Clearing the Planet | Scientology

Scientology is one of the newest religions in the world and the target of many jokes. But what makes this religion unique and how was it founded?

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Thanks to Genetically Modified Skeptic for lending his voice.

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Wright, L. (2013). Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016-)
BBC Panorama "Scientology and Me" (2007)

[LRH 1966 Interview Transcript]

[Scientology Costs]

[Suppressive Person Policy]

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[KnowingBetter]

Big thanks to Genetically Modified Skeptic for providing the voiceovers!

[annaselbdritt]

My great-aunt left Scientology after a short while in the 90s due to their excessive demands for money, and subsequently sued them to get her money back. She won! Over Scientology! I’m very proud of her for that.

[zaanga]

“Hunting with Pygmys in the Philippines”

Pygmys are a ethnic group in the Congo, in Africa

[highjumpstudios]

How in gods name do you “accidentally” shell an island.

[wyattlawrence]

L. Ron Hubbard looks like he's wearing a mask of his own face.

[gmodrules]

The only thing Scientology clears is people's bank accounts.

[kr]

This really upsets me. When I was a teen, a friend begged me to read “Dianetics.” He raved about L. Ron Hubbard and his writings. My friend was pushy about it, and I was not interested at all. Not long after getting tangled in this mess, my friend killed himself.

They prey on vulnerable people. Run away.

[AdmiralBison]

“You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion” - L. Ron Hubbard.

As much as people give crap about the wackiness of Scientology, this is far more damning because everyone knows he is right how things work and clearly demonstrated it.

[ObediahPolkinghornIII-czio]

“I’ve slept with bandits in Mongolia.”

Don’t feel bad, LRH. We’ve all had some dodgy one-night stands.

[aaronnikels]

Scientology is like that crazy ex that you want to make fun of, but can’t because they’ll come after you

[dominickilpatrick]

The thing is that No Man's Sky is actually a good game now, meanwhile Scientology is only getting worse

[stevedasbru]

"He failed university, then tried to join the military once or twice, then became a science fiction writer"

As a history major, I'd be lying if I said I didn't just empathize with the man a little bit.

[majesticcock]

L R H was quoted saying "The quickest way to get rich - really rich- start a religion"

[anthonyzav]

"brain is brain" - it's all clear now.

[Makebuildmodify]

I was watching this video in the living room on my phone and my wife asked from the other room. "Is that Tom Cruise? It sounds like Tom Cruise." No joke. Great job!

[oliveryt]

"Brain is brain. What it does I'm never quite sure."
LRH, genius.

[earlgrey]

I still have a hard time coming to terms with the reality that something like scientology ever managed to become a thing..

[succmeister]

"Brain is a sort of a... well I don't know. Brain is brain and what it does I'm never quite sure"
We can tell.

[doggonemess]

Hubbard looks like The Mouth of Sauron when he talks. It's freaking unsettling.

[attackedbysnakes]

I live in Saint Petersburg FL, which is just south of Clearwater, in the same county. Let me tell you... Downtown Clearwater, especially near the giant scientology church, has the most unsettling, unsafe, "you cannot rest when enemies are near" vibe of any place I've ever been. There are foot bridges between parts of the building that span over the road, and driving underneath them feels like driving under a guillotine. The church owns a ton of the property and basically all of the businesses. Shits scary.