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2. So Close! ...And Yet So Far? Part 7: "Are You Guys Really Scientists?"

3. “A friendly study of all the world’s religious scriptures is the sacred duty of every person.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi

4. “Every life is a profession of faith in something, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.” ~ Henri-Frederic Amiel

5. “You can recognize truth by it’s beauty and simplicity.” ~ Richard Feynman, Physisist and Nobel Prize Winner

6. “You and I, each and every one of us without exception, can be defined as an aching need for the infinite. Some people realize this; some do not.” ~ Thomas Dubay, The Evidential Power Of Beauty

7. "Philosophy is simply the process of evolving something from experience to find out if it works. That’s philosophy!" ~ L. Ron Hubbard

8. “Scientology is unique in that it does not require or tell anyone to ‘believe’ anything. … Only those things which one finds true for himself are true.” • ~ What Is Scientology?

9. "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away". ~ Philip K. Dick , philosopher

10. “Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” • ~ Jesus, John 18:37 (NIV)

11. “Scientology holds in common with all great religions the dream of peace on Earth and salvation for man. What is new about Scientology is that it offers a precise path for bringing about spiritual improvement in the here and now and a way to accomplish it with absolute certainty.” ~ What Is Scientology?

12. "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion." • ~ L. Ron Hubbard, Time Magazine, April 5, 1976

13. “Does Scientology have a Scripture? Yes. The writings and recorded spoken words of L. Ron Hubbard on the subject of Scientology collectively constitute the scripture of the religion.” ~ What Is Scientology?

14. “The unexamined life is not a life worth living for a human being.” ~ Socrates

15. “Although the existence of the Supreme Being is affirmed in Scientology, His precise nature is not delineated, since the Church holds that each person must seek and know the Divine Nature in and for himself.” ~ L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology: A World Religion Emerges in the Space Age, 1974

16. “It is despicable and utterly beneath contempt to tell a man he must repent.” • ~ L. Ron Hubbard

17. “From that time Jesus began to preach and say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” ~ Matthew 4:17 (NASB)

18. “In Scientology, you are given the tools to handle upsets and aberrations from past lives that adversely affect you in present time, thus freeing you to live a much happier life.” ~ What Is Scientology

19. “I would say that Scientology put me into the big time.” • ~ John Travolta

20. “Scientology is the gateway to eternity. It is the path to happiness and total spiritual freedom.” ~ Isaac Hayes

21. “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” ~ John 14:6 (NASB)

22. “For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” ~ Mark 10:45 (NLT)

23. Complimentary BeliefsContradictory Beliefs “A” is true. “A” is true. “B” is true. “Not A” is true.

24. Belief Truth

25. "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away". ~ Philip K. Dick , philosopher

26. “Never go past a word you do not fully understand.” ~ L. Ron Hubbard

27. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” ~ Romans 1:16 (NASB)

28. “Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.” ~ Proverbs 27:5 (NASB)

29. “If you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be you will indeed die in Your sins.” ~ Jesus, John 8:24 (NIV)

30. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” ~ 1 John 1:9 (NASB)

31. So Close! ...And Yet So Far? Part 7: "Are You Guys Really Scientists?"