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martin griffith

Jan 1, 1970
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It's amazing that such a pile of illiterate crap has sucked $millions from
the pockets of the gullible. But isn't that the story of religion?


martin
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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Homer said:
It's amazing that such a pile of illiterate crap has sucked $millions from
the pockets of the gullible. But isn't that the story of religion?
I hope that i can speak for everyone: *Thank You!" for that reference.
 
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Paul Hovnanian P.E.

Jan 1, 1970
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One could really have some fun by building a look-alike unit and putting
some sort of remote control receiver inside.

Show the test subject some gay porn and hit a concealed transmit button
and watch the needle jump all over the place.

Perhaps the overly complex circuitry already conceals just such a
function.
 
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Paul Hovnanian P.E.

Jan 1, 1970
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Joel said:
...I wonder who they got to design their "E-meters" (they just read skin
resistance, and the Scientologists would have you believe small changes are
indicative of your inner gremlins, your past lives, whether you'll get lucky
with the hot babe administering the test, etc.):

You'd be better off with a plethysmograph in that case, ;-)
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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Paul Hovnanian P.E. said:
One could really have some fun by building a look-alike unit and putting
some sort of remote control receiver inside.

Show the test subject some gay porn and hit a concealed transmit button
and watch the needle jump all over the place.

Perhaps the overly complex circuitry already conceals just such a
function.

They're carefully 'designed' to give the results the examiner wants.
 
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Joel Kolstad

Jan 1, 1970
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Paul Hovnanian P.E. said:
In a way, that sounds like an MCSE. ;-)

At least with an MCSE you stand a shot at getting a decent-paying job. As far
as I can tell, only a very, very few people up at the top of Scientology
actually *make* money from it.

Although I suppose that if you're Tom Cruise, it's perhaps almost a symbiotic
relationship... he pays them millions, they take him on fancy cruises and keep
him in the public's eye, etc.

I have a hypothesis that many people spend money on material goods, their
favorite religions, etc. in proportion not so much to the quality of the
goods, but rather in proportion to how much money they have to begin with.
Scientology is smart in that, if you've got $100 they'll take it and give you
some book or phony class, whereas if you've got $1M they'll take it as well
*and give you the red carpet treatment at a gala cruise with a world class
buffet, etc.* -- something that you don't get from, e.g., the Mormons.

I knew a guy in college who worked for the alumni foundation doing
fund-raising cold calls, and he said their script included initially asking
people for $50,000 (!) -- the idea being that if people don't have that kind
of money, obviously dropping it is no problem, but starting at, e.g., $100 and
working up to $50k is very difficult, even with people who have it. Similar
idea, I think...

---Joel
 
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Paul Hovnanian P.E.

Jan 1, 1970
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Homer said:
They're carefully 'designed' to give the results the examiner wants.

There are times I wish I had lab equipment like that. ;-)
 
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Homer J Simpson

Jan 1, 1970
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I have a hypothesis that many people spend money on material goods, their
favorite religions, etc. in proportion not so much to the quality of the
goods, but rather in proportion to how much money they have to begin with.
Scientology is smart in that, if you've got $100 they'll take it and give
you some book or phony class, whereas if you've got $1M they'll take it as
well *and give you the red carpet treatment at a gala cruise with a world
class buffet, etc.* -- something that you don't get from, e.g., the
Mormons.

It's certainly an interesting fraud. It makes one wonder if it is
repeatable.
 
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Donald

Jan 1, 1970
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Homer said:
It's certainly an interesting fraud. It makes one wonder if it is
repeatable.
Its worked well for Roman Catholics. Look at their churchs.

donald
 
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Tim Williams

Jan 1, 1970
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Donald said:
Its worked well for Roman Catholics. Look at their churchs.

Where? Our church's budget is consistently in the red (the budget goes to
things like supplies, heating, repair, etc.).

Tim
 
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Donald

Jan 1, 1970
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Tim said:
Where? Our church's budget is consistently in the red (the budget goes to
things like supplies, heating, repair, etc.).

Tim
The church I survived from childhood ( in Cleceland, Ohio) is one of the
largest in the area.

I guess your (church) is not giving enough of a kick back.

I have wondered how that really works.

donald
 
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Richard Henry

Jan 1, 1970
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Tim Williams said:
Where? Our church's budget is consistently in the red (the budget goes to
things like supplies, heating, repair, etc.).

....Lawsuits...
 
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Dirk Bruere at NeoPax

Jan 1, 1970
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Richard said:
Are you saying that Scientology is a branch of the mafia that hates
Chelsea but loves kiddyporn?

At its peak back around 1980 Hubbard was making some $4 BILLION per year.
How much shit do you think you could stir with that income?
 
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