Agree or Disagree: Day 13: Scientology is a valid religion

[Aizen]

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[Torie]

Tolerant as I am, no! It is more akin to a predatory Ponzi scheme.

[7,052,770]

disagree (normal)

[phk]

Tolerant as I am, no! It is more akin to a predatory Ponzi scheme.

[dead0man]

Tolerant as I am, no! It is more akin to a predatory Ponzi scheme.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Hell no, which is why discrimination and harassment of Scientologists is perfectly acceptable.

[Rin-chan]

Tolerant as I am, no! It is more akin to a predatory Ponzi scheme.

Heck, yeah!

Rin-chan

[MasterJedi]

Strongly Disagree

[Smid]

When the founder of a religion says "the best way to make a million dollars is to start a religion" you've gotta wonder - did he found his religion because it's a truth that's been revealed to him, or did he found it to make a quick buck... Scientology is nothing but a scam.

[Sensei]

nope, organized crime.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     No (normal).

[Robespierre's Jaw]

Although I am tolerant of every religious group you can name, Scientology is not one of them. Thus, I vote NO (normal)

[Platypus]

Oh, burrrn

[Stranger in a strange land]

no: massive pyramid scheme

[Hash]

Strongly disagree.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Thank God Ron Hubbard no one voted, yes. 

[The Mikado]

Not voting because I have trouble with the valid/invalid religion line.  Is Wicca a valid religion?  Are the modern-day practicers of the Greco-Roman religion valid?  One could argue that no one actually believes in either of those and only joins them to shock society and their relatives.

[memphis]

As "valid" as any of the other religions.

[NDN]

No, it is a dangerous cult founded by a known pathological liar.

[Eraserhead]

There is no such thing as a "valid" religion, so no.

[tik 🪀✨]

Damn, I was hoping this would be a 100%-er

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

As "valid" as any of the other religions.

Pretty much.  It's just that this one is much easier to rip apart, because we have significantly more indisputable facts about the religion's genesis.

[I still voted no.]

[dead0man]

Not voting because I have trouble with the valid/invalid religion line.  Is Wicca a valid religion?  Are the modern-day practicers of the Greco-Roman religion valid?  One could argue that no one actually believes in either of those and only joins them to shock society and their relatives.

Those were not designed from the ground up as scams.


(I suppose one could make a mild argument that modern Wicca is since it has no direct connection to the original Wiccans....or at least that's how I understand it)

[John Dibble]

As has been stated, it's no more valid than any of the other man made religions. So no.

Hell no, which is why discrimination and harassment of Scientologists is perfectly acceptable.

No, it isn't. It's just as unethical and illegal as when the CoS does it.

[GMantis]

$cientology is a dangerous cult combined with an extortion scheme.