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Dee:
Will F%#*ing Smith? I really liked him. Page Six is reporting that Will Smith’s flirtation with the cult of Scientology has turned into a full-on make out session. The actor had this to say of the cult in an interview with Men’s Vogue:

“…but in all of the experiences I’ve had with Tom [Cruise] and Scientology, like, 98 percent of the principles are identical to the principles of the Bible. The Bible says, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

John:
Let’s explore that outstanding two percent of this totalitarian cult shall we?

*Scientology is the pseudo-scientific belief system created by American writer L. Ron Hubbard. It has built up a huge multinational network of corporations, including the Office of Special Affairs -the world’s largest private intelligence agency. Based in California, it has a presence in most major cities in the UK, as well as other countries.
* It recruits through its free personality tests, via the book “Dianetics” and via more subtle schemes such as management courses and drug rehabilitation centers. Initiates are presented with some scientific-sounding courses and principles to help them deal with life, but after years of commitment and tens of thousands of pounds, they may find themselves paying to have alien spirits exorcised from their body or signing a billion-year contract to save this “dying world”. Critics of Scientology object mainly to the activities of the organizations, rather than the beliefs of individual members.
* Scientology’s eventual aim is to seize control of media and government and so to run the world according to Hubbard’s principles. Society’s problems would then be solved by removing the “suppressive people” from society, by quarantining or extermination.
* Scientology was created by a science-fiction writer, and appropriately enough, its belief system includes a galactic empire and space aliens blowing each other up. The “OT3” document, which includes these claims, is only given to followers who have gone through sufficient indoctrination and given enough money or labour.
* The Scientology organisations do not want “raw meat” (that’s you and I) to be told about the higher levels of the belief system.

In summary, any religion short of Extremist Muslim is better than Scientology. As Lebowki’s Walter Sobchak says, “say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it’s an ethos.”

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