Stupider than Mormons...

[_Maksutov]

...Hare Krishnas. But they can afford a temple in Utah County. Have to wonder why they picked that location....

Yes, they believe the Earth is flat.

http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/editorials ... s13718.htm

From the article:

The concept of a flat Earth is a huge paradigm shift and raises many questions which I can't hope to answer here. For those interested, I refer the reader to the various websites, books, and documentaries available on-line which present evidence and arguments for the flat Earth concept. Perhaps a good introduction is Eric Dubay's 200 Proofs that Earth is not a Spinning Ball which can be read on-line. A word of caution is necessary though in searching through the thousands of available videos debating the subject. Amidst the many compelling arguments presented for the flat Earth from various sources, there are also certain limitations and inevitable speculations (at least from the perspective of anyone who accepts the Srimad Bhagavatam as the ultimate authority). It is difficult for advocates of the flat Earth, for example, to understand the exact shape and location of the flat Earth in relation to the rest of the universe. Where is its edge? What does it rest on? What lies beyond the boundaries of the flat Earth? The sun and moon are also placed much closer to the Earth than in the Srimad-Bhagavatam's description. One therefore, has to exercise caution in reading through these arguments, appreciating that sincere as one may be in arguing for a flat Earth, one of the four defects of conditioned nature is the inevitability of making mistakes. Apart from that, there are many hundreds of sound arguments presented in favour of a flat Earth. Indeed, where the flat Earth advocates excel, is in demonstrating the impossibility of Earth being a round ball floating in space. Thus the strength of the arguments in these books and videos lies not in presenting what Earth looks like (which is highly speculative in the absence of an overall Vedic perspective) but in pointing out incongruities of the rotating globe-shaped Earth idea. Inspiring also is the courageous and revolutionary spirit present in those persons challenging the politics and spirit behind the round globe Earth concept presented first in the modern era by Copernicus and solidified recently by NASA. The flat-Earth society, as well as the rest of the world, are not yet aware of what lies beyond the perimeter of our known Earth. It is the duty of the TOVP to inform them.

The flat-Earth concept is a huge and highly relevant internet debate that exploded in 2015 and I believe Krishna has inspired and empowered it to coincide with the opening of the Mayapur Vedic Planetarium. Many of the arguments presented by supporters of the flat Earth lend support to Srimad-Bhagavatam's description that Earth is flat land on a flat plane; it is not spinning in space like a ball. I feel we have much to learn from this debate that will aid in our own understanding of how to properly depict Earth according to the Srimad-Bhagavatam's description.

[_DarkHelmet]

Someone needs to start a religion that combines Scientology, Mormonism, and Hare Krishnas. The evil galactic warlord Xenu froze aliens and dropped them in volcanoes on the flat earth. The aliens died and their spirits, known as thetans, emerged and attached themselves to the children of Lehi. Those who were able to rid themselves of their body thetans became clear and delightsome Nephites. Those who could not clear themselves of thetans became suppressive Lamanites. The Lamanites controlled the bottom part of the flat earth, and the Nephites controlled the top half of the flat earth until the Lamanites killed all the Nephites by pushing them off the edge of the Earth.

If I write this book, will David Miscavige sue me?

[_The CCC]

Someone needs to start a religion that combines Scientology, Mormonism, and Hare Krishnas. The evil galactic warlord Xenu froze aliens and dropped them in volcanoes on the flat earth. The aliens died and their spirits, known as thetans, emerged and attached themselves to the children of Lehi. Those who were able to rid themselves of their body thetans became clear and delightsome Nephites. Those who could not clear themselves of thetans became suppressive Lamanites. The Lamanites controlled the bottom part of the flat earth, and the Nephites controlled the top half of the flat earth until the Lamanites killed all the Nephites by pushing them off the edge of the Earth.

If I write this book, will David Miscavige sue me?

Believe anything you want.

[_DarkHelmet]

Someone needs to start a religion that combines Scientology, Mormonism, and Hare Krishnas. The evil galactic warlord Xenu froze aliens and dropped them in volcanoes on the flat earth. The aliens died and their spirits, known as thetans, emerged and attached themselves to the children of Lehi. Those who were able to rid themselves of their body thetans became clear and delightsome Nephites. Those who could not clear themselves of thetans became suppressive Lamanites. The Lamanites controlled the bottom part of the flat earth, and the Nephites controlled the top half of the flat earth until the Lamanites killed all the Nephites by pushing them off the edge of the Earth.

If I write this book, will David Miscavige sue me?

Believe anything you want.

Oh, I'm going to write this book and gather a following, but I know that Scientology in particular loves to sue suppressive people and destroy their lives. I might need to change the name of the galactic emperor to Zenu. I'm not sure if the LDS church sues people for writing about Nephites and Lamanites. I guess I need a lawyer before I start this venture.

[_The CCC]

The ideas in the Book of Mormon aren't copyrighted. There are parodies a plenty. IE: The Book of Mormon Musical "You've seen the show now read the book". I don't know about Zenu.

[_Themis]

Someone needs to start a religion that combines Scientology, Mormonism, and Hare Krishnas. The evil galactic warlord Xenu froze aliens and dropped them in volcanoes on the flat earth. The aliens died and their spirits, known as thetans, emerged and attached themselves to the children of Lehi. Those who were able to rid themselves of their body thetans became clear and delightsome Nephites. Those who could not clear themselves of thetans became suppressive Lamanites. The Lamanites controlled the bottom part of the flat earth, and the Nephites controlled the top half of the flat earth until the Lamanites killed all the Nephites by pushing them off the edge of the Earth.

If I write this book, will David Miscavige sue me?

The only reason religions like Scientology are weird is that the beliefs are not what most of society is used to. Christian beliefs are also crazy but we don't see it that way because we are brought up with it being part of normal society.

[_Quasimodo]

Someone needs to start a religion that combines Scientology, Mormonism, and Hare Krishnas. The evil galactic warlord Xenu froze aliens and dropped them in volcanoes on the flat earth. The aliens died and their spirits, known as thetans, emerged and attached themselves to the children of Lehi. Those who were able to rid themselves of their body thetans became clear and delightsome Nephites. Those who could not clear themselves of thetans became suppressive Lamanites. The Lamanites controlled the bottom part of the flat earth, and the Nephites controlled the top half of the flat earth until the Lamanites killed all the Nephites by pushing them off the edge of the Earth.

If I write this book, will David Miscavige sue me?

It might require a redesign of Garments, though.

[_ldsfaqs]

Given that it's basically 100% Liberals who are mostly Hare Krishnas.... not surprised.

[_moksha]

Given that it's basically 100% Liberals who are mostly Hare Krishnas.... not surprised.

From the picture (minus the girl) it looks like they are dressed for an outing of hard drinking and debauchery at the Bohemian Grove.

[_The CCC]

Someone needs to start a religion that combines Scientology, Mormonism, and Hare Krishnas. The evil galactic warlord Xenu froze aliens and dropped them in volcanoes on the flat earth. The aliens died and their spirits, known as thetans, emerged and attached themselves to the children of Lehi. Those who were able to rid themselves of their body thetans became clear and delightsome Nephites. Those who could not clear themselves of thetans became suppressive Lamanites. The Lamanites controlled the bottom part of the flat earth, and the Nephites controlled the top half of the flat earth until the Lamanites killed all the Nephites by pushing them off the edge of the Earth.

If I write this book, will David Miscavige sue me?

It might require a redesign of Garments, though.

Nope.