From: "altamira" <altamira@ecpi.com>
> > [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of phil osborn
> > Thus, a philosophically naive person, thru his or her willingness
> > to accept
> > such nonsense as part of the "training," could easilly lose all grip on
> > reality as we know it, at least on a cognitive level.
>
> I don't know much about Scientology other than what I've seen on the
> internet. but I've known a person who practiced it and lived for a while
in
> their Florida community. This person was one of the most disturbing
> individuals I've ever talked to. Whenever he spoke of a topic related to
> Scientology (and as their training is broad, many things in daily life
seem
> to be related to Scientology) he would begin to speak in a monotone, as
> though he were reciting words that had been fed into his mind under
> hypnosis.
There is no hypnosis practiced in Scientology. People learn by the unique
method of reading books and being tested on what they've read. The most
esoteric thing they do is have people model key concepts in clay as part of
the test.
This is frightening, folks. You all seem fairly objective and level headed
on most subjects... but on this one, I'd have to give the whole list an "F".
Scientology is silly. It's eastern religion altered by a science fiction
writer to take on the trappings of a "scientific" belief system.
However... they don't hypnotize people, they don't tear families apart and
they don't eat babies. They ARE over litigious and a bit paranoid... but
they have ample reason to be that way. They have real enemies that use real
nasty tactics.
The cult of christianity in all it's forms, from catholics to mormons, is
much much worse. You are wasting time and energy on the wrong target.
Loree
P.S. I've never met any scientologist who behaved like you describe,
Barbara. I have met massive numbers of christians who fit that description,
however.
I'll bet we all have.
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