My full sources are in the description, but this video was heavily inspired by the book "Going Clear" by Lawrence Wright - amzn.to/2DA292C Big thanks to Genetically Modified Skeptic for providing the voiceovers!
My great-aunt left Scientology after a short while in the 90s due to their excessive demands for money, and subsequently sued them to get her money back. She won! Over Scientology! I’m very proud of her for that.
That's seriously badass, wow. Honestly it's nuts they have so much power, but they copy pasted all the same legal tactics the Christian scientists used for years to protect members letting all their kids die, I'm glad he finally covered those lunatics too haha
This really upsets me. When I was a teen, a friend begged me to read “Dianetics.” He raved about L. Ron Hubbard and his writings. My friend was pushy about it, and I was not interested at all. Not long after getting tangled in this mess, my friend killed himself. They prey on vulnerable people. Run away.
Sorry to hear about your friend, when I was a student back in the mid 80's here in the UK we got a lot of people wandering the streets trying to convince people to read ' Dianetics ' ... Actually their pitch was just to try and get people into a ' centre ' where they could get a free check up on their life. Although as students, a lot of people were interested in new stuff that we had not experienced as kids ... We managed to stop anyone going don that route. But I do remember seeing how enticing it could be.
The Philippines DO have a population of quite short people with dark skin and "black" features. They're called the Aeta and/or Agta. I don't know why I'm being charitable to an ass like L. Ron Hubbard, but if I heard that story from anybody else, I'd just assume they were talking about that real actual ethnic group and wouldn't automatically have reason to disbelieve them.
@@sophiaschier-hanson4163 They're not called pygmies, do not refer to them as that, they are Aetas and regardless of the logicality of that statement of the time - which is none by the way, Aetas are in no way similar to the Pygmies of Botswana - Elron if he was as educated as he claimed should have never made this mistake, there is no defense for that statement, he should have known better but he didn't for obvious reasons. There is no defense for Elron's statement, and it should be seen no less than insulting for the native ethnic groups of my country
@@manie.8241 Fair enough. I was certainly not trying to be racist and I'm sincerely sorry if I came off that way. I was just pointing out that it's not beyond the realm of possibility for an older, poorly educated American who is probably slightly racist himself to make that mistake. Most Americans who haven't actually been to the Philippines wouldn't even know the Aeta exist at all. Elron probably didn't either-- he was almost certainly just making shit up.
I was watching this video in the living room on my phone and my wife asked from the other room. "Is that Tom Cruise? It sounds like Tom Cruise." No joke. Great job!
I mean, if that's what is coming out of his mouth, I'm inclined to believe that he genuinely has no idea what it does. It's clear he's never used his own brain, so confusion as to its purpose and function would be completely understandable.
Lee 1227 Get out! The Aftermath Foundation will help you escape & pay for you to begin a new life as a free person. It’s an abusive cult & the tech doesn’t work. If it worked, LRH wouldn’t have died, & clears could fly!
@Lee 1227 Most succesful people do drugs! Some succesful people do the crocodile drug, which makes your feet gangrenous! A couple of succesful people also try suicide, and it works wonders for them - they have nothing to worry about! So id everyone does it, why don't you try a drug-induced suicide? Get out. Scientology is a destructive cult with a schizophrenic for a founder. Religions are supposed to be benevolent, or by the very least fun. Scientology is neither of those things, it sucks your money out of you, strips you of your agency, your life, and it has such a stupid fucking creation myth.
“You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion” - L. Ron Hubbard. As much as people give crap about the wackiness of Scientology, this is far more damning because everyone knows he is right how things work and clearly demonstrated it.
@@bookbook9495 like the ones that we already have now? JWs, Mormonism (it was referred to be a cult for decades...by the larger Religions) Scientology. Than there are the small "ministries" that reap in profits and mega churches. We don't have enough cults already?
@Duane Locsin nah, let’s make a hippie one based on League of Legends and see how much money we rake in lol (Due to internet, I must mark this as sarcasm. Cults are harmful.)
Well, I mean "Brain is Brain" are actual words L. Ron Hubbard spoke. I can see how you can't possibly understand that level of profound & absolutely mind blowing revelations. We better leave that to big brain Scientologists. Us earthly mortals wont couldn't possibly level up that high. Well, not without a few couple ten grand in the bank.
And the leaders of the Process Church of the Final Judgement (whose doctrines greatly influenced Charles Manson and David Berkowitz) started off as Scientologists.
+carbikenetwork: "did you know, charles manson received 150 hours of auditing, but later left claiming that scientology was ''too crazy''." ==What is your source for this information?
@@TheRatsintheWalls It made such a comeback, it's literally used as the role model for games with shitty launches to redeem themselves. The team at hello games really put in a lot of effort to bring about basically all the promised features PLUS a lot more
Yeah, No Man's Sky is putting out free updates while Scientology is just putting a paywall for basic features and things we ought to expect from a game-Uh I mean religion. We were expecting a single player campaign that explains how the Thetans came to earth in the base game but instead they put it in a really expensive DLC that is only available if you've been paying for subscription long enough. Plus, you can't give it a negative review or they'll take it down on Suppressive Person grounds.
As someone who started playing no man's sky in 2021, I find horribly boring so yes it might be better than it started out as and that skews people's opinions of it to think it's better than it really is
@@TheRatsintheWalls Basically it just populated its galaxy with more things to do and find. More planet diversity, a better story, base building. Lots of good stuff. It's still pretty much the same game at its core, but with a whole lot more game to play.
"He failed university, then tried to join the military once or twice, then became a science fiction writer" As a history major, I'd be lying if I said I didn't just empathize with the man a little bit.
@@TheUSgoverment for what i know flat footed people, trans people (i rhin in the us) and a long etcetera arent considered physically fit, theres also a psychological exam at least in my country to keeo psychos out
A couple buddies and i visited a traveling carpet dealer in SW Chicago, and the owner handed us "The Way to Happiness", which he said was a "non-religious, common sense helping guide to a better life". I just happened to look at the back and saw L Ron Hubbard in small print on the back. I handed the guide back and told my friends we needed to leave. Always be on guard, folks.
The South Park episode didn’t quite get the beliefs right, for example, they weren’t thrown into volcanos, but put around volcanos and then killed with hydrogen bombs. So what they actually believe is even weirder.
Thank you for covering Scientology. It's great to hear that they're actually shrinking. I've seen a few documentaries about the church and it's obviously VERY abusive, manipulative, and pretty much a scam.
My father got involved with scientology as a teenager many many decades ago, for just a small while. We keep getting letters from them even after he left and moved states not even telling them.
Honestly that is every religious organization 😂 They are all problematic with abuse towards children, manipulative and scam people out ov money. But it is only seen as a problem to the people outside ov those organizations.
I live in Saint Petersburg FL, which is just south of Clearwater, in the same county. Let me tell you... Downtown Clearwater, especially near the giant scientology church, has the most unsettling, unsafe, "you cannot rest when enemies are near" vibe of any place I've ever been. There are foot bridges between parts of the building that span over the road, and driving underneath them feels like driving under a guillotine. The church owns a ton of the property and basically all of the businesses. Shits scary.
I live in Largo, and have had to go to Downtown Clearwater to transfer buses for years. I see them everywhere, I am so put off by their giant evil building(s). I hate how our beautiful city has been corrupted by their insanity. Sigh.
I tried an e-meter in NYC at a Scientologist recruiting table. The lady told me that it measures stress or something of the sort. I was meditating a lot at the time, so I was able to quiet myself down so that the needle barely moved at all. Not to be discouraged, the lady claimed that the device was showing stress. So I asked her to try it, which she did. The needle went crazy. I laughed and said "looks like it's really working for you."
The e-meter actually is something called a “Wheatstone Bridge” for those of us in electronics. It’s a VERY sensitive ohm-meter, and does nothing more than measure electrical resistance. You can make the needle swing really easily by simply tightening or loosening your grip... which makes it fun to fuck with them once you know that!!!
I’m so happy for you that you’re an EX ! That had to be really hard having been born into it . Seriously, I can’t imagine the brave struggle within yourself it had to be to make the break . I hope you’ve been able to enjoy life since you left !
"Mission Impossible: Knowing Better" LOL! Good one. Tom Cruise faces his most dangerous mission yet: to destroy the stupid childish cult of scientology.
Thank you. I wish I had seen this 4 months ago. I've had a romantic involvement with a "born clear", and said she had left the cult. She constantly referred glowingly to various techniques and practices of the "religion. I first expressed surprise that one of her closest, oldest friend had recently been published as having done the "Sunshine rundown" and was obviously still involved with the group, and I was a little perplexed, understanding a little of the "disconnection" thing. We ended the relationship, but what began as a concern that a vulnerable person was about to re-engage with a cult became a greater scrutiny, again with limited understanding of the subject (although I did major in linguistics, my real interest was in logic) I expressed my concerns regarding congruities between the woman's literacy practise and phonics in $cientology. and am now the subject of a vicious blog posting, my neighbours being approached and told lies, my brother being told I use drugs, the police being told that I have a gun and have brandished it recklessly. I have just spent a considerable (to me) sum on lawyers. I feel shell-shocked. These people are a blight. They have no business in a decent community.
Yeah they are an absolute cancer, and go after literally anyone and everyone who they perceive as a threat. And they don't stop either. Its really pretty crazy . I agree that they do not belong in society.
