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faust  Suspended Member (Idle past 5909 days) Posts: 16 Joined: |
Especially not if he wishes to assist you. I do not like the idea of Cruise trying to back my own car over me.
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Tanypteryx Member Posts: 4344 From: Oregon, USA Joined: Member Rating: 5.9 |
Who's Tom Cruise?
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python You can't build a Time Machine without Weird Optics -- S. Valley
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Chiroptera Inactive Member |
I dunno. I only could listen for a couple of minutes, but that's because I found it boring.
But it didn't seem any worse than anyone else I've heard rambling on about his or her beliefs. Few men and fewer women had the means or the desire to write a book on "How I failed to overcome my humble origins." -- Graham Robb
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
So what? The practical outcome is the same,someone saying "my religion is the one with the answers". But everyone thinks this irrespective of a religion or not. No one purposefully follows something they believe is wrong, rather, they follow it because they believe it is right. Saying this is a trait only reserved for the religious is only begging the question. “There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the 'wisdom' of earlier ages. For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution had been knowledge, self-discipline, and virtue. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men: the solution is a technique; and both, in the practice of this technique, are ready to do things hitherto regarded as disgusting and impious" -C.S. Lewis
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subbie Member (Idle past 1254 days) Posts: 3509 Joined: |
Saying this is a trait only reserved for the religious is only begging the question. Ah yes, when all else fails and you have no defense against an accurate charge, trot out the old Tu Quoque Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
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subbie Member (Idle past 1254 days) Posts: 3509 Joined: |
To help you understand some of what ole Tommy was rambling on about.
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
quote: Ah yes, when all else fails and you have no defense against an accurate charge, trot out the old Tu Quoque A defense for what? What was I defending? Its common sense, really. Since everyone follows some sort of lifestyle they believe leads to good things, everyone has these traits. Edited by Nemesis Juggernaut, : typo “There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the 'wisdom' of earlier ages. For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution had been knowledge, self-discipline, and virtue. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men: the solution is a technique; and both, in the practice of this technique, are ready to do things hitherto regarded as disgusting and impious" -C.S. Lewis
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nator Member (Idle past 2169 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: That was my impression as well. He kept talking about Scientologists as people who "know", but never explained what they know. He kept mentioning how much people like him "do" to "help", but never explained what they do or what ill they were trying to alleviate. The entire thing was utterly without content.
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nator Member (Idle past 2169 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: But not everyone believes that theirs is the only correct lifestyle and that all other people should be converted to it or else. Religions tend to make people think this way.
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CK Member (Idle past 4127 days) Posts: 3221 Joined: |
I noticed this link on the same site - now this is impressive!
http://defamer.com/...s-the-bar-has-been-set-by-william-katt
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ThreeDogs Member (Idle past 5851 days) Posts: 77 From: noli me calcare Joined: |
I know what I heard the first time I listened. To make sure, I listened again a second and third time. What stands out, to me, is that Tom Cruise says he has the means to fix the world. He has the means to fix you and me. He can effectively change people's lives and won't hesitate to put his own ethics into yours and mine. The leaders of the world want help, so they come to Tom, they depend on people who can help ...... He wishes the world were a different place, so he can go on vacation ..... hahahahaha, man you're either in or out .... this is the way it should be done (the scientology way)..... It's wild and woolly, it's a blast, it's fun .... The last thought is something I would not credit Hitler as saying, but then, you never know.
Tom Cruise has unleashed scientology onto one billion people on this planet, that's only the first wave he has unleased, stick around for more unleashings.
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nwr Member Posts: 6408 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: Member Rating: 5.1 |
What stands out, to me, is that Tom Cruise says he has the means to fix the world. He has the means to fix you and me.
But isn't that the claim made by just about any religion? Sure, scientology is a nutty cult that is out of touch with reality. But then, again, Young Earth Creationism is a nutty cult that is out of touch with reality.
Tom Cruise has unleashed scientology onto one billion people on this planet, that's only the first wave he has unleased, stick around for more unleashings.
I'm not understanding that part. Scientology existed before Tom Cruise was born, and it has way less than one billion followers. Let's end the political smears
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Hyroglyphx Inactive Member |
But not everyone believes that theirs is the only correct lifestyle and that all other people should be converted to it or else. Religions tend to make people think this way. Well, there is this thing called the law of non-contradiction where two diametrically opposed viewpoints can't logically both be true. The assumption invariably comes down to one of two things: Either people that recognize it are narrow-minded, or truth is a narrow path. “There is something which unites magic and applied science while separating both from the 'wisdom' of earlier ages. For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution had been knowledge, self-discipline, and virtue. For magic and applied science alike the problem is how to subdue reality to the wishes of men: the solution is a technique; and both, in the practice of this technique, are ready to do things hitherto regarded as disgusting and impious" -C.S. Lewis
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ringo Member (Idle past 412 days) Posts: 20940 From: frozen wasteland Joined: |
Nemesis_Juggernaut writes: Either people that recognize it are narrow-minded, or truth is a narrow path. Truth isn't "a" path. Even Tom Cruise knows some truth. He recognizes that it's important to do things, to make a difference in this life. A lot of people who claim to know "the" truth don't understand that. “If you had half a brain, wouldn't you have realized after the second time, that it was you, not God?” -- riVeRraT (see context here) “The endearing controvertist! One needs to become acute in the ploys of his kind.” -- ThreeDogs
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molbiogirl Member (Idle past 2641 days) Posts: 1909 From: MO Joined: |
Tom Cruise has unleashed scientology onto one billion people on this planet, that's only the first wave he has unleased (sic), stick around for more unleashings. Just like all the other cults. Xianity, for example. Pity, isn't it?
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