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The Scientology religion deals with the human spirit and its relationship to the universe and its Creator. It teaches that its fundamental laws of life, when used, help people gain a happier and more fulfilling life. Scientology teaches many different methods that soon help with dealing with different life situations and personal belonging. It gives people another way of life. It attempts at bringing joy into peoples lives by being more of a personal counselor then anything else. It gives another way to help you with your life problems with giving people confidence once again in themselves . Some techniques are used to aid in the fights against drugs, crimes, and immorality. This religion is more of something that someone does, its not just a bunch of beliefs that people just learn and live by.

The key of Scientology is that it deals mainly with the human spirit and its salvation and rehabilitation. It preaches that an individual is a spirit; not a body, not a brain, not something of genes and chemicals. It is this single recognition of the nature of an individual that forms the foundation of this religion. Throughout the ages, man has viewed himself as more of a spiritual being then anything else. It has only been within the last 100 years or so that the materialistic idea that man is merely another animal similar to a monkey or rat has taken place. Scientology teaches that this idea is incorrect and acts as a barrier to a personal understanding of life. Its like if you skip a step and don't believe in something, then you can not fully understand the religion in its entirety. Scientology basically answers all the questions in life that people long for, such as "Who am I" & Where do I come from." It truly helps give understan...

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...moved from the reactive mind during the auditing session with the aid of the Scientology E-Meter. This device, similar to a lie-detector, is said to be "An electronic instrument for measuring mental state and change of state in individuals, as an aid to precision and speed in auditing"

Overall, I find that Scientology is merely another scam that was probably created for profit. Everything that I have read about it tells me that this was something thought up based on just another outlook on life. Everybody has their own opinions, but Hubbard's Religion just got widely accept due to his credentials and his popularity if you will. When you create something that is understandable yet unprovable and still therapeutic, how can someone with a weak mind deny it? I believe that's how such a wide amount of suffering people tend to accept Scientology as an Alt. Religion.

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