnostics, former participants, ect) say it's the best 'textual content-e-book' illustration of a non-violent Cult (notion a few participants have mentioned bodily and emotional abuse) the fundamental suggestion is: for the duration of your and beyond lives you may have had bad studies that you just are not able to bear in mind, those repressed studies 'keep you again'.... via precise counseling known as "Dianetics" (furnished by means of the CoS. for a nominal rate) you'll 'approach/manage' those dangerous studies....as soon as there all looked after, you'll go beyond to a "top simple of lifestyles" ....THE END....

Answer 8

More of a cult than a religion, really - following a book called "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard, who held that people who are "self-actualized" can become their own god and achieve whatever they want - fame, fortune, etc. Of course, they are required to sign over most of what they own to the church.

It's really scary.

Answer 9

It's a fake religion made up by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction author.

Answer 10

It is a CULT.
The followers believe in making as much money as possible
no matter who gets hurt in the process.

Answer 11

Ask ZeroCool...She's an expert...

I went to one of their churches...I know they believe in locking you in a dark room and showing you an insane film about the powers of their founder....

I've heard they believe that aliens were transported to Earth and their souls were trapped here and infested our DNA.