That video on Judges is frikkin hilarious. The god of the old testament is so freaking insane. The old testament was a large contributing factor to my becoming an atheist, because god as depicted in that is absolutely no where close to being the PR image of god of modern christianity. And yet those books are still somehow defended as showing a just and loving father just under a different set of circumstances that make all of his horrific acts perfectly ok.
As for scientology, as the old saying goes. A fool and his money are soon parted. It's not just religions selling miracle water, how many ads for miracle diet pills do you hear on the radio, or ads for penis enlargement pills do you get in your e-mail? Alot Businesses thrive by taking advantage of weak psyche's, and/or emotional issues. By no means does it make it right, far from it. But competition would probably just splinter scientology into various groups of profiteers rather than one large group of profiteers, much like any other religion. I don't really see that as being any better or worse from an ethical standpoint.
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