As Paulette Cooper writes in her book, “The Scandal of Scientology,” When people first enter this exciting world of the totally free, they rarely realize just how expensive it is going to be … In addition to the price of the courses, there are many other expenses. A Scientologist must buy many of Hubbard’s books,…
Category: Cults
I asked ChatGPT if Scientology could be considered a Rube Goldberg religion.
L. Ron Hubbard … religion’s Rube Goldberg. We checked in with ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI, and asked for some input based on the suggestion that Scientology could be considered a religious equivalent of a Rube Goldberg machine. Enjoy the conversation… ChatGPT L. Ron Hubbard’s Scientology can be likened to a religious…
From Narcissistic Abusers to Global Movements: The Deceptive Spectrum of Cults
Wikipedia: Cult. A cult is a group which is typically led by a charismatic and self-appointed leader, who tightly controls its members, requiring unwavering devotion to a set of beliefs and practices which are considered deviant (outside the norms of society). It is in most contexts a pejorative term, also used for a new religious…