Church of Scientology - Power, Lies, Corruption, Part III - Hyprocrisy and Double Standards
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology is quoted as saying:
"Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wanted to make a million dollars, the best way to do it would be start his own religion."
Not to compare religious ideologies or beliefs, but that seems an unlikely foundation for any of the other major religions in the world. It is also important to note that no religion is without its failures, faults, murders, missteps and sordid history. But my conclusion is that Scientology isn't a religion, and the mere fact that its founder based his ideology on making money goes to prove the point: money is the root of all evil. And tacking the term religion onto a derived set of self-help techniques cobbled together by a man who was previously known for writing mediocre science fiction, is dubious to say the least.
Hubbard, through his own greed and self-consuming need for power, took his mediocre science fiction writing skills and pieced together contemporary (but questionable) psychology beliefs, his own form of sci-fi terminology, mysticism, infused some unethical psyop methods of intimidation and created a futuristic-sounding philosophy, which at its core has more in common with Nazi fascism than any acceptable present-day religious beliefs. (Google Sea Org, RPF for further data)
Along the way, Hubbard created a multi-national, multi-billion dollar organization whose reputation for intimidation and unscrupulous practices sound more like a member of the Axis of Evil, than a religious organization which counts popular and famous actors like Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and John Travolta as its most prestigious members.
It's not hard to imagine what might draw celebs (or regular folks) to an organization like the Church of Scientology. Its most secretly guarded and sacred documents promise God-like gifts to its followers, so long as they commit to taking rigorous, difficult and extremely expensive courses to attain this knowledge. Who wouldn't want God-like abilities?
I would love the power to heal the body using only my mind. It would be wonderful to free myself of pain, stress and sickness by simply using "tried and true practices." Imagine the possibility of moving objects with your mind? Rearranging the furniture would be a snap. Unfortunately, none of these things have been proven possible using L.Ron's "tech" as he calls it, and L. Ron himself obviously couldn't apply these skills to himself, as he died of the complications of a stroke. Hardly a fitting end to a man who claimed his philosophy and techniques would allow its users to transcend time and space, and heal thine body.
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