i just dont get it, they believe in ailens as the creator??? and silent births??? what is the deal???
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Scientology is not a system of "beliefs". It is an applied religious philosophy. And when I say "applied" I mean it is applied to life and living in all it's aspects with the purpose of improving the conditions of life.\nNothing in Scientology is true, unless it is true for you.\nAnd then it is only true according to your own observation and experience.\nSo there is no belief involved.\nI have studied and applied it to my own life and living for the past 35 years or more. It definitely works for me.\nAs to aliens.....??? No idea where this comes from.\nSilent birth is definitely an ideal environment for both mother and baby if you can arrange it. (Tom Cruise has the resources to do this for his partner Katie and soon to be born, new baby)\nThe reason why is fully explained in Chapter 7 " Prenatal Experience and Birth" in the book "Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental "Health" by L.Ron Hubbard\n\nFor a very good basic book on the subject of Scientology which covers\nall of it's basic principles I would recommend:\n"Scientology The Fundementals of Thought" by the same author.
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Ok, learn this: people are stupid. For some reason they choose to believe certain idiocracy (good lord, I can't spell >_<) as opposed to others. Trust me, this question isn't going to make chirstians "question their faith" (although most are in desperate need to) even though it is logical, but then again, since when have religons used logic?
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They sound like a Christian to me.  I've never met one who follows the teachings of Christ. Intead they follow the politics of their "religion" usually to the compleat exclusion of the teachings of Christ.
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It is called an anthropological argument for the existense of God. Why in the world do we have the urge to seek for an ultimate creator? 90% of all civilations have believed in ultimate beings (I'm not saying they were right). To say there is no God just doesn't make sense. Even secular scientist admit that after so much there is still answer for man's exitstense and for any of the universe to exist. We spent millions of dollars to find out where the moon came from but man doesn't know. All of creation screams out that there is a creator. The amont of information that is in a simple organism like R. coli would be the equivalant to 100 million pages of The encyclopedia Britannica.
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good question,. they are all a bunch of brainwashed idiots, who were probably dropped on their heads at birth or their mom's did too many drugs, also true faih requires you to believe bullshit and not question it which means to be a christian you must not think or it is hersy so you must live your life walking around with your head up your ass
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They are looking for affirmation.  If someone who is a non-believer posts something that they can poke holes threw it gives them self-justification in their own beliefs.  Of course, you already knew that ;)
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well i believe that the creater is apart from the creation. Popular new age philosophy likes to think that everything is God. Yet, this goes against the Bible's teachings. Trust the Bible. peace.
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It is difficult for me to believe in anything I can't see, for one.  I just don't buy into all of the stories the Bible says.  Stories written by regular men.  Men, who are subject to lie and manipulate.  And the bible itself is a translation and we all know what happens when you try to translate text.  Some things don't even have an equivalent in our language and so, the person who translates does their best, in their opinion, to find the closest meaning which could mean, not the same at all.  And it is more than the bible.  It is history that I doubt and religion is a sort of history.  It has been proven countless times that man in his greedy attempts for power will do anything, including omitting the truth or changing it, to get what they want.  Then, I also look at life and death.  I wonder why if there is a God, why do good people die.  And it simply doesn't make sense that it is just God's plan.  Especially, when nothing but pain comes from it.  Take a newborn's death upon delivery.  Why?  What could be God's plan?  Some might say that God took the child becuase it would have suffered later.  But then why not make it his plan to just not give it an illness?  If the lesson is for the mother...isn't that just cruel?  And why kill a baby to teach a mother a lesson?  God created intricate human bodies and watches as these humans destroy all that God created?  I could go on forever.  It is why I am atheist.  I just feel that people need hope and faith.  They need something to justify certain things.  Some people need guidelines and discipline they cannot find within themselves.  Death is the reason, in my opinion, we have religion.  It is hard to accept the why and what happens next.  But easy to say, well they are in a better place...Just me.
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It is very sad. Anyone who does a good amount of reading on ethics will know better. Christians tend to not read good books. They just accept the beliefs they were raised with and stick to them out of loyalty, fear, and familiarity. A lot of people don't like to think that what their parents taught them was wrong. A lot of people also have a very hard time dealing with mortality without a belief in a Heaven and benevolent god waiting for them. The truth is, we really just do not know what happens. There could be a deeper purpose to our being here. There could of been an intelligence behind what is. I would never say there definitely is or is not. On the same token though I can see the works or man from a mile away. The Bible wreaks of man, and all his fears. It's far too obvious that a god had nothing to do with what's in that book. I can can spot it just like I can spot the hand writing of a three year old. It's a shame others have such a hard time seeing this. I think this goes beyond their intelligence or lack thereof. It comes from a much deeper emotional issue. To lose faith in God would be akin to losing meaning to everything and that would leave them horribly broken and lost. It's too bad they can't see the other alternatives. One can lead a very spiritual life without placing belief in ridiculous claims.
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Scientologists believe that a silent birth is less traumatic for the baby. I think it's crap. A baby doesn't need silence when it is born. Think about how many children were born without a silent birth...don't you think that everyone would be in a crazy house if babies NEEDED a silent birth? That should tell them something. I can almost guarantee that not a one of them were born in silence. Did you know that they believe in aliens, too......
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They seem to have the disease of mysticism, causing irrational thinking. The so-called leaders are not allowing the world to fully develop to it's potential.\nMost of them here seem to be good, but are following false authorities who are leading them to destruction.
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It's just in there minds. They aren't gods chosen people....everyone obviously thinks they are gods chosen people but are they all gods chosen people? I DON'T THINK SO!
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That's just what they believe...don't make fun of other peoples culture and their beliefs. You wouldn't like it if they talked about our Holy Bible. Think about it....they probably thinks its crazy that we believe in only one God.
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I think it's a bunch of crap, people are terrified to believe in a higher power. There was no big bang... there was God and he wanted life on earth, so there you go.
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Because they were brainwashed from birth. Religion is such a crock of shit. It is funny how many people preach this garbage, and try to push it onto you. I for one do not need this in my life, I have enough complications! And if it is so great, why are there so many priests etc. raping young children? How ethical. Take your bible, shove it where the sun doesn't shine, and roll your holy asses into church where you can join your fellow wack jobs!
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i like the first answer. It sounds like they are commenting on how we are trained to hear religious dontorine and how people see it as this magic that will cure our lives in an instant,like a spell. Maybe what they are saying is that we need to break free from this pavlovian response to life and to view reality in the moment. that's my understanding. It's very poectic. Thank for the good question!
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No one can know the mind of God, because I don’t think anything written in ANY religious book is from a divine source, it’s from people who were trying to control the status quo in whatever time it was written.  It had more to do with politics than it did worship.