The Top 10 Secret Celebrity Scientologists

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destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
28,799
359
126
Originally posted by: feralkid
Originally posted by: destrekor
THE SCIENTOLOGISTS MADE MANSON DO IT!

iknewit
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Actually Manson made his minions do it. There was no evidence Manson personally had a hand in the murders; he was convicted of conspiracy to murder by ordering his "family" to carry them out.

i know that much. i was merely making the suggestion that they made him go crazy and to create the cult family and set forth with the following actions.
 

DangerAardvark

Diamond Member
Oct 22, 2004
7,559
0
0
Sometimes I think that maybe Scientologists are just practicing their religion ironically, in attempt to make a statement about religious belief in general. But that's giving them too much credit.
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
25,284
1,998
126
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If I weren't dead, I'd be laughing if... 200 years from now this thing became just a big an established religion as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. I'm gonna start a flame war, i'm sure but come on folks. How's this "religion" different than most others?

Simple, it's not. They're all silly in different ways. Xenu and atom bombs are no screwier than burning bushes and talking snakes which are no screwier than blue elephants which are no screwier than big guys with beards and hammers which are no screwier than spaghetti monsters which are no screwier than 72 virgins.

I find it easier to deal with crap that was invented more than a few years ago by moderately crap science fiction writer ;)

The real kicker for me is that they're such a bunch of freaky heavies, just watch the BBC doco...


It's okay to like the classics. Shakespeare over John Grisham, DaVinci over Maplethorpe, Beethoven over Britney, 2000 year old fairy tales over 40 year old fairy tales, whatever you prefer.

But if you think the Scientologists are "heavies" you might want to look at the atrocities committed by those who believe in the older, classic fairy tales. The body counts piled up by the major religions make Scientology look like a kids tea party.
 

Connoisseur

Platinum Member
Sep 14, 2002
2,470
1
81
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If I weren't dead, I'd be laughing if... 200 years from now this thing became just a big an established religion as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. I'm gonna start a flame war, i'm sure but come on folks. How's this "religion" different than most others?

Simple, it's not. They're all silly in different ways. Xenu and atom bombs are no screwier than burning bushes and talking snakes which are no screwier than blue elephants which are no screwier than big guys with beards and hammers which are no screwier than spaghetti monsters which are no screwier than 72 virgins.

I find it easier to deal with crap that was invented more than a few years ago by moderately crap science fiction writer ;)

The real kicker for me is that they're such a bunch of freaky heavies, just watch the BBC doco...


It's okay to like the classics. Shakespeare over John Grisham, DaVinci over Maplethorpe, Beethoven over Britney, 2000 year old fairy tales over 40 year old fairy tales, whatever you prefer.

But if you think the Scientologists are "heavies" you might want to look at the atrocities committed by those who believe in the older, classic fairy tales. The body counts piled up by the major religions make Scientology look like a kids tea party.

Heh heh. Hey don't discount scientology yet. Give it some time to catch on. If it does, i'm sure you'll see some atrocity action.
 

dug777

Lifer
Oct 13, 2004
24,778
4
0
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If I weren't dead, I'd be laughing if... 200 years from now this thing became just a big an established religion as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. I'm gonna start a flame war, i'm sure but come on folks. How's this "religion" different than most others?

Simple, it's not. They're all silly in different ways. Xenu and atom bombs are no screwier than burning bushes and talking snakes which are no screwier than blue elephants which are no screwier than big guys with beards and hammers which are no screwier than spaghetti monsters which are no screwier than 72 virgins.

I find it easier to deal with crap that was invented more than a few years ago by moderately crap science fiction writer ;)

The real kicker for me is that they're such a bunch of freaky heavies, just watch the BBC doco...


It's okay to like the classics. Shakespeare over John Grisham, DaVinci over Maplethorpe, Beethoven over Britney, 2000 year old fairy tales over 40 year old fairy tales, whatever you prefer.

