I have to say that I, for the first time in a while, feel proud of human kind. An interesting hacker group who call themselves Anonymous has declared war on a "religion" I don't particularly like. I quote that word because I don't even think they should call themselves a religion since they don't believe in any particular god or deity.
According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, the definition of religion is:
The saddest part is that lately I've spoken to many Scientologists (there I said it, that's the "religion" I've been referring to), but they are clueless to the ideas that base their belief system. As put by some, it is a "bait and switch" tactic. The "Church" of Scientology (damn I'm liking the use of quotation marks in this post) doesn't profess their belief on Lord Xenu and all that, they sucker people in, wait until they have invested way to many years and thousands and thousands of dollars, and then they reveal the truth. Their truth that is, not mine. Their truth the human souls come from distant stars, got here on ships that look like DC8's and were thrown in a volcano.
Granted, most if not all religions have "interesting" ideas like this one. But to believe all of this from a science fiction writer, and a poor one at that, is just too much for me to swallow.
I guess this post does it, I could be in their eyes labeled as an SP, a suppressive person.
According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, the definition of religion is:
religion |riˈlijən|Well, they believe in Thetans, souls from another galaxy. So is it that belief that makes them a religion?
noun
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, esp. a personal God or gods.
The saddest part is that lately I've spoken to many Scientologists (there I said it, that's the "religion" I've been referring to), but they are clueless to the ideas that base their belief system. As put by some, it is a "bait and switch" tactic. The "Church" of Scientology (damn I'm liking the use of quotation marks in this post) doesn't profess their belief on Lord Xenu and all that, they sucker people in, wait until they have invested way to many years and thousands and thousands of dollars, and then they reveal the truth. Their truth that is, not mine. Their truth the human souls come from distant stars, got here on ships that look like DC8's and were thrown in a volcano.
Granted, most if not all religions have "interesting" ideas like this one. But to believe all of this from a science fiction writer, and a poor one at that, is just too much for me to swallow.
I guess this post does it, I could be in their eyes labeled as an SP, a suppressive person.
This is the message from Anonymous:
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