Group: alt.religion.scientology · Group Profile
Author: Monica PignottiMonica Pignotti Date: May 4, 2008 05:41
On May 3, 10:11Â pm, Zogmorton zogmo.com> wrote:
> I just watched Tory's video response to Tom Cruise's interview on Oprah:
> I'm hoping this is a good place to find her. I'm confused by something
> she said. Â Tory said that Scientologists have no real "faith." Â Tory,
> could you (or anyone) please clarify what you mean? Â From what I've read
> of Scientology (I have no first-hand experience with it), they believe
> in the "thetan," which exists separate from the body and has many
> incarnations. Â That sounds like faith to me. Â One could also argue that
> their disinterest in scientific testing of the claims made for auditing,
> touch assists, etc., also points to a faith-based acceptance of these
> things. Â Where have I got it wrong?
I don't think you have it wrong at all. Scientology is completely
faith-based. I couldn't disagree with Tory more. "Real" faith? Faith
is what it is, which is a belief in something without evidence and
Scientology certainly fits that. Imposing arbitrary definitions on
what "real" faith should be doesn't change things.
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