(August 13, 2015 at 8:11 am)Quantum Wrote: I was surprised that there was this idea floating around in the documentary that LRH was a egomanical lying asshole, but was way less of a cold and calculated sociopath as his successor, and more of a troubled soul, so to speak.
It takes a certain kind of person to start a religion, and a different kind of person to turn it into a lasting success:
L Ron Hubbard and David Miscavage...
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young...
(November 12, 2015 at 11:27 pm)The_Empress Wrote: The 20/20 interview with Leah Remini is really interesting; IMO, Scientology only affirms the thoughts I'd already had of them, and Remini comes off with a ton of class.
It was really good to hear that when she left her family came with her. One of the most damaging things about organizations like Scientology is that it divides families in nearly irreconcilable ways by "highly encouraging" (read:forcing) members to cut ties with "supressive persons" or apostates. There were several stories from Going Clear of people who basically had to walk away from their parents, siblings or children when they left.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
