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Scientology Complains that Advanced Technology appears in Google Groups
http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=2360
http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/notice.cgi?NoticeID=2360
Originally posted by sonhouseBut I do wanna hear about "the underbelly of Scientology". Please, tell us all about it ! !
All well and good, but getting back to Scientology, one aspect not well known is what happens if you become a scientologist and then quit. It's somewhat like apostasy in Islam. You go from being a friend to being a total enemy. I happen to have been involved in scientology for about a week in 1968, where they were being nicey nicey trying to suck me in. Th ...[text shortened]... I could go on but you all don't want to hear about the underbelly of scientology.
Originally posted by belgianfreakThere are many sites dealing with the food enhancer MSG. This is one of the more important ones.
hmmm.... got any evidence beyond 'people have increased X since Y date, and people have also been eating more MSG...' because thats' circumstantial and not very concvincing.
Originally posted by belgianfreakI certainly respect other religions, but I do not respect Scientology. Investigate this organisation and you'll find out it is a totalitarian, anti-democratic, more or less criminal organisation.
a side question Ivanhoe - do you have respect for religions apart from Catholisism? Do you respect some more than others? But, being Christain, you think all other religions are wrong, so on what basis do you say that some are more wrong than others? By perceived intention of the religion? Similarity to Christianity? Perceived social harm/good?
Originally posted by ivanhoestatements about and claims of independant research on how bad MSG is is not what I consider proof. Is there any proper proof, such as double blind cohort studies, against placebo, to show a correlation between MSG intake and these illnesses, while excluding cofactors? I only see conjecture and circumstantial correlation at this site.
There are many sites dealing with the food enhancer MSG. This is one of the more important ones.
http://www.msgtruth.org/
From the site:
"The information on msgtruth.org is a culmination of the important independent research regarding the food additive Monosodium Glutamate.
MSGTruth.org is a not-for-profit site created by former food process en and other packaged prepared foods."
http://www.msgfacts.com/facts/msgfact12.html
Originally posted by belgianfreakMaybe there is. Reading your reactions and questions you are probably more equiped to google on it and find it than yours truly.
statements about and claims of independant research on how bad MSG is is not what I consider proof. Is there any proper proof, such as double blind cohort studies, against placebo, to show a correlation between MSG intake and these illnesses, while excluding cofactors? I only see conjecture and circumstantial correlation at this site.
Originally posted by ivanhoeBut wouldn't that mean that.........well, you know what I mean.
I certainly respect other religions, but I do not respect Scientology. Investigate this organisation and you'll find out it is a totalitarian, anti-democratic, more or less criminal organisation.
Besides, Scientology is not a religion. It is a company trying to make as much money as possible, cheating and misleading people in accomplishing this.
Originally posted by ivanhoeOh, the irony. Last I checked the CoS didn't think that its head was "infallible". And I'd be curious to see its assets portfolio matched up with the RCC's.
I certainly respect other religions, but I do not respect Scientology. Investigate this organisation and you'll find out it is a totalitarian, anti-democratic, more or less criminal organisation.
Besides, Scientology is not a religion. It is a company trying to make as much money as possible, cheating and misleading people in accomplishing this.
Originally posted by knightwestnotice the difference between science and scientology.
I've noticed Scientology really aggresively trying to get people in with so-called "Stress tests" on the streets of London. These are offered for free, but the "Dianetics" book is on sale there too. I wonder if these "stress tests" are set up to make people believe they are very stressed and then try and dupe them into buying the book and ultimately joini ...[text shortened]... always been led to believe that this "church" is somewhat suspect.
Any thoughts?