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Shakespeare: "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing."

What does Dave give these whales, worth so much time, effort and cash? How can they justify giving up family, friends? What the actual f?

He makes them feel that they signify something. That they are not idiots. That they are not walking shadows but immortals. That they can use their illusion (credit to Guns and Roses though he seemingly never wrote the song, just the album title) to cruise their delusions.

Wish I could tell them, in a way they'd understand, there are less expensive and more effective ways to find purpose in life. Volunteer at a homeless shelter or a food bank. Take care of your aging parents. Be a friend to a friend.

We're never going to save the world, it's too big for us. Save a neighbor.

CuriousInChicago's avatar

The numbers weren't even that great for a "major religion" (their words) that's been around in one form or another since the 1950s. If they really listened and did the math... they would open their wallet to pay for the upcoming newly revised this time it's for sure 100% Source set of Basics. Once you're indoctrinated it's hard to convince yourself to go against what you were told/taught or to admit you may have made a mistake. *sigh*

RJ's avatar

When I finally turned my back on Scientology in 1988, it wasn't hard at all for me to admit I made a mistake. It was a great feeling like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

CuriousInChicago's avatar

And what were your thoughts before you finally had enough?

RJ's avatar

My hopeful and naive thoughts were that Scientology would help me overcome the emotional problems I was experiencing, Instead, Scientology added another problem, being thousands of dollars in debt. In his book 'L. Ron Hubbard-Messiah or Madman' Bent Corydon describes Scientology as an 'Organizational Vampire'. An organization that continually sucks money out of people any way it can.

RJ's avatar

A person can be a highly successful actor or business owner and still be a pathetic fool. Travolta, Cruise and others in the crowd have to know deep down how corrupt Miscavige and Scientology really is. They just look the other way.

Ze Mooo's avatar

I am not surprised that Travoltra showed up to prove his fealty. It is only slightly odd that Tom Cruise showed up. I guess he has no movies in the pipeline to protect by staying away. Having Dr. Minkoff (alias Dr. Drop your body) so close to the front should be damning for the entire $cienoverse.

CuriousInChicago's avatar

Travolta, if I recall correctly, was always there because of Hubbard.

Chuck Beatty's avatar

Go Xenu!

The world needs some Xenu swag, fast! To highlight Scientology's secret inspirational goals, to get up to the secret levels of Scientology, OT 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, where they supposedly do their secret snipe hunting to "free" all the Body Thetans that Xenu dumped onto earth which have individually landed on each of them.

"We're handling Xenu's ghosts attached to each of us! (They honestly ought to shout.). Come join Scientology and you too can snipe hunt for Xenu's ghosts on your body too!"

Join the Sea Org, since it's at the "Advanced Orgs" run by Sea Org members, where Scientology first teaches the Xenu's ghosts (Body Thetans) spiritual exorcism procedures.

Sea Org duty is defeating the bad spiritual effects that Xenu caused earth to suffer all these millions of years.

Find out the Xenu truth about the Body Thetans problem, and learn to become an "auditor" and exorcise and free the Body Thetans off yourself!

OT 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are the Xenu's Body Thetans exorcism steps of upper and no longer secret Scientology.

(If this sounds good to anyone, then be advised further that the world does have a choice today. If Xenu's Body Thetans exorcism sounds like a good thing, then people have the choice to join splinter Scientology where they do the Xenu's Body Thetans exorcism for cheaper and no nutty penalty rules like the more organized and nicer buildings of the Miscavige lead Scientology heavy penalty organized setup.)