What if crazy L. Ron was still alive and admitted he made up Scientology to get money? How many Scientologists would REFUSE to believe him and continue practicing?
2007-10-08 07:11:19 · 15 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I mean publicly, unapologetically admitting it.
2007-10-08 07:13:15 · update #1
Hubbard did admit it, but it was not widely publicized.
2007-10-08 07:19:18 · update #2
Yes, people would still believe in it if they felt it improved their life at all. As long as some are banded in a like thought or belief, they will usually stay in that group until 'something better comes along' and usually always searching for the wrong answers.
2007-10-08 07:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by dawnUSA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably most of them would believe him and still continue practicing. Its all about the courses anyway. The crazy stuff that gets posted about their beliefs is supposed to be secret stuff known only to the toppest levels of it. Apparently 99% of them just take the courses and swear by them so I dont think it would make much difference.
Besides, the big ball now is the split-off groups that are doing the scientology stuff and not even bothering with the church title it had to have in the 50s
2007-10-10 13:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Similar things have happened amongst the conspiracy/paranormal crowd. Things like The Report from Iron Mountain and Alternative Three have been revealed, by their authors, to be hoaxes, yet still form the basis for numerous theories. I even read one book on Alt3 that admitted in the introduction that the original source was a hoax, but the author was convinced that the hoax existed only to cover up the "real story."
So, I'd guess if that kind of thing happened to a religion, plenty of believers would remain faithful regardless.
2007-10-08 14:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by stmichaeldet 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In a way, this happened in a "church" called "Worldwide" back in 1995.
Quite a number of people continued in the belief system, regardless of all the evidence that showed it to be a cult.
Such is the power of cults.
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2007-10-08 14:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you have been to Saturn and have become Lord of the Rings you must maintain that position. Think carefully about what you do young psychopath. Your disciples could take revenge by sending you to Uranus where you would be Lord of the Flys.
2007-10-08 14:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the TV show South Park, people would refuse to believe it. Remember the episode when Stan was supposed to be the reincarnation of L. Ron?
2007-10-08 14:14:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
It's funny how people forget. Before he even STARTED Scientology, he SAID that creating an artificial religion would be possible. Then he proceeded to prove it.
2007-10-08 14:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if I am not wrong a bunch of skeptics, including James Rendy, did it and then told people it was made up, but people still believed it. Imagination gone wrong.
2007-10-08 14:16:27 · answer #8 · answered by remy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Worked for Darwin.
2007-10-08 14:25:53 · answer #9 · answered by NXile 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some probably would, the pridefull human heart wants what it wants whether it is true or not usually.
2007-10-08 14:14:57 · answer #10 · answered by Princessa Macha Venial 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