Lol, I remember when the Scientologists would set up a stall in the city I live in every weekend. One day I saw they were offering free sessions with the e-meter, so I sat down and held the cans. It was the dumbest thing ever. The auditor kept adjusting the dial on the machine and he seemed a bit frustrated that I was calm the whole time. I threw him a bone by mentioning that I was mentally ill and took antidepressants. He seized the moment to ask me if I would like an alternative to psychiatry, to which I responded “Nah, my treatment team are pretty good. I’m doing so much better than I was before”. I think the guy started to realise that I was intentionally wasting his time, so we ended the session and I think he was a little bit bitter that I wasn’t so easily convinced by the bullshit. I think I asked if the copy of Dianetics was free. Surprise surprise, it wasn’t. I think I laughed and left. At least other religions have the decency to hand out free materials. I got a free Qu’ran that looked pretty modern and slick from some nice Muslim dudes and all the different flavours of Christianity have offered free bibles. Putting your holy books behind a paywall smells like a big fat scam, my guy.
Soup Sandwich- n. US Army. In poor condition or quality; Incompetent; Likened to the useless nature of a sandwich composed of soup between two slices of bread
Religions ask for donations. They don't charge you to go to a service, or for a baptism, or any of that. Scientology demands payment for _everything._ That should be all you need to know.
Historically some religions actually did charge people for certain religious services. Letters of indulgence in the Catholic church being just one. The church would even levy it's own taxes on people, called tithing. But yeah, most religions no longer do any of that. And the ones that do are all at least a little culty.
I don't think it's fruitful to diagnose him with some personality disorder as if we're trying to say that he has "bad person disease" he was a self-centered guy who wanted power over others and could clearly stomach or delude himself into being okay with it, that's all we know about him for sure and none of this requires him to have a personality disorder
I think of him as a charming villain. I can't dislike him for it, to be honest I find his whole story hilarious, and he wrote some decent short stories too. But more serious-minded people certainly do dislike him, and with good reason.
That's actually a perfect description of Donald Trump. His facial expressions alone; that fake smile and lifeless look in his eyes says all that I need to know about him.
@Ивена Светлана Скярова What exactly is your point with this comment? Your critism isn't even specific enough, nor does it use evidence to back its claim. What are you trying to say?
17:30 I remember watching the South Park episode when it aired on tv (when I was a kid in high school), and reading the text flashing on the bottom of the screen " *THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGISTS ACTUALLY BELIEVE* ". I remember thinking to myself that there was no way this was a real thing, and no one would take this idea seriously. I thought it was a joke, I was both right and wrong at the same time...
That is because of what is called half-truths. It is almost a truth (fact), but it gets a spin in the end. Because of the partial truth is seems believable. This is also how most fake news works. They combine truth, assumption and preconceptions and than add a false statement.. And just like fake news before it is debunked, it already got traction. Scientology (very good name btw) has a lot of the hallmarks of an religion, but it also misses a few. The main thing that is has in common with other religions is that is provides a set or morals, rules and guidelines to live by. That is actually a good thing. It has led to civilization where instead everybody pitch in to help each other and make life easier. This way we don't all have to bake our own bread, raise cattle, work in the fields and do everything our self. Utopia shows this in a somewhat simplified fashion. Even today is you go to a town with a small community you see often a church in it's center and the houses placed around it. Later when we created trains, cars and planes we really started to explore the world. But I start to digress. What Scientology misses from religion is the supermarket of stories to draw inspiration from. We want everything to happen for a reason. So if someone gets sick at a very young age and dies, we say that God has other plans for him. That makes it somewhat easier to accept because it wasn't senseless. I'm a really down to earth guy and regular religions wont work on me, because many stories are proven to be false. So they call me an atheist, but that is wrong also. An atheist doesn't believe in anything. I believe there is an after life because the law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed where most people would call this energy their soul. So, if I die, that energy has to go somewhere else. Some other religions call this religions call this reincarnation ans some think that a dejavu is a memory of a past life. And maybe the creators of the Matrix were correct and everything we do is fake.. But it is easy to make fun of every religion..
@@2Fast4Mellow The foundation of Scientology is the teachings of Hubbard who like Joseph Smith invented a religion based on a fictional story that was revealed not experienced. He found what he believed was a method to heal himself and eventually included science fiction into his story as a cause of human suffering. He planned to profit from it and thus a cult is formed. I find your comment on the law of conservation interesting since it seems you believe that souls must have existed prior to the human being born. I agree but I am a Christian that takes the words of Jesus as gospel. The disciples and the people of Jesus's time had to either believe he was the messiah or not. My connection to Jesus is that he suffered for the sake of humanity as a perfect sacrifice to allow all sin to be forgiven through faith in Jesus. Hopefully you might seek out Jesus through the Bible and realize that God is not fiction and man-made but is the eternal spirit that created your soul and wants you to find salvation in Jesus. God Bless.
@@tntstorms7969 It is very dangerous to compare religions. My father always said 'Never talk religion or politics unless you are looking for a fight'.. But you brought it up. You do know that the bible also contains some science fiction. Or do you really believe that Moses did split the sea, that Jesus turned water into wine and that Maria was a 90 year old virgin? Profiting from religion isn't limited to Scientology, both the Christian and Catholic church have raged many wars in order to get or maintain their power (and money/wealth). The disciples of Jesus weren't the only ones who either had to believe he was the Messiah or not. As a Christian you are required to believe Jesus is the Messiah. But over the centuries the Christian and Catholic churches have learn to deal with critics. I refer you how the Catholic church put Galileo under house arrest because he was determined to tell everybody that the earth was not flat and than Earth was not the center of the universe.. Real science is for more and more people their new religion. Not because they have chosen it, but because existing religions were proven untrue. Scientology is a religion/cult (there isn't that much difference between the concepts) that prays on these 'lost' souls. People want to believe into something because we want to matter. We want to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Why? Because if there is nothing after this life, all we did was a lot of work for no gain. Do you know why the Higgs-Boson particle is called the 'God' particle? Because if it is found at the super conductor at Cern, it proves that the universe was not created by God (or Allah). It is also the reason why a lot of scientists have some crises of faith before they joined the Cern team. Also if you had read my post correctly I also stated that God could not have created my soul. I only stated my the energy of my body will not disappear when I die, it will be preserved as used to other matter. In that sense I think reincarnation is more believable than a God who decides who lives and dies. Because if God exists, it also means that we have no real control over our lives. 1000 years ago the 'miracle of birth' was a mystery, but today we know everything about conception. Not just the fun part, but also the egg and sperm parts, so it is no longer a real miracle. Of course there are events that we cannot explain at this time, but it does mean that we can't in 300 or even 500 years from now. Fact is that in the last 200 years we learned more about the universe and earth than we did in the 2000 years before that. Not 200 years ago we discovered electricity. Electricity is at this point in history (it weird to talk about present day as history ;-) the most important discovery of mankind. It created of course light, provided ways to preserve sound (music), gave us radio, television and internet. Because of the internet universities were able to share ideas, debate and discourse at an incredible rate and we're going faster and faster. Back to Scientology. They are probably wrong just like many other religions. But if it helps people to live more productive and enjoyable lives, I'm not the one to say they are wrong. Julius Caesar said the same thing about Christianity and how the Romans saw Christianity isn't that much different how Scientology is judged today.. But let's assume that the Christian religion is correct. Are you sure you are part of the right denomination? You have the Catholics, Creationists, Baptists, Quakers, Protestants, Reformed, spiritual, Calvinist, Methodists, Assyrian (that is an Eastern variant, nothing to do with extreme right) or Lutheran. These are just the denominations that I know at the top of my hat.. What if the Amish are correct? I have created my own set of morals and taken rules and guidelines from many different religions..
@@2Fast4Mellow As far as corruption in religion, yes the Catholic Church went astray and then had a reformation to correct various mistakes. My point is the foundation of Christianity is belief in the Savior Jesus Christ, Gods only son. There wasn't proof of the foundation being corrupt. The Higgs Boson particle was to find what gives atomic mass, not any religious question. I believe it was expressed by a scientist as the "God D#@*" particle from frustration by my recollection. Any Christian denomination that supports the basic tenet: "Salvation through Jesus alone and that Jesus is eternally begotten by the Father" is true Christianity. Christian cults have popped up and misinterpret the Bible and add their own books, unfortunately. The Amish can be correct if their faith is in the Lord, but there is no requirement to live in the pre-industrial age as a commandment. Ironically I went to Amish acres about 2 months ago. :)
When I was a kid my dad temporarily got into Scientology. He took me to one meeting. I had never heard of Scientology and so thought it was a sci-fi club of sorts, as the founder was a sci-fi author. I found out I was mistaken when at the start of the meeting everyone stood up and applauded a bust of L. Ron Hubbard. And whilst there, a group of them told me that I shouldn't be reading the books I was reading and that I should really read all of the books by L. Ron Hubbard. They were very, and creepily, insistent that I stop reading whatever it was I was reading and read something like Battlefield Earth. After that meeting I said I never wanted to go back and since luckily my dad had not been in that long he dropped it a short while later.
Jonathan Rhodes ding ding ding yup u got it. When his initial dianetics book and tours started to wind down financially he realised if he repackaged it as a religion he could make money ad nauseam. They just 'discover' new teachings and OT to milk more money from their cult followers.
@@andrejg4136 You DO know Amway products have been debunked as being overpriced for what they do as WELL as the MLM scheme. It is amazing they dupe so many. My sibling tried it and failed. If a product is fabulous, it sells itself. Convenient, low cost, works well. Liquid Tide. And do you ever see Tide commericals anywhere? Nope. Don't need 'em. Word of mouth sells everything that's great.
KB, you make some of the best content ever created for humans. Not just on RUclips. You truly are doing us a social service with your time and attention, so thank you.
