Christianity is the same as Scientology
April 24, 2015 at 4:47 am
(This post was last modified: April 24, 2015 at 4:54 am by Alex K.)
So, the slightly click-baity title is echoing what some people said in the past (Brian Dunning) and more recently in the wake of the Going Clear documentary - among them names like Neil deGrasse Tyson and the hosts of the Scathing Atheist podcast. It's been a favourite talking point of super-libertarians who are keen on reducing government interference.
The idea is that the beliefs of mainstream religions are just as crazy as those of Scientology, and hence, what's all the fuss about. My knee-jerk reaction is to say that they are full of it, an that of course Scientology has a different quality from most mainstream religions. I liken it to viruses which range from being well-adapted to their host (the common cold = milquetoast Christianity) as opposed to pretty well-adapted but still bad (HIV) to badly adapted (Ebola comes to mind).
I'm also aware that individuals suffer severely from mainstream religions as well. So, where is the demarcation line between evil cults and religions, and is there one? Are Scientology and Islam basically the same?
The idea is that the beliefs of mainstream religions are just as crazy as those of Scientology, and hence, what's all the fuss about. My knee-jerk reaction is to say that they are full of it, an that of course Scientology has a different quality from most mainstream religions. I liken it to viruses which range from being well-adapted to their host (the common cold = milquetoast Christianity) as opposed to pretty well-adapted but still bad (HIV) to badly adapted (Ebola comes to mind).
I'm also aware that individuals suffer severely from mainstream religions as well. So, where is the demarcation line between evil cults and religions, and is there one? Are Scientology and Islam basically the same?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
