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    Scientology

    Just mooching around in DIGG and found this.


    An interesting read but I do have a dim view of all religion.

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    Cool Re: Scientology

    Do you see this as religion screwing people up, or screwed up people looking to religion?

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by StokeBloke View Post
    Do you see this as religion screwing people up, or screwed up people looking to religion?
    Good grief! Don't get Barry S started...

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    Re: Scientology

    I have had personal experience of these people through my Parents in the late 70's and all I can say is STAY WELL CLEAR they are all about money and only money, the have very convincing and clever methods of getting you to part with your money. Granted I am not a religious person but a religion (if you can call it that) started by a Sci Fi Author should send a strong warning of doubt in anyone's mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zimbabwean View Post
    I have had personal experience of these people through my Parents in the late 70's and all I can say is STAY WELL CLEAR they are all about money and only money, the have very convincing and clever methods of getting you to part with your money. Granted I am not a religious person but a religion (if you can call it that) started by a Sci Fi Author should send a strong warning of doubt in anyone's mind.
    Yawn!

    Can we please not have another bloody thread about Scientology, I can't be arsed to hyper link all the other three thousand threads we've had about it. Honestly, it's bloody Ground Hog Day on this forum.

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    Re: Scientology

    Realised yesterday that they have a huge headquarters (or offices, or something) a couple of doors away from the new office we move to in a month's time, down on Queen Victoria Street in London. Nice friendly sign on the door offering "guided tours". Somehow I don't think I'll be taking them up on that one!

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    Realised yesterday that they have a huge headquarters a couple of doors away from the new office we move to in a month's time offering "guided tours"
    You'd have to be some sort of really gullible or easily swayed sort of person to be tempted int.. oh look! they've got cake !!



    I walked past that place one day on my random wanders I think.. near a big Sally Army place as well if I recall? Wonder if they ever have pitched street battles?

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    You'd have to be some sort of really gullible or easily swayed sort of person to be tempted int.. oh look! they've got cake !!



    I walked past that place one day on my random wanders I think.. near a big Sally Army place as well if I recall? Wonder if they ever have pitched street battles?
    Yep, that's right. Sally Army headquarters. Am beginning to feel a little paranoid there, as their training college is just up the road from us too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    Yawn!

    Can we please not have another bloody thread about Scientology, I can't be arsed to hyper link all the other three thousand threads we've had about it. Honestly, it's bloody Ground Hog Day on this forum.

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    Sorry to Bore you DT, didn't realise there had been stuff before was just trying to be helpfull

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by zimbabwean View Post
    Sorry to Bore you DT, didn't realise there had been stuff before was just trying to be helpfull
    ..should think so as well!

    Oh...helpful is with one L...just trying to be helpful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Double Trouble View Post
    ..should think so as well!

    Oh...helpful is with one L...just trying to be helpful.
    That would be helpful with 2 L's! (not 3)

    (but I think I'm being Hell-p-full now)

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by gamebird View Post
    That would be helpful with 2 L's! (not 3)
    That would be Ls, not L's!

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    You'd have to be some sort of really gullible or easily swayed sort of person to be tempted int..
    I dunno, I think it could be interesting.. if your strong enough in your beliefs/NON beliefs...

    ...we'll send Barry in!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post
    I dunno, I think it could be interesting.. if your strong enough in your beliefs/NON beliefs...

    ...we'll send Barry in!
    Don't know why.. but when I read that line I got the theme song from MacGuyver running through my head

    Armed only with a Pen, a computer and an internet connection MacShnikov will single handedly overthrow the evil forces of Scientology.

    .. I'd watch that !

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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post

    Armed only with a Pen, a computer and an internet connection MacShnikov will single handedly overthrow the evil forces of Scientology.

    .. I'd watch that !


    Alternatively, we could send in Louis Theroux
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    Re: Scientology

    Quote Originally Posted by Lory View Post


    Alternatively, we could send in Louis Theroux
    Surely he's become too well known to get away with that nowdays, at least with an organization as well entrenched and protectionist as the Church of Scientology.

    Besides, I'd quite like to see who'd come out on top in a fight between Barry and the leaders of the Scientology movement. I'm kind of hoping Barry would win, but I think the extra weight of the unthinking masses the Scientologists can muster would probably pull him down eventually

    Personally, I've met the best and the worst of religious type in my life. While I can't say I have any fondness for religion myself the people who have put serious thought into their religious beliefs, accepted them and choose to live by them have my respect. Most of these are people I am glad to consider friends.

    It's the ones who find religion (or zealotry of any other flavour) because it's easier to have someone else tell you what to believe than decide for themselves that irritate me. Scientologists falls firmly into this camp in my opinion, and the people who manipulate them are dangerous. Several members of my extended family have gotten caught up with them in the past and all suffered for it.

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