What do you guys think about Scientology?

Answer 1

personally my views on religion are, that for all i care you can worship a rock in ur back garden as long as u don't expect me to worship it too.

Answer 2

It's a definite brain washing, in my opinion. I can't tell you how many times that I tried to read Dianetics and stopped because of all the things that you had to accept. I finally reached well into the book and stopped again. I decided that I had enough. Basically I had to train myself to understand the concept without accepting it just so that I could move along.

And then there is the alien thing. Oh man! Nothing Archaeological like the Bible has a plethora of, nothing as far as hieroglyphics or even cave writings, just a theory about aliens who planted us ( if I remember right). And then there is the eternal aspect: That if you become 'clear' then you can reach immortality. Well he's died since then. And as far as I heard Mr. Hubbard: The founder of Scientology, is still dead. So what that is telling me is that the goal of immortality has NOT been reached yet. So the theory of 'becoming clear' and gaining immortality is not realized. This MIGHT be because it is not obtainable by trying to be clear.

What then? Is it not true? Yes, I think that it's not true.

Answer 3

Just look at Tom Cruise in Risky Business(pre Scientology) and look at him today(post Scientology).
Obviously it's not good for you.

Answer 4

personally i think it's a scam. it's already been rumored that l. ron hubbard started the religion on a bet. and it is a strange coincidence that the founder of a religion which believes that humans are the souls of aliens that were tossed into a volcano on earth would also be a science fiction writer! and also to join the church you have to pay a 250 dollar membership fee plus buy the book dianetics. i think it is a con job on a world wide scale that preys on people who are just looking for some kind of guidance in their life. it makes me sick to think some people actually fall for this "religion". it's nothing more than a cult and should be treated as such.

Answer 5

The poster who said ask Zero Cool is right. Look at her web links.

It's a cult that you should avoid unless you want to be parted from your familly. Friends. Home. Money and anything else that doesn't allow them to have complete control of you!

It was a fruit loops invention, L Ron Hubbard, and fruit loops are the only people that would go near it!

Answer 6

Found this on a t-shirt somewhere on the net...
"Scientology, providing gay actors with wives since 1952."
LOVE IT, gotta have one!

Answer 7

My opinion is that it's a manipulative, dangerous, greedy, lying, scamming, brainwashing, bullying cult. And I have the facts to back it up.

There are multitudes of people who have suffered tragic experiences during their involvement with Scientology. Read about them here:
http://www.lermanet.com/persecution/
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/krasel/
http://xenu.net/archive/personal_story/cheryl_s

Here are more "bad experiences" with the cult including an illegal plot to infiltrate the government, brainwashing techniques, mind control camps, attacks on critics, and DEATHS caused by Scientology doctrine and members:

● Operation Snow White – Under this official program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, & theft of documents in government offices. This program constituted the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history. Among the 11 prominent Scientologists convicted of this conspiracy was Mary Sue Hubbard, the wife of Scientology’s “prophet”.
http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/scientology/snow-white/index.html
http://en.allexperts.com/e/o/op/operation_snow_white.htm

● Operation Freakout - Their campaign of sabotage & violence against Paulette Cooper, the writer who published her research & findings on several cults, including Scientology. Scientology’s official plan: to frame Paulette, ruin her career & reputation & get her either incarcerated or locked up in psychiatric confinement.
The official plan: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Krasel/cooper/frk1.html
Her book: http://holysmoke.org/cos/books/scandal-of-scientology-cooper.pdf

● Fair Game - the Scientology policy detailing how the organization may confront & handle critics & perceived enemies. Here is a direct quote: "Enemies may be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.”
http://www.xenu.net/archive/disk/fairgame.htm
http://www.planetkc.com/sloth/sci/Fair_game_ord.html
http://www.fairgamed.org/

● Physical & psychological punishment: Scientologists who "break the rules" while members of the "Sea Org" must subject themselves to the Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF), which includes regimes of harsh physical punishment, forced self-confessions, social isolation, hard labor and intensive ideological indoctrination.
http://www.xenu-directory.net/practices/rpf.html
http://www.lermanet2.com/scientology/gulags/BrainwashinginScientology'sRehabilitationProjectForce.htm
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kspaink/cos/rpf/escape_2.htm

● Brainwashing & mind control: Scientology exerts control over its members by means of typical cult tactics, including but not limited to controlling information about internal doctrine & criticism of the organization, severely restricting social contact outside the cult (including the practice of “disconnecting” with any family who question the credibility & trustworthiness of the cult), creating an “us against them” mentality by villainizing a specific out-group (for Scientology, it’s psychiatrists), & claiming all those outside the cult are unenlightened.
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/
http://xenu.net/archive/personal_story/funkydonny.html

● Violent Kidnapping - Lisa McPherson was a Scientologist, was involved in a car accident & resultantly became mentally unstable. She was kidnapped from the hospital by agents of Scientology, held against her will, refused proper psychiatric treatment & allowed to STARVE TO DEATH.
Video: http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/
News Coverage: http://www.factnet.org/Scientology/Lisa_McPherson_Scientology_Deaths.html
Website: http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

● Tragic Murder - A CBS “48 Hours” special on Jeremy Perkins, the mentally disturbed son of Scientologist parents who, because of the Scientology doctrine of opposing psychiatry, refused to put him on the anti-psychotic drugs that would have stabilized him & prevented him from killing his own mother.
Video: http://www.scientomogy.com/jeremy_perkins.php
CBS article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/25/48hours/main2124568.shtml
Website: http://perkinstragedy.org

Answer 8

I apply Scientology to my life and it works.

So I think it is alright.

http://www.scientologytoday.org/Common/question/index.htm

Answer 9

It's just as false as every other religion, but it takes more money away. So it's bad.

Answer 10

It's greatly lacking in everything good for you.