I also believe in the freedom to believe in anything you want but I do see scientology as a dangerous cult because it preys on vulnerable people. The vulnerable and the egotistical (Tom Cruise) are drawn in to a brainwashing excercise that is very powerful. However, they aren't so big to cause global harm but they do intend to reach numbers that will affect the world. I wait in anticipation of the future of scientology and other 'spiritual' movements that all believe they are right. Intriquing. regards
The same could be said about many versions of Christianity. Various televangelists, for example, actively try to encourage people to donate their
very last dollar to the church in anticipation of spiritual or monetary rewards in the future.
There really isn't any difference between scientology and any other religion except for popularity and scientology's overtly litigious nature.
I dont think we'll ever have a global ban on religion, and I really don't think
pursuing such a thing is a good idea. Religion
can be positive, for people who need a crutch to get through life, or people who haven't been able to develop their own system of morality. The
problems with religion are significant, but societies that have tried to bad one or all religions have tended to be extremely oppressive.
If religion dies out all on its own because we as a species no longer need it, I'm all for that. But actively seeking to
ban it would simply repeat the sins we attribute to religion.
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