Talking about Scientology

I heard of Scientology long ago when I was reading about John Travolta during those Saturday Night Fever and Grease days when the star was gyrating his then slim body. Didn't quite know about the stuff but Scientology basically is a body of beliefs and related practices initially created by American speculative fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. Scientology claims to stand tall as other world religion. Though it does not have a Scientology book equivalent to the Bible or Quran, it does have some basic books and lectures to refer to as well as its own church where an ordained Scientology minister provides Sunday services and social ceremonies for marriage, birth and death. A legitimate religion in Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, some African countries, Spain and Sweden, Scientology however is regarded in most of Europe as a potentially dangerous cult, reminding me now of Falun Gong and its similar perception by China. Scientology ran into conflict with the government s and police forces of several countries including the United kingdoms, Canada, Germany and surprisingly, United States too where one of her most illustrious son, heart throb Tom Cruise, star of Mission Impossible, made a famous Scientology tape. Viewing this tape, one perhaps would ponder: Does Scientology encourage good acts and if it does, can it stand alongside other major religions? If there is hell and heaven, will believers go to heaven and if there is Nirvana too, will they attain Nirvana?


Comments

Liudmila said…
Everybody has own way to be mad. We are so numerous, there is soil for every sort of belief. Why not? (but if we look in the root, all this is only an other way to milk us, stupid)
footiam said…
If we find truth in this madness, we ought to accept it!
Liudmila said…
You are right -from our point of view. But from their point of view WE are mad. So, if we look generally: If we don't say "I" but say A and B
A says B is mad.
B says A is mad.
So, who is mad? who is right?

;))) Right is that ONE who is milking boths A and B.
Or not? :)))
footiam said…
Since everyone prefers to believe someone else and not to believe in oneself, then, I think everyone is actually mad! We should know ourselves better and for that we ought to believe in ourselves!