Scientology, Hollywood & South Park

[littledarlin]

it's fun to laugh at scientologists, but objectively speaking, is scientology really any more ridiculous than any other organized religion that has ever existed?

[Aussie Chris]

it's fun to laugh at scientologists, but objectively speaking, is scientology really any more ridiculous than any other organized religion that has ever existed?

Err, well yes it is, and that's not because the other religions are more plausible.  But I don't think it's the basic belief system (faith) that's in question here.  Scientologists are just plain creepy, misogynistic, a*holes intent on financial world domination and the spreading of their lies, loosely veiled as teaching and doctrine, to control the masses and make themselves feel important... Oh hang on, you're right, there IS no difference.  So scientology IS a real religion after all!

But they do have Tom Cruise, that's definitely worth a laugh!

[Lynne]

I tried really hard to read L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics in college - cannot for the life of me remember why - but I do know that I could not get past 10-15 pages.  It was non-sensical, rambling, drivel as best I could tell.  And I am a voracious reader who will read pretty much anything at all with an open mind.  Just my 2 cents...
-Lynne

[opinionista]

You can watch the Trapped in the Closet episode at the link below. Hopefully it's still available for free viewing.

http://www.chefgate.info/

[YaadPyar]

I'm totally sticking with the Church of Fryintology (see above cartoon).  I love being able to get fries with my enlightenment. 

[ednbarby]

I tried really hard to read L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics in college - cannot for the life of me remember why - but I do know that I could not get past 10-15 pages.  It was non-sensical, rambling, drivel as best I could tell.  And I am a voracious reader who will read pretty much anything at all with an open mind.  Just my 2 cents...

Same here, Lynne!  On all counts.

I was mad as hell at Tom Cruise during that whole anti- anti-depressants phase until I realized that by being such a numbskull asshole about it all, he was actually bettering one of my causes.  Having suffered through post-partum depression myself and having my life very possibly saved by Zoloft, you can only imagine my ire when I heard about that idiot shooting off his mouth about something he has no remote possibility of understanding.  But then he kept at it, so Brooke got involved, and then he kept at it some more, so Matt Lauer showed him for the imbecile he is.  So thank you Brooke, Matt, but mostly the "man" himself for bringing to light the FACT that severe clinical depression *is* a chemical imbalance that can only be treated with anti-depressants.  Oh, and I used to say I would never wish what I experienced on anyone.  I was wrong.  I would wish it on Tom.  Let's see you fix that with vitamins and exercise, Retardo Montalban.  Let us know how that all works out for ya.  (And God help poor Katie if she goes through it - I hope with all my might that she doesn't.)

[delalluvia]

it's fun to laugh at scientologists, but objectively speaking, is scientology really any more ridiculous than any other organized religion that has ever existed?

Err, well yes it is, and that's not because the other religions are more plausible.  But I don't think it's the basic belief system (faith) that's in question here.  Scientologists are just plain creepy, misogynistic, a*holes intent on financial world domination and the spreading of their lies, loosely veiled as teaching and doctrine, to control the masses and make themselves feel important... Oh hang on, you're right, there IS no difference.  So scientology IS a real religion after all!