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** Good idea that, a practice every successful business on the planet practices, no ? [[User:Terryeo|Terryeo]] 22:23, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

** Good idea that, a practice every successful business on the planet practices, no ? [[User:Terryeo|Terryeo]] 22:23, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

# A long series of certifications and tests for members, each of which requires payment. Lots of payment.

# A long series of certifications and tests for members, each of which requires payment. Lots of payment.

** My experience has been very very different from what you just stated.  If you ahve such data, by all means bring it forth. [[User:Terryeo|Terryeo]] 22:23, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

** My experience has been very very different from what you just stated.  If you have such data, by all means bring it forth. [[User:Terryeo|Terryeo]] 22:23, 19 March 2007 (EDT)

All of these are cultlike aspects. Each of them alone would not be enough to call it a cult, but taken together... It sounds like a cult to me. And, really, if scientology had only a couple of hundred members, it would certinly be called a cult. Should mere scale allow it to turn somehow into a real religion?

All of these are cultlike aspects. Each of them alone would not be enough to call it a cult, but taken together... It sounds like a cult to me. And, really, if scientology had only a couple of hundred members, it would certinly be called a cult. Should mere scale allow it to turn somehow into a real religion?