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322. What Scientologists Actually Believe

heretics. | andrew gold

Andrew Gold

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.4968 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Ex-Scientologist and scientologist expert Jon Atack is back on the show to talk about some scientology basics - and not so basics, like the real reason behind many celebrities’ decision to join the cult and the crazy beliefs from the Scientology members. #scientology #cults #cultsurvivor Jon’s links: https://www.youtube.com/@jonatackfamilyfriends6176/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lets-sell-these-people-Piece-ebook/dp/B00BF385HG?ref_=ast_author_dp https://www.amazon.co.uk/Opening-Our-Minds-relationships-authoritarian-ebook/dp/B08YGTJW4P/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://www.amazon.co.uk/SCIENTOLOGY-Cult-Greed-Jon-Atack/dp/150549012X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Andrew Gold links: http://YouTube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok https://andrewgold.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The whole idea of Scientology is you do drills that will stop you from feeling.

0:04.7

You're learning not to respond, not to have emotional reactions.

0:08.0

And with Scientologists, you're losing your own sense of self.

0:11.8

Scientology is inducing narcissism.

0:14.4

Welcome to yet another episode

0:18.0

I'm on the edge with Andrew Gold.

0:19.7

Today I've got John Aetac, a regular on the show.

0:22.8

People like hearing him talk about things and today we're going to talk.

0:27.1

He's an ex-scientologist I should say and he talks today about the craziest parts of the

0:31.3

Scientology folklore, I suppose you would call it people are always asking what

0:35.2

does Scientologists actually believe and that will be the name of this episode because

0:39.7

it's pretty mad and crazy and there was even moments in this interview when I started thinking God

0:46.0

was this all just a joke Scientology? How could he have a thing called Arslicus?

0:56.1

Which I hope hope non Brits realizes you know arse is how we say ass arse lickus is the name of one of the things John's

1:01.1

going to talk about to do with Scientology. So do go check out John's YouTube channel, get his book,

1:06.1

a piece of blue sky, and as I say lots of, as I always say, lots of big

1:10.9

episodes are coming out. But now you're on the edge of

1:13.8

Scientology's craziest beliefs with John Aetac. I'm talking with ex-scientologist and expert on cults and authoritarianism John Atak.

1:31.5

John Aetak, John we're going to get into some very weird and crazy and

1:34.8

scary territory today. So everybody bear in mind things are going to start with and

1:39.8

gets a lot more shocking and insane and weird as this goes on.

1:43.6

But first, let's start with a little summary

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