What's the difference between scientology and psychology?

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One is called scientology so I take it that has to do with science.

The other one is just a excuse for people that failed in medical school but want more respect than your average philosophy major.

Psychology is not a science.

t. psychologist

>>1787416

Are you suggesting religions are stupid and calling something a religion is an insult?

Just asking.

t. fedora

>>1787429
based turk

Are you implying scientology is a science and not a stupid cult where you pay for ranking up?

Low quality bait, but here:

>scientology
Founded by a science fiction writer who took some concepts from early psychology. Believes that mental problems stem from the disturbed spirits of ancient aliens who were tortured and killed by an evil alien warlord before being released into the world. The solution to mental illness is using special meters and strange forms of therapy to get rid of these spirits. Has not changed in doctrine or practice since it was founded.

>psychology
Founded on some pretty sketchy grounds, but generally tries to employ to scientific method to classify mental disorders and find out ways to treat them. Believes mental illnesses are the result of a combination of environmental and neurological factors, and that therapy as well as medical treatments are effective treatments. Some areas of the field contain psuedosceintific elements, but research and testing is a basic part of the field. Constantly changing and trying to improve its methods.

>>1787451
no I am saying that scientology and psychology are similar belief systems that are treated fundamentally different

>psychology has a bit of a flawed methodology
>ultracontrarians appear
>"it's a belief system"

ahh 4chan, never change

>>1787416
scientology is a cult, not a religion

>>1787597

In what sense?

Because the only distinguishing factor you have been able to articulate is that one is treated as a religion and the other isn't.

What do you mean by this?

>>1787429
Drop your trip

>>1787416
Scientology is a mix between a pyramid scam and a cult and the other is a branch of medical science.

>>1787662
psychology studies are always being published that make hard and fast rules about human behavior that are never repeated. Standford prison experiment is a great example. it's bad science and idiots parrot the "results" the experiments produce as if they were incontrovertible gospel truth.

>>1787597
> are similar belief systems
>our feelings are due to ancient aliens being thrown into volcanoes lmao t.failed science fiction author

freud has the best theory of mind in existence and if u think otherwise you either didn't read freud or u dumb

t. psychologist

>>1788344
well ok, but it's still not a belief system or anything akin to scientology.

At least not until Daniel Kahneman gets a "core" of 16 year old grills to serve as his shipmates on his personal yacht and everyone needs to pay him 20,000€ to get a msc. psych. title.