I totally agree. This is more informative than “last week tonight” with less bias and still a nice dose of humor and entertainment. All the more impressive that it’s made by one person… Or at least that’s what I’m led to believe! But by viewing so many of his videos, now I’m super critical of everything!!!
If you spray Aqua Net on your palms it creates a barrier that prevents perspiration from coming into contact with the cans. Your auditing test would show a perfect score every time.
Imagine if somebody did it and claimed to be the reincarnation of Hubbard. Though they charge 400-800 bucks an hour and they'l probably run the "test" a billion times. It would be the most expensive trolling ever.
@@ThZuao I would suggest caution about that. "Allegedly" a number of people who challenged the COB's rule have disappeared. It is allegedly a YUGE business and allegedly the fat cats will protect their share.
"Wasn't it difficult to put a CinemaSins reference in this video?" "Actually, it was super-easy, barely an inconvenience." "Ooh, referencing other RUclips channels is tight!"
"Brain is Brain" L. Ron Hubbard Profound! Absolutely profound! Now I understand all that is Scientology. Where do I sign up for more PROFOUND hits like that??
@@blackalien6873 not really look at planned parenthood started by a insane eugenist who loved the reich so much she hired former ss to her company board after the war and planned parenting is bigger then ever. the most dangerous crazies are those who built structures of abose and or power that last long after the end of them stalin is also a good example but just like what he built it all comes crashing down eventually.
In all the clips of Hubbard speaking, he shows his teeth too often and doesn’t move his actual jaw when he speaks, it kinda freaked me out the first time I noticed
LRH very much reminds me of a few guys i met in my life. They lied about what they had accomplished, who they were, all the things that happened to them, etc. Just to raise their status in any social environment they were in. The lies were incredibly obvious, to a point where you could do nothing but shake your head. All of them had big self-esteem issues, which they tried to drown out in their absurd fantasy world they presented. They also couldn't stand not to be noticed in a group, and one upped anyone who claimed anything remotely positive about themselves. Scientology seems like one huge ego-trip to me.
I was recruited by a storefront scientologist when I was 20. I took the tests because I was curious. At the end he told me where my shortcomings were (his findings were based on where I told him where my "shortcomings" were). Then he tried to sell me books. I had a hard time disengaging bc like a good salesman he had an answer for everything. The pressure he applied was intense is a subtle way. I was so relieved when I got outside. He even followed me out the door. To leave w/o feeling rude, I had to promise to come back after payday. It was quite predatory and an "aha moment" into the nature of religion. After years considering myself agnostic, Im now a committed atheist. Thanks for the excellent research & great presentation. Great channel.
ive had similar experinces with idealogues and have come to the conclusion the problem is rarely the faith or idealogy but as always humanity itself is the problem any cause will have people who find ways to abose it for power and there own enjoyment even things like green peace with such clear and pure original goals have been bent to this will now a anti science fear monger factory to make said fear mongers rich and wealthy pushing crap like chemtrails chemophobia and naturalism.
Wait so a scam religion about alien souls created by a science fiction writer, turned you from an agnostic to an atheist? Come on, you definitely were leaning towards that before scientology lmao.
"a commited Atheist" - so youre the edgy type of person that looks down on other people because they believe in a higher Power and you tell them how stupid they are for believing it? Yeah, i know exactly what u are haha. Go back to watching anime
@@LMB222 The believe in a higher power is very natural for humans. Im not christian, neither am i something else. But i believe in a higher power and an afterlife. People who are "commited atheists" are just cringe, looking down on people who believe in a god. If you dont believe, just be an atheist. But a COMMITED Atheist? That means what? You approach people who believe in god and you make fun of them? Or you try to take their faith away? Thats fucking disgusting man. These people are also always looking like absolute garbage, typical "M'lady" type of people u know? So he should just focus on his anime and his hentai instead of telling people what to believe or not.
Great video by the way. You touched on a lot of tech terms and it was a good introduction for the uninitiated to know what Scientology is ACTUALLY about.
I grew up in Scientology, was in the SO for 8 years and I am now disaffected. This is all very true. The only thing that keeps really bothering me is your mispronunciation of the term "thetan".
@@tedculbertson6320 that's like saying allah is just Arabic for god and therefore islam is DEBUNKED and ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED BY FACTS AND LOGIC or some other tired meme. It's an abrahamic religion, it shares all the same characters, difference is the islamic versions are all always in arabic. Translating it is a valid differentiation.
Mister E so doing the math if the average cartoon is 22 minutes in length and there are 31 episodes currently aired you will have added approximately 682 to your IQ and since the average is is 98 you will have an in of about 780
I actually sent Paulette Cooper a fanboy email, expressing my utmost admiration for her bravery and tenacity, and for all that shse did! She was kind enough to reply to me! To this date, that is the most special email response I've ever received!!!!
Yeah; That is interesting; I forgot who this Paulette Cooper is but by memory that is an author whom in my opinion went to disparaging the activity to promote gains in book-sales; I forgot more about this than what most know; There is an action that just got filed that reeks of what now for me has become worn & unspectacular;
There’s apparently a Scientology office near my college, and so a few friends and I decided to check it out. The people who greeted us were so awkward and spoke like a robot. And I thought I was awkward. They had a free movie to show us, and we sat down and saw a few clips. They talked about mind and body, dianetics, and a load of other crap. The clips looked like they were produced in the early 2000s too. They also had two bookcases filled with L. Ron Hubbard’s books that were wrapped weirdly.
Turns out exposure therapy only makes true phobias far worse. The only fears it will help with is rather basic things that only make you uncomfortable and pretty much everyone has an aversion too, instead of outright psychologically terrified. This is why people can train to keep it together in battle or fighting fires. It has its uses but a real phobia comes from something other than the thing you are afraid of. Talk therapy works much better than just putting people in situations that only reinforce the phobia
Good exposure therapy is like continuing to do a thing that you know is safe but makes you anxious until your anxiety gets the memo I really hate the popular idea of what it is
Well, it was a very effective weapon, though when almost everyone has access to almost unlimited info about anything their lies are falling apart, but there will be people who want to believe
'Considered physically qualified to perform duty ashore, preferably within the continental United States.' Is a lowkey way of saying 'this man should never be on a boat again.' Now I really want to know about his service adventures.
How do you mistake a *log* for *TWO SUBMARINES!?* To mistake it for one is a bit of a stretch, but *two!?* I love this video! I find something new with each viewing.
@@aprilrichards762 Well grab some bread & ladle a bit of soup onto it. You have a soup sandwich. Adding a command title indicates that the person being referred to as a soup sandwich is a very poor commander.
The best and funniest takedown of Scientology is Reckless Ben’s infiltration, he gives a hilarious insight into what an average Joe would go through trying to become a Scientologist
@@samanthaB98 Fallout 76 IS getting better, though, with bug fixes, tweaks, and updates. It just had a VERY bad launch. And on the bright side, the canvas bags showed up a couple days ago!
@@Ciabattaonions no man's sky got a lot better and it didn't bring in tons of microtransactions either. Fo76 is by far the bigger disappointment in this comparison
“Military records are pretty accessible “. WWII Navy yes, Army no. Almost all WWII Army records were destroyed in a fire in the early 1970’s. You’re lucky he was in the Navy.
I'm real sad but I need to watch this. My best childhood friend is lost in there somewhere. Jacob or Madison Chilenski if you see this, find Nick Wonderling.
They live in east Portland (Oregon, not Maine.) They have a mom / grandma named Pam that lives in the same area. Maybe try writing? Their address is on white pages.
I find it interesting how many Hollywood celebrities get into Scientology. I have two theories as to why, which are both probably true to some extent. Theory 1: being famous makes these people think of themselves as innately better than the masses, and a small exclusive club of supposedly enlightened individuals like Scientology plays into their ego. Theory 2: being the type of people who decide to dedicate their lives to making movies, Hollywood celebrities are all kind of dorks. This causes the sci-fi themes of Scientology to have a big appeal on them.
Yes and thry treat them very well, so like Tom Cruises experience eith scientology is nothing abusive. They make his life better in what limited way they can, and he thinks ots like that for everyone. So it seems more like some hippie shit to the celebrities they recruit, no different than any other health/spiruality thing. They dont let the celebrities see or hear the creepy shit. Its a 2 tier system
It’s not. It’s either because they were born into it (Beck, Lynsey Bartilson, Elisabeth Moss, Danny Masterson), they’re struggling with drugs or depression and need purpose (the ex-Scientologists in Going Clear), or they get in to network (John Travolta and Tom Cruise). Scientology promises them movie deals and such because they’re connected with all the Hollywood bigwigs.
I did find it funny at 15:40 when asked an uncomfortable question he moves something from the side of his desk to between him and the interviewer, and then totally relaxes. That's a subconscious nonverbal cue that he's either uncomfortable or outright lying, so he's going to use that as a bit of a shield to distance himself a bit from the interviewer.
I noticed that. I realized it was a blatant subconscious maneuver and wondered what a body language expert would say about it. Your explanation makes complete sense.
I reviewed this, and think what he moved was the microphone. Which adds another level to that subconscious cue, that he knew what he was saying was bunk so on some level didn't want it recorded.
I thought LRH moved a microphone between them. Potentially to guarantee his own recording of the interview. Possibly to use later for more material for the religion he kept writing.
Non-profit was started because the Christian church used to be the primary safety net in most communities for people going through all kinds of troubles, and they took care of orphans and disabled people. A lot of churches do still strives to be a safety net in their communities, but of course there are some eggregious examples of pastors abusing their power. But what does Scientology do for the communities they are in?
