Where's the nearest Scientology outpost I can join?

body, the image being that a human is inherently both physical and spiritual. I don't think the light relates to material wealth. Maybe I'm wrong!!!

would definitely consider soul as our primary asset/talent!!!

Christian scientists actually believe in the benefits of having a thoughtful, well-educated and informed populace.

that science based medicine is a farce and you can only be cured through prayer. Which is neither an informed or educated stance.

Misguided. Foolish. Judge-y. But not crazy cultish like Hubbard’s horror show.

has been from day one. CS is a religion with misguided beliefs. (aren't they all )
But it is amazing how scams can become hard felt beliefs, like Scientology, or Mormonism, or Trumpism.

The biggest problem with religion is it’s inevitably indoctrinated into children and affects their ability to reason. When one’s convictions exceed the available evidence it’s time to question those convictions, but religion teaches the exact opposite and goes one step farther by discouraging anyone from calling bullshit.

but you are suppose to accept the Rabbi's answer. In my case I didn't and kept asking until Judaism (or religion in general) no longer made sense.

Regardless of how the proposition is presented, religion expects people to have strong convictions about something with zero real evidence. There's just no way to do that without suspending reason and critical thinking.

While the origins and basic theology might be different, many of the tenants are the same. In the case of both the “science” part of the name is more of an oxymoron.

A few a them shunned medical treatment because of their beliefs, and died as the result.

Paul created Christianity by carving out mosaic law exceptions for affluent Greek and Roman gentiles to enrich himself. He was no less of a con man.

I just thought he was a sexually repressed wacko.

Do you have some teachings of Christian Scientists that focus on wealth building?
I have only seen those focused on health and healing.

Not like dianetics, or even like the “Prosperity Theology” evangelicals, who are just so not Christian, as I learned it. (I am not a Christian, but I do hang around some.)

None of them are nutty. They just believe in prayer over medicine. The ones I know all are living (lived) to ripe old ages. However, I would worry over CS parents of kids with treatable illnesses.

Don’t sound all that different.

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