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Earthbound and Scientology!
Topic Started: Feb 10 2008, 08:44 PM (962 Views)
sesshomaru
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*Taken from gamefaqs* User is: Kijunna
I couldn't be with Anonymous today protesting Scientology. Very sad. But I was with them in spirit!

I spent most of the day playing Earthbound, and I wasn't expecting it to be in any way relevant. But I discovered something shocking: you can beat up Scientologists in this game.

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As soon as I entered the Happy Happy Village, I was harassed for donations. Very Scientologist, but not in itself suspect.
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If by "Mr. Carpainter" you mean L. Ron Hubbard!

I was tired from my trip there, so the first thing I did was look for an Inn. I didn't find one, but I found this guy:
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Scientology is more elitist than most religions. They have a policy of Disconnect, which encourages you do stop talking to any Suppressive Persons (SPs) completely. A Supressive Person is anyone who isn't a Scientologist. This includes friends, family members, etc.
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Asking for money again. Money makes the Scientologists tick.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/Kijunaa/Picture7.png
And poor people cannot become high ranking scientologists. Unless, of course, they sign a one million (1,000,000) year contract to serve the church.

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On my way out, I was attacked by a Scientologist. In Scientology, enemies of the cult are "fair game", meaning they can be harmed, libeled, slandered, or even killed to keep them silent.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/Ki...Picture12-1.png
Scientologists are snitches. If someone does something against the rules of scientology, like taking psychiatric medications or engaging in homosexual behavior, its other members are encouraged to tell the higher-ups whatever they know.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/Ki...Picture13-1.png
THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGISTS ACTUALLY BELIEVE.
The blue thing is made up, of course, but Scientologists believe that only they are right and refer to themselves as the Most Ethical Organization on Earth.
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/Ki...Picture14-1.png
Here we can see the Fair Game policy in effect again.

Anyway, I eventually got to the drug store and withdrew some money from the ATM to rest at the Scientology house.
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There's no newspaper outside of my room, like there has been in every inn in the game so far.

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Once I called the Dianetics hotline and asked to speak to L. Ron Hubbard, and they wouldn't let me.

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http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/Ki...Picture21-1.png
Most Ethical Organization on Earth

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u311/Ki...Picture22-1.png
And none of the Scientologists respond. Hardcore Disconnect?

Paula, who I rescued from the Scientologists, even looks like Lisa McPherson, who was held against her will by Scientologists for ten days until she eventually died. I doubt this was intentional.
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/LMT/lisa11-big.jpg
http://www.videogamesprites.net/Earthbound...k%20(Front).gif

It should be obvious which is which.
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wow... In depth :)
Welcome to the good life
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Wow.. it makes me wanna play EB just again for this.
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Neji
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Whoever actually found those links has a lot of time on their hands.
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*blinks* *Blinks* Wow... no further comment *blinks and shakes head*
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Happy Happyism is nothing like Scientology.
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Neji
Feb 15 2008, 07:06 PM
Whoever actually found those links has a lot of time on their hands.

I think he was taking screenshots.
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I'd have to say that it applies to some other religions rather than Scientology, but it's a very good example of how people create organizations to make money.

It's been awhile since I've played Earthbound and I feel if I played it again I would notice a lot more. After all, last time was when I was like 11 or 12, so I definitely missed a lot of references.
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I'm pretty sure there were some references in the City of Threed. That place freaked me out
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Ya this was one crazy post I read on gamefaqs. I had to share it on here
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Kijunna


o-o

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I didn't notice anything in Threed, although admittedly I stopped looking.
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Kijunna
Feb 23 2008, 09:25 PM
o-o

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I didn't notice anything in Threed, although admittedly I stopped looking.

Your the guy who made this? Your a genius :0
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Kijunna


girl,but yes
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Because Bob Dole said so!
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Feb 26 2008, 08:45 AM
Bob Dole approves

I gotta agree with Bob Dole for once. The video was pretty good. Plus, you even tracked it down on our message board.
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