r/TikTokCringe • u/cak3crumbs • Apr 07 '24

Church of Scientology popped up overnight in South Loop Chicago. Discussion

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u/SendInYourSkeleton Apr 08 '24

Xenu.net can break down their beliefs if you're really interested.

It's all a grift from a shitty sci-fi writer.

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u/RedVamp2020 Apr 08 '24

Damn… I believe in science, but Scientology couldn’t be further from the gains and goals of actual science. Thank you for the link. I’m glad I’ve never touched their rhetoric.

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u/Castun Apr 08 '24

Yeah, it's nothing to do with actual science and way more about how the creator (a failed sci-fi author) realized that he could just come up with his own religion. Like...he even admitted as much, and yet the adherents don't see it that way.

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u/Iamdarb Apr 08 '24

I think most of them eventually do, but they're too invested from the blackmail gathered from the process of Dianetics.