why don't atheists support scientology?

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I know perfectly well this guy is a troll. This response and any others I make on this thread are directed more towards other people who wonder why Scientology gets such a bad rap.

Scientology gets a lot of bad rep from the media, but hey every religion has it cooks.

Scientology gets a bad rap because of the overwhelming and well documented evidence that it exists for nothing more than to exploit its members. Start here, noob.

http://www.xenu.net/archive/media/time910605.html

On a related note, Scientology is not a religion. It only gained tax exempt status through a well documented fraud in the US.

http://www.lermanet.com/reference/brennan-dec.pdf

I been checking it out and I think its helping me a lot. YOu can go on their website and see local churches close to you (usually in bigger cities.)

Check out this video its only 1 minute long but its what motivated to give it a try:

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see? Scientology is a quest for knowledge, just like atheism.

If you listen to the cult itself, of course all they're going to tell you about flowers, pretty unicorns, and rainbows. The reality to quite different and you'll realize that the first time you get 'regged' for a new set of Miscavige's 'squirrel tech,' the Basics. It'll be about $6,000 and you're just getting started. Soon you'll be asked to buy multiple sets to give to other people, and thats on top of your courses and your IAS donations. Since you seem to like the videos Scientology makes, here's a nice from the IAS for you.

And i been going to the church and they havn't tried to take all my money

Then you haven't been there very long yet. All cults start with a period of love bombing before they start making their demands.

Mind Control Made Easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4-Hms7bHqY

- yes they sold me a couple books but nowadays the church has evolved that you dont have to spend all your money on auditing you can get a "self analysis" book and fix the negative energy within you urself!

The "church" is all about selling massively overpriced books, most of which can be purchased on eBay for pennies, and hugely expensive auditing. Btw, I know you're aren't really a Scientologist when you use the term 'negative energy within you.'

-its just a great community and the people are really firendly, please just the watch the video!

They'll be friendly until you fight their control or refuse to empty out your savings. Then the real fun begins.

its just like atheism, int he video they talk about knowledge, non comformity, thinking for yourself, being a free thinker.

Yeah, I have an advertising slogan for them. 'Think for yourself- Duplicate Ron.' If you don't get what that means, you will.