The joyful world of Scientology

Jawawithagun · Post by **Jawawithagun** » 2003-06-26 09:55am

funny old ad

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-06-26 10:21am

Is it just me, or was that Scientology advertisement done on a budget worthy of Ed Wood or even Phil Tucker?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-06-26 10:32am

Okay. A mass comm. major could do a better job than that.

Is that white guy supposed to be Siddartha?

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-06-26 11:29am

They should try to prosthylitise the Elephants because they also respect the dead and love their children. They must have been doing something unwholesome to have come so close to extinction.

Do all sunworshippers carry big plastic lightning bolts?

Hobot · Post by **Hobot** » 2003-06-26 11:32am

SyntaxVorlon wrote:Do all sunworshippers carry big plastic lightning bolts?

My tribe does!

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-06-26 12:49pm

All I got out of the ad was that if I became a scientologist, I'll know what to do if someone slams the door on their hand. It sounded like the answer was "convert them"...

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-06-26 03:29pm

wow that kinda sounded like a latter day saints commercial too.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-06-26 06:40pm

It goes on and on and on and on and...

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-06-26 07:38pm

Hobot wrote:
SyntaxVorlon wrote:Do all sunworshippers carry big plastic lightning bolts?
My tribe does!

Mine has lightning-shaped ballons.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-06-27 05:09am

It seems that scientologists can sober up an extremely drunk person almost instantly. That's really going to piss them off, though - better pay for all that wasted booze, Mr. Partypooper!

Oddysseus · Post by **Oddysseus** » 2003-06-29 01:17pm

It is interesting. Obviously they spent ALOT of time doing historic research in preparation, most liking using the Big Book of History and Stuff. As well, it looked like the local improv group got good work as actor (Okay guys in this one we are in a Mini-Mart, and there's looting and rioting. Now go.)

The best part though is to be a Scientologist. Apparently studying with them ands reading the book, you become part-Jedi/part-PI/part-Deanna Troi. It is an amazing religion. But it don't stop there, oh no. Then it will allow you to first rise through the church taking on titles and trappings of authority, spouting whatever the book has told you to think. Plus you can convert your friends into the group (or more to the point those weak enough to fall...I mean be open to it.). Then you can use the teachings to gain political power to change society. Nice. I assume the next book, the one you pay through the nose for is "How to gain influence over the world and rule it through quotes from a crappy novelist." I bet its a must read.

Is it just me or does this religion seem a lot like an old fashion pyramid, or the mother of all infomercials?

Kitsune · Post by **Kitsune** » 2003-06-29 10:38pm

Maybe Amway and Scientology shoudl get together

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2003-06-30 03:18am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Is it just me, or was that Scientology advertisement done on a budget worthy of Ed Wood or even Phil Tucker?

After reading that...not watching it. I hate scientology already, so that's one fire that doesn't need to be fanned.

Enola Straight · Post by **Enola Straight** » 2003-07-01 09:33pm

From what I understand, this "faith" proposes that its adherents can reach a state of"clear", that is, perfect mental and psychological clarity.

Has anyone ever achieved this state?

Traceroute · Post by **Traceroute** » 2003-07-01 10:44pm

Betcha John Travolta did. He didn't crack when he butchered Battlefield Earth.

Not that it was a great book to begin with (it was pretty campy), but that just goes to show just how hard the writers worked to make it worse.