Is Scintology a Cult?

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Scientology could be called accult and in catholicism, not a cult. Can you challenge the leader, and can you leave without being punished? And do you get d you have to pay for the secret scripture? We all have aspects of our life that are guided by irrational impulses. It's so unclear to many people what they do want. I think people are confused. i've found this whole,. you know, we had a little exchange by emal about about jimmy savill - because s recently been a series on net flicks, a, a two parter about JIMMY SAVILL. After he died, ah, he was revealed to have been

Shermer and Theroux discuss: how documentary films are made • religious fanaticism and why people believe • UFO cults, end-times sects, and cognitive dissonance • Scientology: religion or cult? • neo-Nazis and anti-Semitism • prisons, pornography, and prostitution • Jeffrey Epstein and Jimmy Savile • self-help movements and gurus • deception and self-deception • social proof and human conformity • are humans naturally rational, irrational, or both?

Louis Theroux is a genre-defining documentary filmmaker best known for his explorations of controversial and complex topics. Using a gentle questioning style and an informal approach, Louis has shone light on intriguing beliefs, behaviors, and institutions by getting to know the people at the heart of them — from the officers and inmates at San Quentin prison to the extreme believers of the Westboro Baptist Church; from male porn performers in California to young women with eating disorders in London.