LRH – The Silent Atheist

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology IX: conclusion

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Hailaga

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A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology IX: conclusion With this conclusion I am closing the longest series to date and yet the work feels incomplete. I hope you have found it useful and may agree with some of it. If you agree with this conclusion please spread the word. It is…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology VIII

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Hailaga

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Visiting the church of scientology In this episode I gather my balls courage and go on a visit, Inside Scientology! Internet image of the Brusselian COS building Far from the Rue de la Loi in Brussels Scientology also has a church which, according to the website has a visitor centre…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology VII

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 by Hailaga

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The 5th column As any cult-religion Scientology depends more on conversion-rates than birth-rates for replenishing its ranks. This requires them to make a choice: either lure in followers with a charismatic Bible-like story. Or: go after followers actively by increasing the number of opportunities to (preferably in an atmosphere of…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology VI

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 by Hailaga

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The Way to Happiness In this post in the series on Scientology we take a look at a booklet on morality that was also written by LRH. From it we may learn more on the thinking beneath Scientology and learn how this is just another way for Scientology to insert…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology V

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 by Hailaga

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Scientology & Money: A bridge Too Far In this post of the series we dive into the financial part of the Scientology membership Going "Up The Bridge" of Scientology is often a Bridge Too Far. Whether or not it is true that Hubbard once admitted to having founded the Church…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology IV

October 24, 2016 by Hailaga

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Is Scientology a force for good? In this part of our series, in which we try to figure out whether Scientology is a force for good, we turn onto the core-organisation of the church and find out how she maintains such high levels of control. [caption id="attachment_576" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Internal…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology III

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016 by Hailaga

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Is Scientology a force for good? " The creation of dianetics is a milestone for Man comparable to his discovery of fire and superior to his inventions of the wheel and arch." - L. Ron Hubbard [caption id="attachment_566" align="aligncenter" width="620"] L.Ron Hubbard's book describing his anti-scientific pseudo-psychotherapy.[/caption] Dianetics LRH wasn't…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology II

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 by Hailaga

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Is Scientology a force for good? During the last half a century Scientology's self-portrait of a 'self-help quasi-religion' has been punctured to reveal some very irrational believes. In this post I attempt to shift the focus from their 'science-fictionesque' nature to their hidden character. If Scientology is a force for…

A Silent Atheist Inside Scientology I

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 by Hailaga

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Is Scientology a force for good? This year, in 2016, Belgian public defenders lost a case against the Belgian leaders of the church of Scientology. The decade long investigation was thrown out because all the evidence either concerned offenses that had passed their statute of limitations or concerned the religion…