PseudoScientology

The more you search, the more it looks like Scientology is just the “Alphabet Soup” of religions. A little something for everybody. “Dianetics is actually a sort of hasty pudding made up of ideas taken bald-faced from Freudian psychology, Cybernetics, engineering in general, and flavored liberally with a Chutney sauce of pseudo-scientific verbiage, analogy, metaphor, and the cliches of science fiction fantasy itself.” (From Xenu)

Read on as Jon Atack digs into the actual origins of Hubbards non-original nonsense.

Possible origins for Dianetics and Scientology
by Jon Atack

He [Hubbard] took ideas from earlier authors without proper acknowledgment; repudiated his initial, partial acknowledgment of other authors; and many times took ideas from his followers without acknowledging them. By far the majority of Hubbard’s published work was actually readied for publication by others. Over time, acknowledgment for these co-authors has simply been removed from newer publications. (more…)

Here is a list from Wikipedia of 69 current famous Scientologists. Of this number, 46 are listed as “actor/actress.” That, my friends is called DIVERSITY! The obvious conclusion that may drawn from this statistic is the fully two-thirds of this famous list is made up of people who are “PRETENDING” to be other people for a living. IMHO

* Kirstie Alley [5][6], actress, winner of 2 Emmys, 2 People’s Choice Awards, and a Golden Globe Award
* Anne Archer [5], actress (her son, Tom Davis, runs the Los Angeles Celebrity Centre)
* Jennifer Aspen [7], actress
* James Stacy Barbour [8], Broadway actor
* Lynsey Bartilson [9], actress , raised Scientologist (more…)

Opinions: Why I’m supporting an Anonymous crusade
Arizona State, Web Devil

The concept of the religion is basically self-purification and how to make decisions, but one could buy a self-help book for much cheaper than what members have to pay for Scientology classes. Increasingly higher payments also aren’t required to become a better person in other religions or just in daily secular life, unlike in Scientology.

I agree with Anonymous’s aim to get rid of Scientology as a religion. The structure of the Church is basically a pyramid scheme. Knowledge should be free, as Anonymous has said, and a questionable cult shouldn’t be allowed to have so much power.

Come March, when the next protest is tentatively planned, maybe a few Anonymous geeks will be out there in masks while the rest have found something else to occupy their time.

But maybe, and hopefully, Anonymous will remain strong and dedicated to bringing down Scientology and succeed in at least bring attention to Scientology’s questionable practices.

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What’s YOUR guess? Examine for yourself these quotes from Jeff Jacobsen’s well-documented article, “Scientology’s Tax Exemption Should be Rescinded.” You should also Google tax exemption for Scientology and research the circumstances for yourself. Just like most other matters related to this “Cash Cow” organization … it’s shrouded in mystery. Is it time for the mystery to end?

On October 1, 1993, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service formally announced that the Church of Scientology and its myriad corporate entities had been granted tax exemption. This was a stunning announcement considering that the IRS had been in almost constant battle with Scientology since 1966, had several court (and even a Supreme Court) rulings in its favor, and had compelling evidence of Scientology fraud, misrepresentation, and even harassment against IRS officials. The ruling, however, stopped thousands of lawsuits against the IRS and individual IRS auditors filed by or on behalf of Scientology. (more…)