Scientology is a cult.

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    [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

    Ah well, I did listen to the 6-part podcast series of The Last Podcast On The Left the last couple of weeks about Mormonism and although they have different branches with different beliefs and calling each-other 'worse than heresy' the main points of a cult are still checked. But that's the most deepest dive I've ever done into it.

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      [–]Mnemonic 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (13 children)

      It certainly beats Scientology and the Mormon story is somehow more believable, no sarcasm.

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        [–]Mnemonic 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

        :D The Moonies, we got those in the news last week: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/father-family-dutch-farmhouse-cult-moonies

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          [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

          Yeah I believe that. I only know the name, the bunker fame, and something mass weddings, korea, and the church does have at least one Dutch chapter.

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            [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

            Maybe post it as a reply to the original post, so others can see it too, now it's a bit tucked away in this reply thread.

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              [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

              I think a cult smile is a commercial smile only you're not filming a commercial and it's hard/impossible to see it break. Like a normal person when happy might smile a bit, but even when happy, you don't smile the whole time, you're just happy.

              It's different from the polite smile you get from a hotel receptionist or something, it's a forced smile trained to look not forced reaching the uncanny valley of a truly soulless smile because it's not their job, it's their life.

              [–]Vigte 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

              What if I told you all three were linked inexorably by the same original set of beliefs - and same end goal?

              [–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

              Scamming and clapping cheeks?