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To: jbe who wrote (84615)	8/2/2000 1:05:14 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

How about being encrusted with demons from volcanos? That's got to be one of the all-time weird beliefs in philosophical thought. When some says they're a Scientologist here's what I what I ask myself: a) Do they know about that "volcano-demon encrustation" theory of Scientology? b) And they are STILL a Scientologist? Yes, jbe, if you answered "none of the above", you MIGHT believe in this. But, probably not. I'm thinking of starting a religion that serves a master race of Pink Space Bunnies. The entry to the religion is dependent upon only one criterion (and it's not a strong belief in PSBs); it requires only large deposits of U.S. dollars to my off-shore account. Renounce your wealth and the PSBs will let you into the Carrot Patch of Heaven. I don't mock most religions because I think that is disrespectful of the culture and traditions of others. This is not something I'm inclined to do because it is mean and wrong. But this is a cult started by a science fiction writer!! Good grief!!!

To: jbe who wrote (84615)	8/2/2000 2:22:49 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Maybe they concluded from "none of the above" you were onto the L. Ron Hubbard scam, and liked the idea of a for-profit religion. Maybe they sensed your secret lust for John Travolta. Or maybe the program was set up to mysteriously hijack your engrams and rearrange them. They're doing scary things with cookies these days, you know. On a very semi-related note, there was moderately good news on the rationalist front today: Evolution Foes Fail in Kansas Balloting nytimes.com Well, the headline is a little strong relative to the story, but it looks like 3 of 4 will go down. Cheers, Dan.