Very true. Where I live churches are still doing community service. Many people would run out of food without the St. Vincent DePaul Society. All churches do more than just pay for their own expenses. Maybe this should be the standard ie. Maybe they should qualify the same as other non-profits.
@@rosestewart1606 I would be in favor of that. It would hit a lot of the churches that gone the rest of them a bad name. Most of the churches in my area focus primarily on helping people and donating.
My full sources are in the description, but this video was heavily inspired by the book "Going Clear" by Lawrence Wright - amzn.to/2DA292C
Big thanks to Genetically Modified Skeptic for providing the voiceovers!
Good video man! Keep it up
First
Knowing Better can you do a video on the beard liberation front
Found your content recently, love your stuff. Keep it up! Now because of you I’ve been...knowing better. *Full House Ending Plays*
I like your F76 poster
My great-aunt left Scientology after a short while in the 90s due to their excessive demands for money, and subsequently sued them to get her money back. She won! Over Scientology! I’m very proud of her for that.
That’s awesome! I’d defend their rights to practice their beliefs to the death so long as they’re not imposing and living their own lives.
What was her lawyer's argument? It'd be interesting to know how to defeat then
Not to be nosy, but what was the lawsuit called?
@@SHUSHBLADE actually answering that question would give away her identity on the internet indirectly.
That's seriously badass, wow. Honestly it's nuts they have so much power, but they copy pasted all the same legal tactics the Christian scientists used for years to protect members letting all their kids die, I'm glad he finally covered those lunatics too haha
The Tom Cruise impression was dead on
It was so dead on that it made me cringe at him as much as at Tom Cruise
Uncanny
I was going to post these same words. He completely nails it.
Disturbingly so
I hadn't noticed that it wasn't him until I saw your comment and actually looked at the vid :p.
This really upsets me. When I was a teen, a friend begged me to read “Dianetics.” He raved about L. Ron Hubbard and his writings. My friend was pushy about it, and I was not interested at all. Not long after getting tangled in this mess, my friend killed himself.
They prey on vulnerable people. Run away.
Kristen Redman I sorry :( That’s terrible
Good job in seeing through their scam.
Sorry to hear about your friend, when I was a student back in the mid 80's here in the UK we got a lot of people wandering the streets trying to convince people to read ' Dianetics ' ... Actually their pitch was just to try and get people into a ' centre ' where they could get a free check up on their life.
Although as students, a lot of people were interested in new stuff that we had not experienced as kids ... We managed to stop anyone going don that route. But I do remember seeing how enticing it could be.
Jesus
Damn
How in gods name do you “accidentally” shell an island.
I imagine for similar reasons one would go to war with emus
@@The_Ragequit_Cannon I get what you mean, but that island over there sure as hell isnt eating my crops.
@@highjumpstudios2384 well, then don't settle there...
Mistake the Island for a different island
You'd be surprised
“Hunting with Pygmys in the Philippines”
Pygmys are a ethnic group in the Congo,in Africa
Are you saying LRH was not truthful? You obviously need to spend a lot more money to get clear!
@joanne chon Thanks. Saved me from asking Google *. . . ;-)*
The Philippines DO have a population of quite short people with dark skin and "black" features. They're called the Aeta and/or Agta. I don't know why I'm being charitable to an ass like L. Ron Hubbard, but if I heard that story from anybody else, I'd just assume they were talking about that real actual ethnic group and wouldn't automatically have reason to disbelieve them.
@@sophiaschier-hanson4163 They're not called pygmies, do not refer to them as that, they are Aetas and regardless of the logicality of that statement of the time - which is none by the way, Aetas are in no way similar to the Pygmies of Botswana - Elron if he was as educated as he claimed should have never made this mistake, there is no defense for that statement, he should have known better but he didn't for obvious reasons.
There is no defense for Elron's statement, and it should be seen no less than insulting for the native ethnic groups of my country
@@manie.8241 Fair enough. I was certainly not trying to be racist and I'm sincerely sorry if I came off that way. I was just pointing out that it's not beyond the realm of possibility for an older, poorly educated American who is probably slightly racist himself to make that mistake. Most Americans who haven't actually been to the Philippines wouldn't even know the Aeta exist at all. Elron probably didn't either-- he was almost certainly just making shit up.
The only thing Scientology clears is people's bank accounts.
RacknPinion ...You got that Right..
And their friends
All the stuff is free downloads now on the intertubes ... so ... it's free, like any other religion ... and worth every penny ! :-)
RacknPinion & lives
@@SeaJay_Oceans yeah but don’t they have to be audited to get rid of their theatons to get clear of them?
I was watching this video in the living room on my phone and my wife asked from the other room. "Is that Tom Cruise? It sounds like Tom Cruise." No joke. Great job!
Make Build Modify nice, where she should be
JJAG3 he didn’t say the kitchen
Make Build Modify what you doing here boi??
The parody here is amazing.
It's the laughter.
"Brain is brain. What it does I'm never quite sure."
LRH, genius.
I mean, if that's what is coming out of his mouth, I'm inclined to believe that he genuinely has no idea what it does. It's clear he's never used his own brain, so confusion as to its purpose and function would be completely understandable.
“I’ve slept with bandits in Mongolia.”
Don’t feel bad, LRH. We’ve all had some dodgy one-night stands.
wait wait! what does a bandit taste like?......use your reactive mind......
Michael Cowell a little smoky :)
Michael Cowell Crusty Smegma
Per Lyle MacDonald Heinlein, he may have also had a fling with Robert A. Heinlein, the same guy who introduced LRH to Jack Parsons
Do watcha gotta do to find rubies the size of tangerines falling from the sky
L. Ron Hubbard looks like he's wearing a mask of his own face.
Most underrated comment on the internet
A Trump mask that’s been left out in the sun way too long. 🎭🌞⚡️
that's because he was. He was actually black, and his real name was L. Ron Hoyabembe
Lee 1227 Get out! The Aftermath Foundation will help you escape & pay for you to begin a new life as a free person. It’s an abusive cult & the tech doesn’t work. If it worked, LRH wouldn’t have died, & clears could fly!
@Lee 1227 Most succesful people do drugs! Some succesful people do the crocodile drug, which makes your feet gangrenous! A couple of succesful people also try suicide, and it works wonders for them - they have nothing to worry about! So id everyone does it, why don't you try a drug-induced suicide?
Get out. Scientology is a destructive cult with a schizophrenic for a founder. Religions are supposed to be benevolent, or by the very least fun. Scientology is neither of those things, it sucks your money out of you, strips you of your agency, your life, and it has such a stupid fucking creation myth.
Scientology is like that crazy ex that you want to make fun of, but can’t because they’ll come after you
Restraining order and/or a few large high powered weapons can do wonders.
they come at me. and I will introduce them to a 9mm in their face.
oh wait.....I bet they get that all the time.
@@michaelcowell4654 Pretty sure that's what I said...lol
Aaron Nikels 🤣🤣
“You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion” - L. Ron Hubbard.
As much as people give crap about the wackiness of Scientology, this is far more damning because everyone knows he is right how things work and clearly demonstrated it.
That’s instructions! Should we totally start a cult?
@@bookbook9495 like the ones that we already have now?
JWs, Mormonism (it was referred to be a cult for decades...by the larger Religions)
Scientology.
Than there are the small "ministries" that reap in profits and mega churches.
We don't have enough cults already?
@Duane Locsin nah, let’s make a hippie one based on League of Legends and see how much money we rake in lol
(Due to internet, I must mark this as sarcasm. Cults are harmful.)
John Oliver proved the point as well with his fake our lady of perpetual exemption church.
The 'Saul of Tarsus Syndrome'.
I still have a hard time coming to terms with the reality that something like scientology ever managed to become a thing..
Humans can be really pathetic
# me too !!
You have to look at it in context of the times. Most people in Scientology today were born into it, they don't get many new recruits today.
Well, I mean "Brain is Brain" are actual words L. Ron Hubbard spoke. I can see how you can't possibly understand that level of profound & absolutely mind blowing revelations. We better leave that to big brain Scientologists. Us earthly mortals wont couldn't possibly level up that high. Well, not without a few couple ten grand in the bank.
Its how all religions started. You just sp happened to be alive when this one started. The others had thousands of years as a head start.
did you know, charles manson received 150 hours of auditing, but later left claiming that scientology was ''too crazy''.
carbikenetwork Life is full of ironies...
C Geer yep
And the leaders of the Process Church of the Final Judgement (whose doctrines greatly influenced Charles Manson and David Berkowitz) started off as Scientologists.
A seriously mentally ill relative (now deceased) found them too crazy and abusive, too.
+carbikenetwork:
"did you know, charles manson received 150 hours of auditing, but later left claiming that scientology was ''too crazy''."
==What is your source for this information?
The thing is that No Man's Sky is actually a good game now, meanwhile Scientology is only getting worse
@@TheRatsintheWalls It made such a comeback, it's literally used as the role model for games with shitty launches to redeem themselves. The team at hello games really put in a lot of effort to bring about basically all the promised features PLUS a lot more
Yeah, No Man's Sky is putting out free updates while Scientology is just putting a paywall for basic features and things we ought to expect from a game-Uh I mean religion. We were expecting a single player campaign that explains how the Thetans came to earth in the base game but instead they put it in a really expensive DLC that is only available if you've been paying for subscription long enough. Plus, you can't give it a negative review or they'll take it down on Suppressive Person grounds.
As someone who started playing no man's sky in 2021, I find horribly boring so yes it might be better than it started out as and that skews people's opinions of it to think it's better than it really is
I really thought he was talking about Among Us then I checked the upload date.
