Is Scientology a religion, a business, or is it about mind control?

[DebraMae]

It is a cult. Sometimes I despair for the human race.

 

[StarSong]

This is so true. I am very grateful for taking an introduction to critical thinking class in college where you learn about determining the validity of a premise, and how crucial that is for establishing a likely conclusion. Deductive reasoning only works effectively if you follow those steps properly. If you skip over the true premise, then the conclusion is flawed. Bayesian reasoning also works in a parallel manner.

As you correctly pointed out, so many will allow the belief to go unchallenged and it becomes a form of blindness. The more one has invested in the belief, the more the pattern is perpetuated.

Let's be honest. With the constant threats and filing of lawsuits hanging over the heads of long-reliable news sources, freedom of the press is swiftly disappearing.

Then there's the land of social media - an echo chamber of confirmation bias if ever there was one.

 

[smiley]

many are mind comtrols in life - religion ; finance advisers ; new lovers ? TV; ads; politicians keep adding??

 

[oldman]

I will just say that it’s not a religion.

Any sect of people that will dishonor one another and use the name of God to raise money is not Christian like.
Some of their “rules” makes it more of a cult than a sect.