I admit to having this flaw of continually asking myself "how could all this still
be continuing on year after year," especially after all the decades of explosive
reveals. I'm continually searching for a "why," if you will, to sooth my mind.
"In January 2025, I knew someone had to take the plunge. I did
and emerged very knocked out, but alive. Probably the only one
ever to do so in 3,5000 years. I have all the data now, but will only
give you a very short Cliff Notes version here."
I worked with my
AI Bot (artificial intelligence software) and also read some books
about the source and history of religions. Came up with
an answer for myself.
For 3,500 hundred years or so, Moses was considered a real person and revered.
Today, most all scholars believe it was all a myth. A story made up by inventive
writers back in the day to form or control their religious flocks.
This out of it this way . . . the priest says to the farmer, "You toil in the fields and make
coins to support yourself. I toil in the temple to save you and you need to share
your coins with me."
There have been con men and grifters as long as there have been people walking
the earth. Con men were always around, looking for an angle to grift.
My take on Jesus and the early Bible right now is it was mostly all a fabrication to form
and control a tiny budding religion movement. It was written in pieces 40 to 100 years
after all the supposed dramatis personae of the Bible were long dead and buried.
The earliest progenitor of the Christian movement, Paul, wrote all his letters at least
40 years after Jesus had supposedly died. He interviewed no first hand witnesses. All
his "messages" from Jesus and god were in visions, dreams and inspirations, that is,
telepathic.
Back then, they knew where heaven was and promoted it. (
Spoiler: heaven was known
to be just above the clouds and extended all the way to the moon. This is where all
the cosmic spiritual battles took place and their visions came from. Like the devil vs god
battle, and others.)
About 70 years after Jesus, an anonymous creative author crafted "The gospel according
to Mark." Again, no first hand interviews. Decades later, anonymous authors crafted
"Mathew and Luke," based on an expansion of Mark. Again more decades later, another
author crafted "John," based on the first three gospels.
Then for two thousand years the works were re-written and added to in myriad ways.
No one is complaining all this time. (
Parallel: David Miscavige is currently rewriting and
repackaging the tech. Few inside complain.)
All that said, this Jesus story has held up for about 2,000 years.
The "end times," which were originally supposed to come in the lifetime of the original
apostles, are still being promoted today as coming soon. Very soon. Get ready people.
My Christian neighbor informed me of this fact. All the stars are aligning for end times.
(
Parallel: OT 9 & 10 are coming soon. Very soon.)
Rosicrucianism was born in Europe in the early 1600's after publication of texts about a hitherto
unknown esoteric order to the world. It attracted many seekers. It's structured around arcane truths
of the ancient past, concealed from the average man, and offers insights into nature, the physical
universe and spiritual realms, much like scientology does today.
This collection of thick books outlining the principles and application of Rosicrucianism boil down
to being intellectual properties that have been
monetized for centuries. Of no or questionable value,
but thick books nonetheless. I guess that's the main attraction. Four hundred years and counting, still going.
"The origins of Rosicrucianism are described in three anonymously published books attributed
to Johann Valentin Andreae. The books describe the travels of Christian Rosenkreuz, who is
generally considered to be a fictional character."
Mormonism is filled with visions, sketchy stories, and has a questionable provenance, as it turns out.
The religion is going strong and very wealthy based on nothing, IMO.
I could go on and would have to write a book to cover everything. But, I'll wrap up since this is Cliff Notes.
God-shaped hole
The concept of a "god-shaped hole" in the human heart or spirit is a modern metaphor for a yearning
or need that desperately needs to be filled in human souls. It's a bottomless abyss and people will do
anything to fill it. Some say the only way to fill this hole is through a personal relationship with a god.
Some say fill it with a personal relationship with Hubbard and space opera. For others a good narrative
and fictional Jesus story -- as I pointed out earlier -- will work OK.
My conclusions:
-- From the beginning of time, most humans have a built-in flaw, wherein they can be trapped into these
movements and religions in an attempt to fill their god-shaped holes. This will never be fixed. People
are born with this gift or flaw apparently.
-- Con men have always existed throughout history and always will.
-- Grifters grift and always will.
-- Human nature is pretty much unchanging throughout history.
-- Hubbard's con is as old as time and based on a well-worn formula. "Start a religion."
-- Some people wise up and cognite as they get older, others apparently not.
-- No reason scientology doesn't go on forever at this point. People like to believe in made-up stories.
-- The same phenomenon we see going on in scientology today has actually been going on for the past
3,500 years. People believing in, worshiping, made-up stories, myths, and mythological characters. (
Parallel:
Hubbard then DM . . . and Marty for a short time, LOL.)
He was right:
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