@@TheRatsintheWalls Basically it just populated its galaxy with more things to do and find. More planet diversity, a better story, base building. Lots of good stuff.
It's still pretty much the same game at its core, but with a whole lot more game to play.
"He failed university, then tried to join the military once or twice, then became a science fiction writer"
As a history major, I'd be lying if I said I didn't just empathize with the man a little bit.
Not only did he become a self-made cult leader, he formed his own navy with four ships. He died suicidal in hiding, screaming at body thetans.
How terrible are you to not be able to join the army?
i swear if i didnt know id think that was lovecraft
@@TheUSgoverment for what i know flat footed people, trans people (i rhin in the us) and a long etcetera arent considered physically fit, theres also a psychological exam at least in my country to keeo psychos out
@@TheHortoman most people with flat feet can enlist, typically only the most severe kind can't and trans people can also serve.
"brain is brain" - L.R.H
True genius
Pinky and the Brain
Brain is brain, WHAT IS BRAIN?!
Brexit means brexit -T. May
[exposes teeth strangely]
A couple buddies and i visited a traveling carpet dealer in SW Chicago, and the owner handed us "The Way to Happiness", which he said was a "non-religious, common sense helping guide to a better life". I just happened to look at the back and saw L Ron Hubbard in small print on the back. I handed the guide back and told my friends we needed to leave.
Always be on guard, folks.
Why did you give it back. I would have read it.
@@blackalien6873
I'd break it out at any opportunity.
"Hey remember that cult Tom Cruise was in? Ya I got a book from a carpet dealer about it."
Should of read it for kicks
It'd have been more useful if you'd have binned the books so no-one could get a hold of it.
i cant believe the traveling carpet dealer was unreliable
"Brain is a sort of a... well I don't know. Brain is brain and what it does I'm never quite sure"
We can tell.
Very true.
to be fair, that's not too far from where we are in neuroscience haha
@@nathanwycoff4627 we don't even know how most psychiatric medications work, we just think we know how they work
The South Park episode didn’t quite get the beliefs right, for example, they weren’t thrown into volcanos, but put around volcanos and then killed with hydrogen bombs. So what they actually believe is even weirder.
True
Hubbard looks like The Mouth of Sauron when he talks. It's freaking unsettling.
Very much uncanny valley vibes watching him talk.
Years of tobacco and cheap liquor.
He has definitely given me a sort of Baron Harkonnen vibe.
Oh my goodness, you're right! Lol
@@BohdanPovetiev This is an awesome reference
"brain is brain" - it's all clear now.
"Brain and brain what is brain?"
Star Trek ("Spock's Brain")
Hmm yes
The floor is made of floor
"My teeth are made of baked beans" - LRH
Spleen is spleen
That's a 200 IQ statement if I ever heard one (:
Thank you for covering Scientology. It's great to hear that they're actually shrinking. I've seen a few documentaries about the church and it's obviously VERY abusive, manipulative, and pretty much a scam.
My father got involved with scientology as a teenager many many decades ago, for just a small while. We keep getting letters from them even after he left and moved states not even telling them.
This guy is low key fucking hilarious. Knowing better that is
Honestly that is every religious organization 😂
They are all problematic with abuse towards children, manipulative and scam people out ov money.
But it is only seen as a problem to the people outside ov those organizations.
I live in Saint Petersburg FL, which is just south of Clearwater, in the same county. Let me tell you... Downtown Clearwater, especially near the giant scientology church, has the most unsettling, unsafe, "you cannot rest when enemies are near" vibe of any place I've ever been. There are foot bridges between parts of the building that span over the road, and driving underneath them feels like driving under a guillotine. The church owns a ton of the property and basically all of the businesses. Shits scary.
I live in Largo, and have had to go to Downtown Clearwater to transfer buses for years. I see them everywhere, I am so put off by their giant evil building(s). I hate how our beautiful city has been corrupted by their insanity. Sigh.
I tried an e-meter in NYC at a Scientologist recruiting table. The lady told me that it measures stress or something of the sort. I was meditating a lot at the time, so I was able to quiet myself down so that the needle barely moved at all. Not to be discouraged, the lady claimed that the device was showing stress. So I asked her to try it, which she did. The needle went crazy. I laughed and said "looks like it's really working for you."
The e-meter actually is something called a “Wheatstone Bridge” for those of us in electronics. It’s a VERY sensitive ohm-meter, and does nothing more than measure electrical resistance. You can make the needle swing really easily by simply tightening or loosening your grip... which makes it fun to fuck with them once you know that!!!
@@TheRealSpencerMarksidea
Cover yourself in Vaseline and become the next scientologist messiah
@@starlight4649lmao
@@TheRealSpencerMarks My great-grandfather fought in the Battle of Wheatstone Bridge...he was part of the resistance.
@@blpblp-tj7ux Well, bless him for his service! I hope he made it out in one piece! 🙏
There's actually three minds: Analytical, Reactive, and Somatic (physical ills). I was a Scientologist since birth, ex Scientologist since 2014.
I’m so happy for you that you’re an EX ! That had to be really hard having been born into it . Seriously, I can’t imagine the brave struggle within yourself it had to be to make the break . I hope you’ve been able to enjoy life since you left !
NomaD good
Amy Shew yeah
We're watching you.
@@anagramconfirmed1717 😐
Mission Impossible: Knowing Better
And now you're on a list
@@iamsuprmn1 lmao
"Mission Impossible: Knowing Better" LOL! Good one. Tom Cruise faces his most dangerous mission yet: to destroy the stupid childish cult of scientology.
What are you doing here? XD
Wtf is My fav asmr channel doing here?
Thank you. I wish I had seen this 4 months ago. I've had a romantic involvement with a "born clear", and said she had left the cult. She constantly referred glowingly to various techniques and practices of the "religion. I first expressed surprise that one of her closest, oldest friend had recently been published as having done the "Sunshine rundown" and was obviously still involved with the group, and I was a little perplexed, understanding a little of the "disconnection" thing. We ended the relationship, but what began as a concern that a vulnerable person was about to re-engage with a cult became a greater scrutiny, again with limited understanding of the subject (although I did major in linguistics, my real interest was in logic) I expressed my concerns regarding congruities between the woman's literacy practise and phonics in $cientology. and am now the subject of a vicious blog posting, my neighbours being approached and told lies, my brother being told I use drugs, the police being told that I have a gun and have brandished it recklessly. I have just spent a considerable (to me) sum on lawyers. I feel shell-shocked. These people are a blight. They have no business in a decent community.
Yeah they are an absolute cancer, and go after literally anyone and everyone who they perceive as a threat. And they don't stop either. Its really pretty crazy . I agree that they do not belong in society.
I am so disgusted knowing that this cult is still allowed to do these awful things
Can you elaborate on the literacy and phonics matter?
I thought they'd mostly given up on those harassment techniques, but obviously not always. I'm sorry you've had to go through all this
How are you doing now, half a year later? Has their harassment of you stopped yet?
Also seconding on the request to elaborate on literacy/phonics.
It looks like LRH simultaneously has too many and too few teeth...
Quinn Moore 😂😬
Now that would be a cursed image
Like baked beans
Lol, I remember when the Scientologists would set up a stall in the city I live in every weekend. One day I saw they were offering free sessions with the e-meter, so I sat down and held the cans.
It was the dumbest thing ever. The auditor kept adjusting the dial on the machine and he seemed a bit frustrated that I was calm the whole time. I threw him a bone by mentioning that I was mentally ill and took antidepressants. He seized the moment to ask me if I would like an alternative to psychiatry, to which I responded “Nah, my treatment team are pretty good. I’m doing so much better than I was before”. I think the guy started to realise that I was intentionally wasting his time, so we ended the session and I think he was a little bit bitter that I wasn’t so easily convinced by the bullshit.
I think I asked if the copy of Dianetics was free. Surprise surprise, it wasn’t. I think I laughed and left. At least other religions have the decency to hand out free materials. I got a free Qu’ran that looked pretty modern and slick from some nice Muslim dudes and all the different flavours of Christianity have offered free bibles. Putting your holy books behind a paywall smells like a big fat scam, my guy.
True religions offer free stuff out of compassion. Scams add a price tag
I'm glad you did that haha
Golden Sprite yeah
Cheer Bear yup
Miffed Max it’s like 200
Soup Sandwich- n. US Army. In poor condition or quality; Incompetent; Likened to the useless nature of a sandwich composed of soup between two slices of bread
This was the definition I didn't know I needed
I mean, we do eat grilled cheese with tomato soup.
@@Ciabattaonions Yeah, but the soup isn't between the pieces of bread
Coda Mission Good comment, Coda. I haven’t heard that in a long time.
He should have just said shit sandwich.
Religions ask for donations. They don't charge you to go to a service, or for a baptism, or any of that. Scientology demands payment for _everything._
That should be all you need to know.
Eastern orthodoxy asks for baptism money
@@opasan117Catholics do too lmao, at least if you want a ceremony
Historically some religions actually did charge people for certain religious services. Letters of indulgence in the Catholic church being just one. The church would even levy it's own taxes on people, called tithing.
But yeah, most religions no longer do any of that.
And the ones that do are all at least a little culty.
I didn't know Tom Cruise was a personal friend of yours. Great he appeared in your video!
sfm199 oh wow, tom cruise! he fucking matters in any way
OMG you said Xenu without reaching OT level 3. This means that you're going to die of pneumonia. (This is what Scientologist really believe)
According to LRH he was also known as Xemu
Hopefully he doesn't actually catch covid
Right ! Maybe Covid
Came about because all those people read or heard OT 3.
