From: jondr@sco.COM (Dances With Voles)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: Re: Scientology Bashing
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 91 17:52:02 GMT
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If I were dat@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Dave Trammell), I might have said:
>           People will resort to extreme measures to defend themselves
>and their behaviors. This is not to defend Scientology as it needs no
>defense. To believe Scientology is effective is my choice and I don't 
>need to validate my choices except to myself.

Wouldn't you prefer some sort of objective proof?  When you buy a car, you
don't just say, "I'll believe that this is the best, most reliable, most
comfortable, most appropriate car for me."  You do a little research, try to
collect some opinions on the subject, read some reviews, take it for a test
drive, that kind of thing.  From what I've read and the people I've talked
to, Scientology is an Edsel with a Rolls Royce price tag.

>Scientology for me is one way to learn better ways
>to see reality and reduce the need to use destructive motives where they
>are not valuable.

Read a book on cult mind control and see if you don't think you fit all the
classic patterns.

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Jon Drukman (pure acid hell)                    uunet!sco!jondr   jondr@sco.com
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