Given that the IRS, with all their resources, took the Church of Scientology to court and lost I don't think their arguments are valid.

Your last statement is patently not true and without a shred of evidence.

<t>spot;672174 wrote: I'd thought we'd concluded earlier that the site was one interpretation out of many alternative modes of exploring the mind (and, I'd suggest though we didn't mention it, possibly the underlying brain - I'm sure you'd disagree with that). The site explains an internally consist...

The site explains how the mind works and how you can be free from unwanted mental problems (which are basically all problems)!

I'd expect more people to be interested than have shown an interest so far!

<t>spot;669389 wrote: It does, thank you.<br/> <br/> My experience of mysticism leads me to the opinion that similar spiritual transcendence can be accounted within different traditions as having wildly differing meanings and interpretations. Some of those traditions consider their interpretation to...

spot,

Does it answer your question to say that in Scientology you're encouraged not to believe anything that you can't experience for yourself?

<t>nvalleyvee;668942 wrote: I have a firm foothold in science. I don't believe in any religion. I only believe what can be proven through science. The rest of belief is speculation...this applies to science and religion. The problem is..............science has proof and religion does not.<br/> <br/>...

<t>spot;668862 wrote: There's a thing I never quite understood about the story of events from pre-history. The story is, as far as I understand it, specific down to time periods as short as weeks and months. Is there documentation transmitting the story from then to now, or was the story reconstruct...

<r>jimbo;668029 wrote: sorrymine is not working well enough to watch it all <EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:thinking:</EMOJI><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> is that the scientology guy ... hubbard <EMOJI seq="1f615" tseq="1f615">:confused:</EMOJI><br/> <br/> <br/> Yes - he researched and develo...

http://www.humanmind.org/

Simple!

<t>Singh-Song;652197 wrote: By the way, all of these people in the Muslim World who claim that Salman Rushdie is somehow against Islam, who say that 'The Satanic Verses' is an anti-Islamic work he fully deserved a Fatwa issued against him for- How many of them have actually read the book themselves ...

<t>Singh-Song;652113 wrote: There are a lot of atheists on this thread. Speaking as someone who isn't, I'd just like to ask why atheists always try to present religion as nothing more than a 'set of irrational beliefs'; when, if you set science off against religion today- Which is more irrational? E...

crazygal;640765 wrote: Thanks hun, so right too. They never listen until it's too late do they.

Thanks babes. :-4


Crazygal,

This is a heart-wrenching story. What does your son do that is a problem?

Right,

When working as a consultant for a medical company I was suprised to learn doctors actually get commission for prescribing drugs.

Glad you realise that too Ted!

Good - that's about the worst thing that could happen.

Shame governments are trying to push in that direction under the guise of fighting terrorism!

<t>Bill Sikes;640199 wrote: Whatever you think of his works (if you've heard of any), wasn't it just a bit bloody silly making him Sir Salman Rushdie? Do you think that the advisory committee who recommend people for such honours is infiltrated by luvvies of the most intemperent kind, or simply want...

I'm sure you will.

<t>Psychiatry as a profession is very suspect.<br/> <br/> There is too much money at stake for the pharmaceutical companies.<br/> <br/> Bush had huge amounts donated to his election campaigns from them.<br/> <br/> The side-effects of psychiatric drugs are often supressed, yet still most carry warnin...

coberst;641303 wrote: Then we must ask what is a spiritual being? Is your confidence in the truth of that statement a matter of faith?


How would you define a spiritual being?

No - it's a matter of personal knowledge based on 1st hand experience.

<t>coberst;639814 wrote: <br/> <br/> Science says that this gut feeling is a result of “cognitive functioning gone awry” and religion tells us that this is a matter of faith. What do you think?<br/> <br/> <br/> Speaking as someone who was an atheist for 29 years - believing we have no non-materi...

Indeed. Sychophants generally fall under the definition of the Anti-Social Personality.

<r>Mia;640775 wrote: I have not heard of this condition,could someone please tell me is it the same as what is known as a sicopath? The traits seem very similar.I used to have a friend like this....please note I managed to escape,as I was dragged down by it all.<br/> <br/> Mia<br/> <br/> <br/> How a...

<r>I'm not sure what a sicopath is and given that I can't find a definition on the internet I estimate it's not a widely used word.<br/> <br/> Maybe you're thinking of a sociopath?<br/> <br/> Anyway the important definition is the one given of the anti-social personality in this thread.<br/> <br/> I...

Right Ted.

But anything can sound a bit strange which includes terms you're not familiar with.