@@amyshew1151 I love this theory so much lol
Naah that's a body thetan😂
Well, it’s been a good run. Have fun mysteriously disappearing
Toadstool Tadd ha ha ha ha ha!
Lmfao!!!!
Have fun getting suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeed!
What do you think he meant by "clear."
Knowing Death
Hubbard is one of those people that just screams "I am a narcisisstic psychopath." with his facial expression alone.
He had such a great future as everybody's favorite compulsive liar. Then he had to go & wreck it by starting a cult.
I don't think it's fruitful to diagnose him with some personality disorder as if we're trying to say that he has "bad person disease"
he was a self-centered guy who wanted power over others and could clearly stomach or delude himself into being okay with it, that's all we know about him for sure and none of this requires him to have a personality disorder
I think of him as a charming villain. I can't dislike him for it, to be honest I find his whole story hilarious, and he wrote some decent short stories too. But more serious-minded people certainly do dislike him, and with good reason.
That's actually a perfect description of Donald Trump. His facial expressions alone; that fake smile and lifeless look in his eyes says all that I need to know about him.
liquidbraino you have a Trump fetish.
Thanks for letting me take part! And I gotta say, DAMN that intro was good 😂
I knew that was you!!!!
@Ивена Светлана Скярова What exactly is your point with this comment? Your critism isn't even specific enough, nor does it use evidence to back its claim. What are you trying to say?
I recognized your voice instantly. Great collab.
@Ивена Светлана Скярова You seem to dislike this video. May I suggest TikTok?
The Tom Cruise impression went right over my head for the first 30 seconds. I only caught on when he leaned back laughing.
Patrick Murphy oh that was impression of Tom Cruise?🤔
I thought it was an impression of John Travolta
"I've studied many primitive races, including the white race"
Ok I actually laughed out loud at that.
The 1 thing hes said ive liked
Yeah. He's got an obvious mellow charisma. Shame about the rest of it.
What are you guys upset about?
@@Jrez they dont seem too
You wouldn't, if he was replacing word white for black. Hypocrite.
I can practically feel you wanting to scream “STOLEN VALOUR!!!” when describing LRH’s description of his military service.
For the longest time I heard it as "Elrond Hubbard"
I think I like that better
Christopher Ryan 😂😂😂🤪👍
Elron Bubba among friends.
Yes, he brought scientology to Rivendell
Christopher Ryan don’t insult my mans/elves Elrond
no normal person shortens their first firstname
17:30 I remember watching the South Park episode when it aired on tv (when I was a kid in high school), and reading the text flashing on the bottom of the screen " *THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGISTS ACTUALLY BELIEVE* ". I remember thinking to myself that there was no way this was a real thing, and no one would take this idea seriously. I thought it was a joke, I was both right and wrong at the same time...
That is because of what is called half-truths. It is almost a truth (fact), but it gets a spin in the end. Because of the partial truth is seems believable. This is also how most fake news works. They combine truth, assumption and preconceptions and than add a false statement..
And just like fake news before it is debunked, it already got traction.
Scientology (very good name btw) has a lot of the hallmarks of an religion, but it also misses a few. The main thing that is has in common with other religions is that is provides a set or morals, rules and guidelines to live by. That is actually a good thing. It has led to civilization where instead everybody pitch in to help each other and make life easier. This way we don't all have to bake our own bread, raise cattle, work in the fields and do everything our self. Utopia shows this in a somewhat simplified fashion. Even today is you go to a town with a small community you see often a church in it's center and the houses placed around it. Later when we created trains, cars and planes we really started to explore the world. But I start to digress.
What Scientology misses from religion is the supermarket of stories to draw inspiration from. We want everything to happen for a reason. So if someone gets sick at a very young age and dies, we say that God has other plans for him. That makes it somewhat easier to accept because it wasn't senseless.
I'm a really down to earth guy and regular religions wont work on me, because many stories are proven to be false. So they call me an atheist, but that is wrong also. An atheist doesn't believe in anything. I believe there is an after life because the law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed where most people would call this energy their soul. So, if I die, that energy has to go somewhere else. Some other religions call this religions call this reincarnation ans some think that a dejavu is a memory of a past life. And maybe the creators of the Matrix were correct and everything we do is fake..
But it is easy to make fun of every religion..
@@2Fast4Mellow quite a comment.
@@2Fast4Mellow The foundation of Scientology is the teachings of Hubbard who like Joseph Smith invented a religion based on a fictional story that was revealed not experienced. He found what he believed was a method to heal himself and eventually included science fiction into his story as a cause of human suffering. He planned to profit from it and thus a cult is formed.
I find your comment on the law of conservation interesting since it seems you believe that souls must have existed prior to the human being born. I agree but I am a Christian that takes the words of Jesus as gospel. The disciples and the people of Jesus's time had to either believe he was the messiah or not. My connection to Jesus is that he suffered for the sake of humanity as a perfect sacrifice to allow all sin to be forgiven through faith in Jesus. Hopefully you might seek out Jesus through the Bible and realize that God is not fiction and man-made but is the eternal spirit that created your soul and wants you to find salvation in Jesus. God Bless.
@@tntstorms7969 It is very dangerous to compare religions. My father always said 'Never talk religion or politics unless you are looking for a fight'.. But you brought it up. You do know that the bible also contains some science fiction. Or do you really believe that Moses did split the sea, that Jesus turned water into wine and that Maria was a 90 year old virgin? Profiting from religion isn't limited to Scientology, both the Christian and Catholic church have raged many wars in order to get or maintain their power (and money/wealth).
The disciples of Jesus weren't the only ones who either had to believe he was the Messiah or not. As a Christian you are required to believe Jesus is the Messiah. But over the centuries the Christian and Catholic churches have learn to deal with critics. I refer you how the Catholic church put Galileo under house arrest because he was determined to tell everybody that the earth was not flat and than Earth was not the center of the universe..
Real science is for more and more people their new religion. Not because they have chosen it, but because existing religions were proven untrue. Scientology is a religion/cult (there isn't that much difference between the concepts) that prays on these 'lost' souls. People want to believe into something because we want to matter. We want to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Why? Because if there is nothing after this life, all we did was a lot of work for no gain.
Do you know why the Higgs-Boson particle is called the 'God' particle? Because if it is found at the super conductor at Cern, it proves that the universe was not created by God (or Allah). It is also the reason why a lot of scientists have some crises of faith before they joined the Cern team.
Also if you had read my post correctly I also stated that God could not have created my soul. I only stated my the energy of my body will not disappear when I die, it will be preserved as used to other matter. In that sense I think reincarnation is more believable than a God who decides who lives and dies. Because if God exists, it also means that we have no real control over our lives. 1000 years ago the 'miracle of birth' was a mystery, but today we know everything about conception. Not just the fun part, but also the egg and sperm parts, so it is no longer a real miracle. Of course there are events that we cannot explain at this time, but it does mean that we can't in 300 or even 500 years from now. Fact is that in the last 200 years we learned more about the universe and earth than we did in the 2000 years before that. Not 200 years ago we discovered electricity. Electricity is at this point in history (it weird to talk about present day as history ;-) the most important discovery of mankind. It created of course light, provided ways to preserve sound (music), gave us radio, television and internet. Because of the internet universities were able to share ideas, debate and discourse at an incredible rate and we're going faster and faster.
Back to Scientology. They are probably wrong just like many other religions. But if it helps people to live more productive and enjoyable lives, I'm not the one to say they are wrong. Julius Caesar said the same thing about Christianity and how the Romans saw Christianity isn't that much different how Scientology is judged today..
But let's assume that the Christian religion is correct. Are you sure you are part of the right denomination? You have the Catholics, Creationists, Baptists, Quakers, Protestants, Reformed, spiritual, Calvinist, Methodists, Assyrian (that is an Eastern variant, nothing to do with extreme right) or Lutheran. These are just the denominations that I know at the top of my hat.. What if the Amish are correct? I have created my own set of morals and taken rules and guidelines from many different religions..
@@2Fast4Mellow As far as corruption in religion, yes the Catholic Church went astray and then had a reformation to correct various mistakes. My point is the foundation of Christianity is belief in the Savior Jesus Christ, Gods only son. There wasn't proof of the foundation being corrupt.
The Higgs Boson particle was to find what gives atomic mass, not any religious question. I believe it was expressed by a scientist as the "God D#@*" particle from frustration by my recollection.
Any Christian denomination that supports the basic tenet: "Salvation through Jesus alone and that Jesus is eternally begotten by the Father" is true Christianity. Christian cults have popped up and misinterpret the Bible and add their own books, unfortunately. The Amish can be correct if their faith is in the Lord, but there is no requirement to live in the pre-industrial age as a commandment. Ironically I went to Amish acres about 2 months ago. :)
When I was a kid my dad temporarily got into Scientology. He took me to one meeting. I had never heard of Scientology and so thought it was a sci-fi club of sorts, as the founder was a sci-fi author. I found out I was mistaken when at the start of the meeting everyone stood up and applauded a bust of L. Ron Hubbard. And whilst there, a group of them told me that I shouldn't be reading the books I was reading and that I should really read all of the books by L. Ron Hubbard. They were very, and creepily, insistent that I stop reading whatever it was I was reading and read something like Battlefield Earth. After that meeting I said I never wanted to go back and since luckily my dad had not been in that long he dropped it a short while later.
So it was like that Simpson's episode about the leader?
I believe your story because you mentioned applauding at the bust of LRH, we used to do this every day when I worked on staff
"He would regularly get feedback from members and incorporate them into the doctrine."
