You know how watching football makes you ponder the empty hopelessness of life and the inevitability of dying alone, cold, and ultimately answerless?

You know how neon blue is the official colour of the future?

You know how television advertising is the best way in which to sway others to alter their spiritual belief system?

Well, curious Super Bowl viewers will have already jumped online and embarked on the next chapter of eternity, as the effective new Scientology adverts aired during today’s big game.

“Curious?” the advert asks coyly, after bombarding you with Matrix-style futuristic flashing imagery and symbols. “We thought so.”

Watch with caution – these guys are good.

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