Isn’t the People’s Temple created by a group of leftists who dream of building socialism without oppression? Isn’t Scientology just the path to spiritual liberation sought by the Beat generation who believes to be liberated?
While the ignorant fearlessly liberated human "oppression" by destroying traditional religions, they are always pushing people into the unknown and more terrifying prisons. L Ronald Hubbart, who was mentioned by a former high-level executive when he exposed Scientology, said: Scientology will give you high without drug. This is extremely accurate. Scientology attracts the Beat generation who have been tired of drug abuse since the liberal liberation movement.
In the name of modern science, to explain people's inner desires and fears, the teaching of science is exactly the same as the yoga and Zen practice that prevailed after the Beat generation in the 60s and 70s. In addition, there are also health teachings that have prevailed at home and abroad: vegetarian food represents the spiritual realm, and sports shape Self body and mind. The background of these problems is precisely the destruction of traditional institutionalized religions. Civil religion and nationalism after secularization proposed by the late scholar Robert Bellah or Mark Chaves also respond to this phenomenon: after traditional institutionalized religions are marginalized among certain groups of people, it will not be replaced by "brainwashing". It's the more powerful Leviathan.
The truth is that man is an animal looking for meaning. If you don't believe in this god, you will believe in that god; if you don't believe in the true god, you will create a golden calf to worship. At the same time, people are animals that live in communities. Animals that must summarize the laws and meanings from various phenomena must also live in communities. What consequences do you say? Whether it is "people are like a lost flock" or "terror will be cast in the hearts of disbelievers", it seems that it is not a prophecy, but a description.
So this is a question that is puzzling for liberals: the more traditions are destroyed, not only does it not usher in liberation and freedom, but the more terrifying extremism. The marijuana of the Beat generation drove away orthodox Christians and Jews, but ushered in the sexual assault of Scientology, the People’s Temple, and yoga masters; the Soviet Union demolished the Orthodox Church but ushered in the state worship; Saddam was overthrown but risked Out of ISIS; Burma's red blood has washed the foundation of Buddhist ethics, and now it is the Buddhist terrorists headed by Wirathu that prevail.
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