04-08-2002, 03:31 PM
You know, I actually know very little about Scientology. Everyone talks about it like it's a cult, and such a dangerous "religion" that I'm curious to actually learn about some of its basic tenets, but I just have no motivation to do so.
As bad a movie as Battleship Earth was, the underlying message was the complete opposite of all other religions, and is the reason why I hate all organized religions. Unlike other religons where the message is "man is weak, existence is meaningless, believe in fate, God has a plan, etc" the movie seemed to celebrate the strength of the human mind, the power of the individual to control their future, the importance of freedom, and the need for knowledge of facts and other concrete unquestionable facts like math, and such.
It definately SEEMS like the religion or movement might have some merit, but again I know nothing about it aside from what I assumed after watching the movie.
As bad a movie as Battleship Earth was, the underlying message was the complete opposite of all other religions, and is the reason why I hate all organized religions. Unlike other religons where the message is "man is weak, existence is meaningless, believe in fate, God has a plan, etc" the movie seemed to celebrate the strength of the human mind, the power of the individual to control their future, the importance of freedom, and the need for knowledge of facts and other concrete unquestionable facts like math, and such.
It definately SEEMS like the religion or movement might have some merit, but again I know nothing about it aside from what I assumed after watching the movie.