Science

[Ossified]

Interesting, funny and worrying.

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/the-case-of-l-ron-hubbard-v-science/11479102

[marron]

It's hard not to think there's a link between there being millions of scientologists who believe that we are vessels for alien spirits and there being millions of people willing to double down on Trump. In both cases the followers get completely ****ed over by the person in power for their own material gain without even realising it - in fact, with the ******* over in many cases being the proof of their faith, and if not that, all rationality and reams of proof of the absurdity of the claims also serving to "prove" the giant conspiracy. I know there's lots of science on why people are prone to latch onto bizarre explanations sometimes, in the face of all evidence, but you have to wonder why it is so prevalent over there.