I saw no mention of Xenu or how exactly I'm to be rid of all this damn thetans!

>> ^demon_ix:
Nice disclaimer at the start
"If you're not a gullible conspiracy theorist, please don't watch this so you won't be able to debunk it to others later!". Scientologists do the same thing, not allowing lower-level members or outsiders to hear about Xenu until they're deep in.


I don't think that quite works as a comparison, but I see what you're getting at.

Nice disclaimer at the start
"If you're not a gullible conspiracy theorist, please don't watch this so you won't be able to debunk it to others later!". Scientologists do the same thing, not allowing lower-level members or outsiders to hear about Xenu until they're deep in.

I'm still at the matrix bit, however. I just felt like commenting on this cheap tactic

Xenophon is definitely not a Xenu fan.

Take it off, Horseface and DO IT IN SILENCE! Xenu wants a show.

>> ^Stormsinger:
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
^I'm no fan of Christianity, but it's unfair to compare well meaning Christians with the scumbags who run Scientology.
Scientology requires that you buy ridiculously expensive classes, books, treatments and potions in order to advance your level of religiosity. Most sects of Christianity accept voluntary donations, but do not require them in exchange for the right to participate.
Lock those sci-fi rejects up and throw away the key as far as I'm concerned.

They do -now-, but Christian churches have done their share of arm-twisting/extortion in the past. Let's remember the practices of selling indulgences, and tithing. Both of those were directly trading "salvation" for money.
Perhaps a better comparison would be to compare Scientology to a young Christianity. When you do that, they just don't look all that different.


That was one of my points over on the comment I made for this video: http://www.videosift.com/video/Scientology-Leader-Can-t-Handle-the-Heat-On-Xenu-Storms-Out

Scientology will learn from its mistakes and slowly become more and more "mainstream" as it grows. Until we start educating people that ALL religion is basically the same, we will have cults and religions (and really, there isn't much of a difference there if you look deep enough.

Christianity presently makes people shoot abortion doctors, deprive homosexuals of basic rights, and all sorts of other bigotry. Why isn't Christianity "dangerous" the way scientology is? Oh, I'm sure some will say that isn't ALL christianity, just the fringe, but the reality is that I'm sure Scientology has its moderates as well...

... Really people, if there was an all powerful force in the universe, there would be some consistency in religion. The very fact that there are so many different views should give you a clue that religion addresses a basic human need to understand the unknown, but isn't actually based on anything real.

Well, except for the Mormons... they are clearly right.

I think you get a massive xp bonus from being offended by xenu questions like this. so what we are seeing here, is actually a scientologist powerleveling.

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Guess they should have kept their pyramid scheme simple and left out all that intergalactic Xenu bullshit. Stick with the invisible man in the sky who exists for no reason and likes your money; it seems to work for the others.

no doubt they are kings of being an ass, but there is still a right and a wrong way to handle things and Mathews was in the wrong (so was the the dumb ass guest too). the reporter in this clip handled it just right: http://www.videosift.com/video/Scientology-Leader-Can-t-Handle-the-Heat-On-Xenu-Storms-Out

>> ^ridesallyridenc:
Yeah, don't ask a Mormon about their magic underpants either. Ask me how I know :-/


How did you come to know this?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xenu&oldid=322296016

Turns out reading the Xenu story without authorization causes pneumonia! BEWARE!!!!

>> ^thinker247:
Just a note from the nerd side: Darth Vader never became the emperor. Even after the emperor zapped him (because he forgot to use force choke and force push, which could easily archive the same thing at a distance), he was still just a smoking Sith.


thinker247: (removes my microphone and storms out)

>> ^thinker247:
"Do you believe that there was an intergalactic emperor named Darth Vader who fathered twins who would later kiss, even though you knew they were related?"
George Lucas: (removes his microphone and storms out)


Just a note from the nerd side: Darth Vader never became the emperor. Even after the emperor zapped him (because he forgot to use force choke and force push, which could easily archive the same thing at a distance), he was still just a smoking Sith.