Ahh $cientolgists, you never cease to amaze me!
The "Industry of Death" exhibit is sponsored by the Church of Scientol0gy and makes a host of outrageous claims about the field of psychiatry. Twenty-five percent of psychiatrists sexually abuse their patients. Psychiatrists deliberately kill about 10,000 people a year - sounds about right. And for the big surprise, psychiatrists were responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks - guilt by association, at least, since psychiatrists are responsible for the existence of terrorists and suicide bombers. Last year, Tom Cruise famously launched his own attack on psychiatry after learning some of these "facts" about the profession. This exhibit explains a lot about why he seemed so far out when discussing psychiatry with Matt Lauer on Today.
Take your kids! enjoy your day at the museum! Spread the word! Psychiatrists are part of an evil conspiracy!
Does anyone know what this means?
Also, in case you missed it on the old blog, see the hilarious illustrated history of $cientology below the fold.
Here's the original article about the exhibit.
Comments
Excellent! So my question is, who are the biggest dopes, the people that believe in scientology, or the people htat believe in god? (Jebus, Allah, Vishnu etc.) I personally make it a tie; they are all dopes, although your results may vary.
Posted by: J-Dog | January 10, 2007 11:42 AM
haha.. its all the same to me ;)
Posted by: steve | January 10, 2007 11:44 AM
Get ready for death threats and picketing outside your office...
Posted by: The Neurocritic | January 10, 2007 11:51 AM
the dutch cartoon means something like:
"... and this is our prayer room, with the most holy (thing to us)"
Posted by: carsten | January 10, 2007 12:12 PM
just a follow up ... but one thing i don't understand is why the scientology building here in DC has christmas decoration? I was not aware they also celebrate christmas ... wonder how that fits into the whole alien story.
Posted by: carsten | January 10, 2007 12:16 PM
haha.. thanks for the translation - i figured it was something like that ;)
Really? X-Mas decorations? well they are a religion after all and don't have to be consistent....
Posted by: steve | January 10, 2007 2:30 PM
The fact that Xenu visited Ann Arbor's Art Fair is the best evidence of all that Scientologists are crazy. No one would willingly go to that.
Posted by: Shelley Batts | January 10, 2007 5:12 PM
you've been Im assuming?
Posted by: steve | January 10, 2007 5:21 PM
To Steve:
The reason you don't understand why Scientologists celebrate Christmas is because you've bought the ridiculous bullshit that passes as info on Scientology on the web.
Posted by: Greg | January 10, 2007 5:36 PM
then fill us in greg,
do scientologists buy christianity?
Posted by: steve | January 10, 2007 7:36 PM
But p$ychologists and p$ychiatrists are so compassionate and here to help, right Steve? Help label you with bogus "diseases" that they make up every year at the annual American Psychiatric Association meetings. (No scientific evidence needed, just raise your hands if you think this should be a disease.)
Then medicate, shock or lobotomize you into a state where you can't retaliate... until your insurance runs out, that is. Then kick you out into the street... (ask a homeless person which hospital they came from.)
P$ychologists and p$ychiatrists are so mixed up, over 90% don't believe in God or the spirit, yet that's what "psyche" means, "human spirit or soul". They all think man is only an animal, with no spirit or soul. That helps justify the cruelty they inflict on their subjects.
Posted by: Mark Ferguson | January 11, 2007 3:38 PM
Ok, Steve.
Trying to make it brief:
Scientology is not a belief system. It is a codified methodology for self-improvement.
Thus, a Scientologist may be Jewish (as is my best friend), or Christian (as are many of my friends) or Buddhist or Muslim.
Scientology is akin to math, or music - you don't "believe" in musical notes, you learn the concept and use it to produce good results.
I know there is a lot of garbage on Scientology on the media and on the web. Lately we're everyone's favorite whipping boy. But it's then up to you, the thinking reader, to figure out just how much of it is really true.
Sincerely,
Greg
Scientologist and proud of it
http://www.liveandgrow.org
Posted by: Greg | January 11, 2007 6:12 PM
Steve, I'm proud to see that your blossoming blog has already been infected with nutjobs! Congrats!!!
