NYP #2: Cruising to the Church
While in New York, my family and I decided to go to church. It was right near times Square. But it wasn't just any church. Oh no, this was a special church:
Quite possibly one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And an opportunity too good to pass up. Two things happen right when you walk in. First, you get bombarded with pamphlets and books by the people working there. Second, you get to see a video of Tom Cruise talking. He was probably rambling about Scientology, but I just imagined him yelling at Dustin Hoffman and biting Brad Pitt.
The zealots working there asked if we wanted to see a free movie. Ooh, what could it be? The Goonies? Howard the Duck? No no, much better than that. It was a movie about Dianetics and Scientology. Damn, I should have guessed. Much like actual entrance to the church, this opportunity was too good to miss.
Of course I snuck in some pictures during the movie. I don't know if it was allowed, but who cares. I can't just let comedy pass me by. The first picture shows how Engrams are encoded. The blue circle is conscious memories and your rational mind. The red circle is the irrational mind and Engrams. Whenever you feel below par (sick, injured, etc), anything said around you gets encoded as Engrams in your brain. Then, when that negative feeling returns, the things you heard flood into your mind and impact your behavior. Their example: a guy got in a car accident, and one paramedic was discussing his recent break-up with his girlfriend. Later in life, that guy almost hit a person then immediately broke up with his girlfriend - using the same reasoning as the paramedic. That is a simplification, but you can still glimpse the whackiness that is Dianetics. The actual movie was much, much funnier if you can ever see it. And to think, this theory is what caused Brooke Shields to put a hit out on Tom Cruise.
The second picture is some hilarious hypnotist guy in the movie. It was talking about Engrams being like hypnosis. So apparently whenever a hypnotist touches his tie, Engrams make you take off your coat. Or something like that...
After the movie, they asked us to fill out forms to provide feedback and receive information at home. I'm not sure if you can see in the picture, but Mr. Chaz Rockwell was very interested in Scientology.
I must say this, however. Scientology has a pretty cool logo...on their garbage cans. Is that somehow symbolic?
The Church of Friggin' Scientology!
Quite possibly one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And an opportunity too good to pass up. Two things happen right when you walk in. First, you get bombarded with pamphlets and books by the people working there. Second, you get to see a video of Tom Cruise talking. He was probably rambling about Scientology, but I just imagined him yelling at Dustin Hoffman and biting Brad Pitt.
The zealots working there asked if we wanted to see a free movie. Ooh, what could it be? The Goonies? Howard the Duck? No no, much better than that. It was a movie about Dianetics and Scientology. Damn, I should have guessed. Much like actual entrance to the church, this opportunity was too good to miss.
Engrams!
Crazy Hypnotist Guy!
Of course I snuck in some pictures during the movie. I don't know if it was allowed, but who cares. I can't just let comedy pass me by. The first picture shows how Engrams are encoded. The blue circle is conscious memories and your rational mind. The red circle is the irrational mind and Engrams. Whenever you feel below par (sick, injured, etc), anything said around you gets encoded as Engrams in your brain. Then, when that negative feeling returns, the things you heard flood into your mind and impact your behavior. Their example: a guy got in a car accident, and one paramedic was discussing his recent break-up with his girlfriend. Later in life, that guy almost hit a person then immediately broke up with his girlfriend - using the same reasoning as the paramedic. That is a simplification, but you can still glimpse the whackiness that is Dianetics. The actual movie was much, much funnier if you can ever see it. And to think, this theory is what caused Brooke Shields to put a hit out on Tom Cruise.
The second picture is some hilarious hypnotist guy in the movie. It was talking about Engrams being like hypnosis. So apparently whenever a hypnotist touches his tie, Engrams make you take off your coat. Or something like that...
After the movie, they asked us to fill out forms to provide feedback and receive information at home. I'm not sure if you can see in the picture, but Mr. Chaz Rockwell was very interested in Scientology.
I must say this, however. Scientology has a pretty cool logo...on their garbage cans. Is that somehow symbolic?
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