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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
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> > I did, of course, find the first link of my own before posing the request.
> > Some dead links detracted from the experience there -- at least their
> > central texts links were down when I visited last night.
>
> I figured that you would at least have seen the main site, of course, but
> it seemed a good place to start!
>
> > The second link you provided is a little less than unbiased, don't you think?
>
> A little? Nah! 8^)
>
> > Still, I was hoping for something in between.
>
> Unfortunately, a quick run around the 'net doesn't return much other than
> decidedly pro- and decidedly anti- stuff. Not much of a luke-warm
> phenomenon, apparently.
>
> > Perhaps I'll go see if the primary texts are back up again...
>
> I read through most of Paper 100 but haven't had a chance to review much
> else. Unfortunately, it seems to me to be the familiar "grow-from-within"
> and "let-everyone-achieve-his-own-enlightenment" stuff popular among New
> Agers these days, ie: well-ploughed and not especially original or
> insightful (of course, I haven't reviewed many of the texts, so who knows
> what the others hold?) Not my cup of tea, but perhaps others may find
> something of use.
>
> I should back pedal on my earlier Scientology comparison, which in
> retrospect was unfair; Urantia seems up front with its tenets and publishes
> a considerable amount of literature online, whereas Scientology (which, by
> the way, I would never assert to be a nutty, derivative, and money-grabbing
> pyramid scheme) protects its secrets with vigorous litigation and all sorts
> of, shall we say, creative applications of copyright law. At least Urantia
> seems happy to reveal its views in the light of day.
I thought what is happening in France would add to your comments:
Scientologists face Paris ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1836000/1836812.stm
Scientology: "an essentially commercial enterprise," which offered members
"the illusory promise of revival" in their lives.
"The methods of Scientology, its deceitful promises of results which call
for large donations of money, amount to a form of mental manipulation,"
Scott A
>
> Dave!
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