Prim wrote:I can tell you didn't get as far as Xenu, by the way. . . .
Actually, I did... but plenty of other origin myths are just as improbable. This one just isn't old enough to have mythic status yet.
My brain timed out on the "Scientology and Psychiatry" segment- so I did get through most of the article.
I have to admit, though, that when I read about most other religions, there is usually a core (that 15%
) that I intuitively feel is
right. Or close. That the originators had hold of a good idea about the nature of the universe and just couldn't express it very well. That words can never express such concepts well. That fragment of most religions resonates with me and feels
right.
I don't get that gut feeling about Scientology. So, the logical part of me says that all religions have an equal right for people to participate in them if they want without discrimination. My intuitive side doesn't have anything to say about Scientology at all. Nothing feels *true*, but also nothing sounds *bad*. A red herring, so to speak.
My intuitive side is more reliable than my logical side- for what it's worth. I don't think it will hurt anyone spiritually to be a scientologist. Probably won't help much, either... but you never know. I sincerely doubt you can erase Karma just by wishing it away.
That really seems to violate many rules of the game as I see them. But, really... who knows? We all have to go with what
feels right in religion. What feels right to me may be completely unworkable for you and vice versa. I must assume that those who are drawn to Scientology see something in it that I don't.
edit: Voronwë, I don't care where this thread is.