Age makes it better? 60 years vs 150 years vs 2000 years vs 5000 years? They're all hack writers.

“I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.” - Einstein

Scientology is frightening. The stories I've heard about it blows my mind. From what I understand it didn't start out that way; LRH originally had good intentions, but the thing kind of got blown up into a cult in the late 60's/early 70's, and then when David Miscavige took over in the early 80's it got warped out of control.

It's a , just like being a Mormon. These tax free, so called religious organizations expect one to forsake their families if they don't believe their way. A major scam.

All religions are businesses meant to fleece the gullible. L Ron Hubbard wanted to make and it was an easy way to get rich.
When I was young people from the temple we belonged to, wanted to know how much my father made to charge appropriate dues. My father told them to off and he will what he feels is appropriate.
It involves greed and ego.

There isn't a single "good" religion...they all formed for bad reasons and with bad intentions.

I reckon Scientology only exists to make the Jehovas Witnesses look sane.

I can only presume that devotion promises rewards that aren't available from the more conventional religious options.

There are lots of bad choices and so little time to make them...

He sounded like he knew a truth.... people fell for it.

I don't even understand why it is called religion. I know someone buried in that organization. Of course she tried to talked me into it. Sent me the book of dianetics (spelling? Can't remember, that much I care). Out of respect for our friendship I read the book. Let me summarize things for you... WHAT A LOAD OF NONSENSE. I cannot make heads or tails as of why anybody would fall for that.... Unbelievable (at least to me )

I used to enjoy some of Hubbard's writing, and remember him postulating about starting a "religion" to make money....sad

Scientology and Mormonism are two religions I just cannot even begin to comprehend. It confounds me that so many intelligent, talented people have been drawn into Scientology, and then there is the relentless niceness of Mormons. But when you read about the fundamentals of their faith and realize how new it all is...it just comes off to me like a Pyramid scheme.

I DON'T KNOW! Possibly because people who aren't attracted to talking snakes and burning bushes respond to the idea of ''science'' in determining behavior, using strange equipment to determine your physiological responses to problems/emotions, etc. Tell you what, though...here in So. California, thousands of people learned very quickly that THIS IS A CULT! A friend listened to a recruiter one afternoon and they literally HOUNDED her for weeks! I had to threaten to call police once, when they refused to leave her door! Possibly, people in other areas didn't learn of their strong-arm tactics soon enough.

It is no different from those who now believe in "The Force," as delineated by the Star Wars franchise. It sounds good, it feels good and it answers questions that were previously unanswered. The problem is that most of those who seek Scientology or The Force or any one of the thousands of gods do so based on feelings and no matter how much logic we as atheists throw at them, it will not break that barrier.