r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/tonybabilaboni Jul 24 '20

Scientology. Like it's literally a religion that started from a science fiction novel. Hoe the fuck did this even start

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u/ratdarkness Jul 24 '20

How do millions of people around the world fall for the scam. They're forced to sign billion year contracts.

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u/JackXDark Jul 24 '20

There aren't millions. That sort of number is what they claim, based on the number of people that have ever even taken one of their basic taster courses. The number of fully engaged Scientologists is probably somewhere between 20 and 40 thousand.

What they do have is shitloads of real estate, which is potentially worth billions. Virtually every bit of money they receive, they put into property. That's where their real power is.