LRH would have made an excellent Dungeon Master.
I love how that's your takeaway from the video XD
"Dad, Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet."
“So I take out my gun!”
@hahagotcha!!!! "Hey, guys, check it out, Tom Cruise is a fudge packer."
@voitdive
And Now I'm in the closet too...
I will sue you
"tom ya gawta com owta the clawset oh ma gawd" - John Travolta
Is anyone else freaked out about how similar this is to multi level/network marketing schemes?
One could say that's the whole point. Which also makes me look sideways at the Amway people...
I'm freaked out about how politics works like that
Jonathan Rhodes ding ding ding yup u got it. When his initial dianetics book and tours started to wind down financially he realised if he repackaged it as a religion he could make money ad nauseam. They just 'discover' new teachings and OT to milk more money from their cult followers.
@@andrejg4136 You DO know Amway products have been debunked as being overpriced for what they do as WELL as the MLM scheme. It is amazing they dupe so many. My sibling tried it and failed. If a product is fabulous, it sells itself. Convenient, low cost, works well. Liquid Tide. And do you ever see Tide commericals anywhere? Nope. Don't need 'em. Word of mouth sells everything that's great.
I wonder if this comment is what inspires his recent video on MLM/Pyramid Schemes?
Hold on - his wife was really named Mary Sue? That's the single best tidbit in this whole video.
I mean, he was a writer...
and it was the 60's-70's was there any other acceptable name?
@@abrahamwilberforce9824 corruption probably
I thought it was BS but his third wife Mary Sue Hubbard....
Mary Sue was a common name.
KB, you make some of the best content ever created for humans. Not just on RUclips. You truly are doing us a social service with your time and attention, so thank you.
I totally agree. This is more informative than “last week tonight” with less bias and still a nice dose of humor and entertainment. All the more impressive that it’s made by one person… Or at least that’s what I’m led to believe! But by viewing so many of his videos, now I’m super critical of everything!!!
If you spray Aqua Net on your palms it creates a barrier that prevents perspiration from coming into contact with the cans. Your auditing test would show a perfect score every time.
Imagine if somebody did it and claimed to be the reincarnation of Hubbard.
Though they charge 400-800 bucks an hour and they'l probably run the "test" a billion times. It would be the most expensive trolling ever.
Thauã Aguirre I mean, it’s arguably worth it to have the chance to be able to control a bunch of yokels.
What about gorilla snot, the stuff drummers use to grip their sticks?
@@ThZuao I would suggest caution about that. "Allegedly" a number of people who challenged the COB's rule have disappeared. It is allegedly a YUGE business and allegedly the fat cats will protect their share.
"Wasn't it difficult to put a CinemaSins reference in this video?"
"Actually, it was super-easy, barely an inconvenience."
"Ooh, referencing other RUclips channels is tight!"
Understanding this meme was convenient. Super easy, barely an inconvenience.
23:56 '...he discarded his body, that ceased to be useful...'
It was never useful, dude.
L. Ron Hubbard is the only person I would believe is a reptiod
Massively underrated comment; a thousand upvotes upon you sir!
Are we all just gonna glaze over how amazing that Tom Cruise impression was? Well done, sir 👏
Gloss over.
I'm surprised nobody has claimed to be Hubbard reborn yet.
Imagine if someone writes a screenplay and Tom Cruise plays the role of lrh ?
Time to make some money
There's a website called lronhubbardrising by a guy who claims to be his reincarnation.
Shhh, don't give them any ideas, lol.
Actually there is lol, and he even goes by L Ron Hubbard
You know not to trust a guy when his work is considered “fictional science”
Elron's mouth is the stuff of my nightmares
Looked like he had some paralysis in the muscles of his lower jaw.
It also looks like he has too many teeth
Oh good, it's not just me, then... Something outta the Uncanny Valley, for sure.
He looks like a Dick Tracy villain
@@UrMomsChauffer Magnificent observation! That mouth is definitely a Chester Gould inspiration!
wow this guy's 30 minute video was more helpful/informative then any other person i've heard talk about Scientology. thank you
L Ron Hubbard looks like somebody tried to draw Trump and messed up
This comment deserves more likes. God damn.
Ok STFU with the TDS cause no one wants to hear it.
They have the exact same smug smirk
Thats an insult to trump
Akihito007 u Got angry yeah? Its ok though I agree a bit
"Brain is Brain" L. Ron Hubbard
Profound! Absolutely profound! Now I understand all that is Scientology. Where do I sign up for more PROFOUND hits like that??
Two brains are better than one.
🤣🤣🤣
You know, he increased his IQ by 1000s by that point.
I think he meant "Brain is Brian". He named his brain Brian.
@@riinak7212 what a coincidence! I also named my brain Brian. Guess I'll join scientology
There are harmless loons and there are dangerous loons. Hubbard was a dangerous loon.
tetsubo57 u think
Loons don't start religions that outlive them. He was a very good conman.
@@blackalien6873 The two states are not mutually exclusive.
George W. Bush.
John Bolton.
Bolsonaro.
Trump.
Hilary Clinton.
THESE are the really dangerous loons. And people actually voted for most of them
@@blackalien6873 not really look at planned parenthood started by a insane eugenist who loved the reich so much she hired former ss to her company board after the war and planned parenting is bigger then ever.
the most dangerous crazies are those who built structures of abose and or power that last long after the end of them stalin is also a good example but just like what he built it all comes crashing down eventually.
In all the clips of Hubbard speaking, he shows his teeth too often and doesn’t move his actual jaw when he speaks, it kinda freaked me out the first time I noticed
LRH very much reminds me of a few guys i met in my life.
They lied about what they had accomplished, who they were, all the things that happened to them, etc. Just to raise their status in any social environment they were in. The lies were incredibly obvious, to a point where you could do nothing but shake your head.
All of them had big self-esteem issues, which they tried to drown out in their absurd fantasy world they presented.
They also couldn't stand not to be noticed in a group, and one upped anyone who claimed anything remotely positive about themselves.
Scientology seems like one huge ego-trip to me.
Hubbards weird face movements remind me of Trump.
@@splittin2atoms It would be so hilarious if we found out that the two are related in some way.
So someone had written a Sci-Fi book so bad they had to make a cult in order to sell these books too people. This is beyond insane.
I was recruited by a storefront scientologist when I was 20. I took the tests because I was curious. At the end he told me where my shortcomings were (his findings were based on where I told him where my "shortcomings" were). Then he tried to sell me books. I had a hard time disengaging bc like a good salesman he had an answer for everything. The pressure he applied was intense is a subtle way. I was so relieved when I got outside. He even followed me out the door. To leave w/o feeling rude, I had to promise to come back after payday. It was quite predatory and an "aha moment" into the nature of religion. After years considering myself agnostic, Im now a committed atheist.
Thanks for the excellent research & great presentation. Great channel.
ive had similar experinces with idealogues and have come to the conclusion the problem is rarely the faith or idealogy but as always humanity itself is the problem any cause will have people who find ways to abose it for power and there own enjoyment even things like green peace with such clear and pure original goals have been bent to this will now a anti science fear monger factory to make said fear mongers rich and wealthy pushing crap like chemtrails chemophobia and naturalism.
Wait so a scam religion about alien souls created by a science fiction writer, turned you from an agnostic to an atheist? Come on, you definitely were leaning towards that before scientology lmao.
"a commited Atheist" - so youre the edgy type of person that looks down on other people because they believe in a higher Power and you tell them how stupid they are for believing it?
Yeah, i know exactly what u are haha. Go back to watching anime
@@capitaldcolon1795 anime? What does that have to do with refusing to believe telltales about walking in water?
@@LMB222 The believe in a higher power is very natural for humans. Im not christian, neither am i something else.
But i believe in a higher power and an afterlife.
People who are "commited atheists" are just cringe, looking down on people who believe in a god. If you dont believe, just be an atheist. But a COMMITED Atheist? That means what? You approach people who believe in god and you make fun of them? Or you try to take their faith away? Thats fucking disgusting man.
These people are also always looking like absolute garbage, typical "M'lady" type of people u know?
So he should just focus on his anime and his hentai instead of telling people what to believe or not.
Great video by the way. You touched on a lot of tech terms and it was a good introduction for the uninitiated to know what Scientology is ACTUALLY about.
*He married someone who went to prison named Mary Sue. That was her name and a summary of her life events. Let that sink in.*
Kifflom!
I grew up in Scientology, was in the SO for 8 years and I am now disaffected. This is all very true. The only thing that keeps really bothering me is your mispronunciation of the term "thetan".
How it's out pronounced by the way?
Mike H I believe it’s pronounced “thay-tan”
@@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa Yep, again a similarity to Islam, the main vilain in that fiction is called "Sheitan".
@@luxuryvagrant6496 That's literally just Arabic for Satan. If you were trying to single out Islam as opposed to Christianity, you failed.
@@tedculbertson6320 that's like saying allah is just Arabic for god and therefore islam is DEBUNKED and ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED BY FACTS AND LOGIC or some other tired meme. It's an abrahamic religion, it shares all the same characters, difference is the islamic versions are all always in arabic. Translating it is a valid differentiation.
8:35 looks familiar
lol you watch knowing better xD
Chubbyemu watched KnowingBetter for 20 minutes, this is what happened to his thyroid.
Holy shit
A man practiced scientology, this is how his arms fell off
😂😂😂 nice
knowing that l ron hubbard wrote 100k words a month is kinda making me feel like i should get up and write that story i’ve been putting off
How you doing with that story now?
