[extropy-chat] Cults

[Dirk Bruere]

On 2/16/06, Peter K. Bertine, Jr <pkbertine at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2/16/06, *Keith Henson* <hkhenson at rogers.com> wrote:
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> At 07:55 PM 2/15/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >BillK,
> >
> >This was an excellent article
> >
> ><http://www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/zimbardo_philip_messeges.htm >
> >What messages are behind today's cults?
> >     Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D.
> >
> >One thing that amazes me is that one off the most destructive cults,
> >Scientology, is left out of so many articles and is so hard to find
> >information about.  I learned recently why this is so.  Scientology has
> such
> >an enormous legal fund and high powered lawyers at their disposal that
> any
> >negative reference within most of the western world is crushed under
> >litigation.  No server in America can hold criticism of scientology.
>
> That's simply not true.  www.operatingthetan.com holds information about
> my
> adventures with the UFO cult and it is in the US.
>
> short version here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Henson
>
> and if you Google "sex drugs cults" (without the quotes) the first link
> will take you to an evolutionary psychology article I wrote on how cults
> get such a hold on human brains.
>
> Incidentally, if you want some low cost glory, now is the time to get into
> the fight.  It looks very much like the scientology cult is on the ropes
> and won't last out the year.  Tom Cruise probably had more effect than I
> did.
>
> Keith Henson
> (who is--none the less--still hiding out in the Mortmain Mountains)
>
>
> Still, I tend to admire Elron.
> While other cult leaders like Osho made puny millions, Elron made
> *billions*
>
> Dirk
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> Cute Dirk, along the same lines you must admire Saddam for making **
> billions** of his country
>

The difference being that pretty much all Elron's victims signed up for it.
And as for admiration, I do rather like Osho as well.

Dirk
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