Originally posted by al77
I don't know about all cults, but if you go to your local tiny library you can get a Scientology book where they explain what they do with tons of specifics. I actually did.
Interesting - I met a couple of quixtar guys who got very specifci of what they do fairly quickly: find people and sell them garbage no one need. They just dont emphasize how hard it is to find anyone interested in that junk - but they dont hide it: if you make it for a second meeting with them - they'll tell you everything.
Guys, has anyone seen, talked to an alive scientologist? What are your impressions about benefits of scientology?
I drove a couple of time by a scientology center and was tempted to stop, get in and figure them out...
Well great if you found a book on scientology. I'm saying look at their website. There's a reason why they are so evasive about giving any more than vague answers.
As for quixtar, they'll lure you to meet with them under the guise of "biz opportunity". THEN they'll start to tell you about the opportunity, being very brief in the strategy of getting you to check out one of their meetings. They are vague no matter which way you cut it. No one can correctly explain how the system/payouts works because its made extremely complex. I remember listening to the guys in it that had to keep asking their uplines how things work because they could barely describe it.
They in no way divulge their whole system. In fact you can't get proper information on their system. Just a cheesy booklet and their catalogue. Any good businessperson knows you make business decisions off of formal business plans, financial projections 1,2,5 years out, success statistics, profit/loss analysis, past analysis and so on.
That's why an average joe or someone without much business knowledge can fall for it. Scietology plays on self worth and feeling part of something, some cults play off greed, love etc.