1 IQ per hour? Pfft! I can gain 10 IQ points for every minute of Rick and Morty watched.
Mister E every millisecond*
Mister E so doing the math if the average cartoon is 22 minutes in length and there are 31 episodes currently aired you will have added approximately 682 to your IQ and since the average is is 98 you will have an in of about 780
Oh boy.
No you fool, you watch honey boo boo to gain iq, rick and morty is only for 700iq+
Knolege and intelligence are parallel
I actually sent Paulette Cooper a fanboy email, expressing my utmost admiration for her bravery and tenacity, and for all that shse did! She was kind enough to reply to me! To this date, that is the most special email response I've ever received!!!!
I need to see this
Yeah; That is interesting; I forgot who this Paulette Cooper is but by memory that is an author whom in my opinion went to disparaging the activity to promote gains in book-sales; I forgot more about this than what most know; There is an action that just got filed that reeks of what now for me has become worn & unspectacular;
There’s apparently a Scientology office near my college, and so a few friends and I decided to check it out. The people who greeted us were so awkward and spoke like a robot. And I thought I was awkward. They had a free movie to show us, and we sat down and saw a few clips. They talked about mind and body, dianetics, and a load of other crap. The clips looked like they were produced in the early 2000s too. They also had two bookcases filled with L. Ron Hubbard’s books that were wrapped weirdly.
Turns out exposure therapy only makes true phobias far worse. The only fears it will help with is rather basic things that only make you uncomfortable and pretty much everyone has an aversion too, instead of outright psychologically terrified. This is why people can train to keep it together in battle or fighting fires. It has its uses but a real phobia comes from something other than the thing you are afraid of. Talk therapy works much better than just putting people in situations that only reinforce the phobia
Good exposure therapy is like continuing to do a thing that you know is safe but makes you anxious until your anxiety gets the memo
I really hate the popular idea of what it is
"Outsiders have kidnapped some of our property. We must respond with our deadliest weapon."
"The lawyers."
Nananananana leader!
Nananananana leader!
Leader! Leader! Batman!
Well, it was a very effective weapon, though when almost everyone has access to almost unlimited info about anything their lies are falling apart, but there will be people who want to believe
😂😂😂
"Brain is brain" - LRH
Butt is butt...
@widhbnw efDwdwDW The more important question is...
WUTT is butt?
widhbnw efDwdwDW but?
Guess any vertebrate would act like nothing has happened after she has her head chopped off or got her brain blown off by a shell to the head.
BRAIN AND BRAIN WHAT IS BRAIN?
Tom Cruise always creeps me out even before I knew he's in Scientology. I never understand why people says he's attractive
Oh no it's marshie yeah
@Javier Mayo ha ha... Money makes people kooks
I am imagining some bandit in Mongolia saying “I cuddled with a science fiction writer once, he went on to start a religion”.
'Considered physically qualified to perform duty ashore, preferably within the continental United States.' Is a lowkey way of saying 'this man should never be on a boat again.' Now I really want to know about his service adventures.
How do you mistake a *log* for *TWO SUBMARINES!?* To mistake it for one is a bit of a stretch, but *two!?*
I love this video! I find something new with each viewing.
mustve crossed his eyes at an inopportune moment
@@cerebralm Maybe he thought it was mating season..........
@@cerebralm I legitimately never say this, but your comment is seriously underrated
Puts new meaning into the term "dropping a log".
Captain's log supplemental...
"He was a major soup sandwich" all the evidence I need that you were in the military
More like.. "a captain soup sandwich"! Since Hubbard was in the Navy.. ALLEGEDLY! (i'm glad I don't get paid based on how funny I am)
Right. Another acceptable response from KB would have been 'Ate up like a football bat'.
What does that phrase mean?
I completely understood the metaphor & I'm a pacifist civilian
@@aprilrichards762 Well grab some bread & ladle a bit of soup onto it. You have a soup sandwich. Adding a command title indicates that the person being referred to as a soup sandwich is a very poor commander.
"By then you've invested so much time and money thay you have to believe." That's religion in general
Never pre-order the season pass.
That's frickin' funny, haaa!
Was worth it
That Tom Cruise psychopath laugh was on point.
The best and funniest takedown of Scientology is Reckless Ben’s infiltration, he gives a hilarious insight into what an average Joe would go through trying to become a Scientologist
*Hears him talk about No Man's Sky as a disappointment.*
Oh hey look, a Fallout 76 poster in the background...
Oh my God I only now noticed! XD This is just too good of a coincidence!
granted it *was* a disappointment
it's just that it got better while fallout 76 is
well, fallout 76
@@samanthaB98 Fallout 76 IS getting better, though, with bug fixes, tweaks, and updates. It just had a VERY bad launch. And on the bright side, the canvas bags showed up a couple days ago!
@@Ciabattaonions no man's sky got a lot better and it didn't bring in tons of microtransactions either. Fo76 is by far the bigger disappointment in this comparison
@@krpajda True, but I don't have anything against No Man's Sky.
Damn his work was deemed “fictional science.”
He’s even more crazy than sci-fi writers I guess.
Dont be silly. Its fi-sci.
@@dashthecat0 You mean FySy
@@dashthecat0 Moreso than the SCP Foundation?
Congratulations! Your lawsuit arrives in 3...2...1...
Normie
@@gracefulsledge2857 sense?
*1 billion years later*
Still waiting for lawsuit in 3...2...1....
1,400 Scientologists dislike this suppressive person.
Hubbards wife was literally called Mary Sue? That's too good to be true XD
my thoughts exactly.
Bars
“Military records are pretty accessible “. WWII Navy yes, Army no. Almost all WWII Army records were destroyed in a fire in the early 1970’s. You’re lucky he was in the Navy.
When a cult becomes organized crime.
Thanks
Hubbard should have seen himself CLEAR to a dentist.
Right? He had more than enough money to get that shit fixed, goddamn.
@@Rountree1985 He spent it all on speed and Valium
Universal Exports yup
Bianca85 yup
Simon Randall yup
I'm real sad but I need to watch this. My best childhood friend is lost in there somewhere.
Jacob or Madison Chilenski if you see this, find Nick Wonderling.
Shit man, this is sad :(
Bumping this
Good luck on your search. Godspeed to your friends
Much love, man. Hope all works out.
They live in east Portland (Oregon, not Maine.) They have a mom / grandma named Pam that lives in the same area. Maybe try writing? Their address is on white pages.
Your Tom Cruise impression is truly unsettling. Good job.
The "Cruise snicker" was dead on mate.
I find it interesting how many Hollywood celebrities get into Scientology. I have two theories as to why, which are both probably true to some extent.
Theory 1: being famous makes these people think of themselves as innately better than the masses, and a small exclusive club of supposedly enlightened individuals like Scientology plays into their ego.
Theory 2: being the type of people who decide to dedicate their lives to making movies, Hollywood celebrities are all kind of dorks. This causes the sci-fi themes of Scientology to have a big appeal on them.
the real reason is recruiting celebrities and actors would be advertisement to the masses, so they targetted hollywood
@@elivdb I don’t actually believe that Hollywood celebrities have a significant effect on real people.
Yes and thry treat them very well, so like Tom Cruises experience eith scientology is nothing abusive. They make his life better in what limited way they can, and he thinks ots like that for everyone. So it seems more like some hippie shit to the celebrities they recruit, no different than any other health/spiruality thing. They dont let the celebrities see or hear the creepy shit. Its a 2 tier system
It’s not. It’s either because they were born into it (Beck, Lynsey Bartilson, Elisabeth Moss, Danny Masterson), they’re struggling with drugs or depression and need purpose (the ex-Scientologists in Going Clear), or they get in to network (John Travolta and Tom Cruise). Scientology promises them movie deals and such because they’re connected with all the Hollywood bigwigs.
I did find it funny at 15:40 when asked an uncomfortable question he moves something from the side of his desk to between him and the interviewer, and then totally relaxes. That's a subconscious nonverbal cue that he's either uncomfortable or outright lying, so he's going to use that as a bit of a shield to distance himself a bit from the interviewer.
Good eye.
I noticed that. I realized it was a blatant subconscious maneuver and wondered what a body language expert would say about it. Your explanation makes complete sense.
I reviewed this, and think what he moved was the microphone. Which adds another level to that subconscious cue, that he knew what he was saying was bunk so on some level didn't want it recorded.
I thought LRH moved a microphone between them. Potentially to guarantee his own recording of the interview. Possibly to use later for more material for the religion he kept writing.
Non-profit was started because the Christian church used to be the primary safety net in most communities for people going through all kinds of troubles, and they took care of orphans and disabled people. A lot of churches do still strives to be a safety net in their communities, but of course there are some eggregious examples of pastors abusing their power. But what does Scientology do for the communities they are in?
Well they take all their money and then try to kill you if you leave?
Very true. Where I live churches are still doing community service. Many people would run out of food without the St. Vincent DePaul Society. All churches do more than just pay for their own expenses. Maybe this should be the standard ie. Maybe they should qualify the same as other non-profits.
@@rosestewart1606 I would be in favor of that. It would hit a lot of the churches that gone the rest of them a bad name. Most of the churches in my area focus primarily on helping people and donating.
@@StephenSchaal same here. There are a few that don't but they have big expensive churches. They don't deserve a tax break
Rose Stewart St. Vincent DePaul Society has certainly helped me a great deal at times, and never asked me for anything but a smile.
That was possibly one of the most brilliant and smoothest segways for brilliant.org that I've ever seen.
segue
Almost cultlike
17:08 this goes beyond just cognitive dissonance, to the point that it has its own term: this is the "Sunk Cost fallacy".