But if you think the Scientologists are "heavies" you might want to look at the atrocities committed by those who believe in the older, classic fairy tales. The body counts piled up by the major religions make Scientology look like a kids tea party.

Heh heh. Hey don't discount scientology yet. Give it some time to catch on. If it does, i'm sure you'll see some atrocity action.

I have an issue with them being heavies now, in 2007 ;)
 

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
64,795
84
91
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If I weren't dead, I'd be laughing if... 200 years from now this thing became just a big an established religion as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. I'm gonna start a flame war, i'm sure but come on folks. How's this "religion" different than most others?

Simple, it's not. They're all silly in different ways. Xenu and atom bombs are no screwier than burning bushes and talking snakes which are no screwier than blue elephants which are no screwier than big guys with beards and hammers which are no screwier than spaghetti monsters which are no screwier than 72 virgins.

yup cept no ones blown themselves up over zenu yet.

so the smug has to go ..
 

Throckmorton

Lifer
Aug 23, 2007
16,829
3
0
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If I weren't dead, I'd be laughing if... 200 years from now this thing became just a big an established religion as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. I'm gonna start a flame war, i'm sure but come on folks. How's this "religion" different than most others?

Simple, it's not. They're all silly in different ways. Xenu and atom bombs are no screwier than burning bushes and talking snakes which are no screwier than blue elephants which are no screwier than big guys with beards and hammers which are no screwier than spaghetti monsters which are no screwier than 72 virgins.

I find it easier to deal with crap that was invented more than a few years ago by moderately crap science fiction writer ;)

The real kicker for me is that they're such a bunch of freaky heavies, just watch the BBC doco...


It's okay to like the classics. Shakespeare over John Grisham, DaVinci over Maplethorpe, Beethoven over Britney, 2000 year old fairy tales over 40 year old fairy tales, whatever you prefer.

But if you think the Scientologists are "heavies" you might want to look at the atrocities committed by those who believe in the older, classic fairy tales. The body counts piled up by the major religions make Scientology look like a kids tea party.

For once I have to defend religion.. the practitioners of all those other religions actually believe in them. The Church of Scientology itself knows that what it teaches is false. What kind of idiot would believe that the space ships looked just like DC-8s? Why would that even be included in the story?
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
25,284
1,998
126
Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
If I weren't dead, I'd be laughing if... 200 years from now this thing became just a big an established religion as Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. I'm gonna start a flame war, i'm sure but come on folks. How's this "religion" different than most others?

Simple, it's not. They're all silly in different ways. Xenu and atom bombs are no screwier than burning bushes and talking snakes which are no screwier than blue elephants which are no screwier than big guys with beards and hammers which are no screwier than spaghetti monsters which are no screwier than 72 virgins.

I find it easier to deal with crap that was invented more than a few years ago by moderately crap science fiction writer ;)

The real kicker for me is that they're such a bunch of freaky heavies, just watch the BBC doco...


It's okay to like the classics. Shakespeare over John Grisham, DaVinci over Maplethorpe, Beethoven over Britney, 2000 year old fairy tales over 40 year old fairy tales, whatever you prefer.

But if you think the Scientologists are "heavies" you might want to look at the atrocities committed by those who believe in the older, classic fairy tales. The body counts piled up by the major religions make Scientology look like a kids tea party.

For once I have to defend religion.. the practitioners of all those other religions actually believe in them. The Church of Scientology itself knows that what it teaches is false. What kind of idiot would believe that the space ships looked just like DC-8s? Why would that even be included in the story?

What kind of idiot would believe in flying snakes with feathers? What kind of idiot would believe that all humans descend from one family 6,000 years ago? What kind of idiot would believe that the sun is pulled through the sky by a guy on a chariot? What kind of idiot would believe that their omnipotent god would be eaten by a wolf? Strangely enough, idiots believe or have believed all those things, why would you think that idiots who believe in spaceships that look like DC-8's are bigger idiots than the other idiots?