> On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 13:25:17 +0000 (GMT), wikien-l-Andreas Kolbe > wrote: > >> and she admits she thought it was a weird religion - - until she >> met Cruise. "I'm not saying that I'm not a Scientologist because I >> think something's wrong with Scientology -- I want to be really >> clear about that," Jada says. But, she adds, "In knowing Tom, I >> realize it is a religion just like other religions. > > And a religion always stops being weird when you have a good friend > who's in it. > > Personally, I find all religions to be superstitious nonsense, > regardless of whether any friends or family of mine are in them.
Yes. And, with the "organized" ones, a brilliant, insidious - and very effective - form of social engineering. It's misguided to pursue ideological purity of any kind religious or otherwise. Real sanity lies in embracing what we find useful in all kinds of approaches, without having to swear unwavering allegiance to any of them. Marc _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