Posted by: Shelley | January 11, 2007 7:09 PM
this is a wonderful post. I think there was an episode of South Park which contained an animated explanation of Scientology as well. It's pretty funny. This Animated History is much better done though.
Posted by: darkman | January 11, 2007 9:08 PM
so greg...
truthfully - I don't know @$% about scientology - except the anti-psychiatry schtick...
how true is that little 'video' that I posted?
You should fill me in more!
Posted by: steve | January 12, 2007 1:04 AM
Mark...
"that they make up every year at the annual American Psychiatric Association meetings. (No scientific evidence needed, just raise your hands if you think this should be a disease.)"
Uhh.... this isn't how it works AT ALL...
Posted by: steve | January 12, 2007 1:06 AM
Steve, you're violating the first rule in trollology by engaging these people. Its much more fun to alter their comments in MT to debate the relative tastiness of snack cakes.
Posted by: Shelley Batts | January 12, 2007 11:45 AM
haha... It's easier if they tell me whats up than if I go out looking ;)
That and I don't think they expect me to take them seriously ;) its like reverse psychology of some crap like that.
Posted by: steve | January 12, 2007 1:06 PM
It's odd to me that you'd class me as a troll. You're the one who chose to discuss Scientology. It's only natural your post would attract a Scientologist, dontcha think?
And in response to your question: the vid is about as accurate as describing Christians as a cannibalistic society that hangs a cadaver in every temple.
best,
Greg
Scientologist and proud of it
http://www.liveandgrow.org
Posted by: Greg | March 21, 2007 9:59 PM
I'm a 34 y.o. hungarian male. My boss is scientologist...
I've left the company at the moment, when he told me that.
In my country the National Institute of Psichiatry & Neurology had been closed by the effect of hungarian scientologic "team"...THIS IN'T A JOKE! SERIOUSLY!!
When the minister had been suspected, by an senator, that he is member of the scientlogists, he vacated office...
They seeked into the politic, health&care, etc...
Except arts and culture!
Too stupid for that...
Posted by: Laci Varadi | April 17, 2007 6:15 AM
that's ridiculous!
do you have any sources for that?
Posted by: steve | April 17, 2007 9:09 AM
this is a whole load of bullshit.
Posted by: goDiscover | April 17, 2007 1:13 PM
this is a whole load of bullshit.
Posted by: goDiscover | April 17, 2007 1:14 PM
I'd be more convinced if you're Scientology parody contained serious facts. It seemed a little too childish to take to heart (the drool coming from Hubbard's chin in every picture, was that serious?). Of course Xenu, because it's such an outrageous story, is rich fodder for jokes, it doesn't seem to be what Scientology is really about. I'm discovering it myself and I'm trying to stick to facts when it comes to finding out what Scientology is. Maybe I'm not looking in the right place, you seem to know more about the Scientology religion than I do. Where/Who did you get the Xenu information from anyway? I'd love to know from what reliable source they came from. Thanks for your time.
Respectfully, Sarah
Posted by: Sarah | April 23, 2007 6:50 AM
Sarah,
That animation has been floating around the net for a while now - so I have no idea of its original source. But regardless what what Scientologists believe in or practice this is a pretty accurate depiction of the origin of Scientology (although clearly overblown to make Scientologists look stupid).
Posted by: Steve | April 23, 2007 9:49 AM
Hey, here's something interesting I never knew about:
"Even members of the Church of Scientology who know of Xenu will publicly deny the existence of space-opera doctrines, or attempt to minimize their importance. A common tactic used by Scientologists is to dismiss Xenu to outsiders as a joke."
Found that on Wikipedia. I'm doing a presentation in my 12th grade Sociology class on Scientology as a cult. I think this may fit in well.
Posted by: Ganondorf Dragmire | May 30, 2007 4:08 PM
i thought scientologists only believe in things they can see and have evidence of.. have they seen aliens?
Posted by: zena | August 1, 2007 2:15 PM
That's scientists, not scientologists, Zena. :)
Posted by: Sandra | August 1, 2007 2:53 PM
"I'm doing a presentation in my 12th grade Sociology class on Scientology as a cult."
well, just be ready to be picketed for the rest of your life, oh and also look up operation snow white on wikipedia while you are at it
Posted by: Andrew | September 25, 2007 9:23 AM