Notice: Fredric Rice may have removed segments of the replies given to questions if they contained copoyrighted materials. After a very short while, Scientology "experts" refused to answer questions and started cut-and-pasting copyrighted cult propaganda. Additionally I removed URLs in some of the replies, and left them in others. And it's also important to note that eventually the unfortunate "Greg Churilov" cultist was ejected from askme.com for his typical Scientological behavior.

earthpages asked this question on 3/25/2000:

In the news we're hearing scientists say that 'abnormalities' in the brain can cause criminal behavior. If someone, for instance, has irreparable frontal lobe damage, they might gleefully engage in amoral behavior. Would they be sinning?

Greg Churilov gave this freakishly insane and paranoid lie on 3/29/2000:

The recent fad of blaming all behaviour on chemical imbalances is nothing but a theory, not fact. In fact, it's a theory one can drive an 18-wheeler through, it has so many holes in it.

[That's a pathetic lie. In fact medical sciences have done extremely remarkable and amazing progress in this area of the chemical nature of the brain and its many behaviors. Indeed, medications are available today which allow otherwise profoundly insane individuals to live useful and normal lives.

The Scientology cult has this because Hubbard suffered extremely from poor mental health and sexual dysfunctions (as described in documents that Hubbard called his "affirmations.") Because Hubbard was denied help twice for his mental problems, and because the mental health industry ignored Hubbard's insane "Dianetics" rants, it made Hubbard even more delusional to the point where he was wracked with paranoia and became a pathological liar, even unable to state how many times he was married without dropping a lie - flr]

However, the Medicos are making money with their "treatment", and the Psychiatric Drug Industry Cartel is making a BUNDLE on their wonder-drugs. (In the trillions of dollars p/year!)

[That's part of this cultists' insane mad messiah's paranoid delusions. In Hubbard's delusional fantasies, psychologists are working with the Marcabian invasion fleed which were, in the early 1970's, supposed to have come to take over the planet - flr]

The truth is that Function controls Substance. (One of thy research).

The Spirit controls the mind and the body. For better or for worse. All afflictions of the mind or the body are directly or indirectly a result from conflicts of a spiritual nature.

[And in fact medical science proves that's all utter nonsense - flr]

This does not mean that one can cure cancer by praying. But one can GET cancer as a result of spiritual non-optimum conditions.

[And science proves that's utterly insane nonsense - flr]

A psychotic is either driven mad by an antisocial personality, or is an antisocial personality himself. The first can be helped (sometimes). The second cannot be helped for they refuse help.

[This notion is what the crooks used to kill Lisa McPherson with, by the way - flr]

But what present day Vanilla Society fails to recognize is the existence of Evil, the fact that some beings have evil tendencies and destructive goals. These beings cause harm. These beings are dangerous to others.

[Here, at last, is some hint that this cultist is aware of Xenu and the invisible murdered space aliens that infest humans - flr]

And it is not a misfiring of braincells that causes it. Spirit

earthpages then asked this follow-up question on 3/29/2000:

Yes, I agree that psychiatric models and methods are historically relative. But ECT has been reported to cause memory loss. Could this apply to the "memory" of one's own identity (i.e. making room for spiritual possession)?

Greg Churilov then gave this freakish and insanely paranoid lie on 3/29/2000:

Yes, I agree it is possible. ECT has been widely documented as a tremendously injurious practice that destroys long term memory, speech patterns and motor ability, among other things (see "Toxic Psychiatry, by Peter Breggin, M.D.) There are hundreds of cases of a person turning violent under the influence of psychiatric drugs such as Prozac or Xanax, or after undergoing ECT.

[Funny how only brainwashed Scientologists can see these remarkable studies, isn't it? - flr]

We cannot deny thas acting out an evil intention and a goal to destroy.

But after being subjected to such torture, it is not unlikely that a being would feel vindictive.

I also agree with you about the possibilty of spiritual posession, either factual through a hostile "takeover" by another being or simply a succumbing to one's basest and lowest impulses as a result of too much mental torture.

The more punishment a being undergoes, the more evil and debased they become. The more nurturing and love they receive, the more potential for good. Spirit

earthpages then asked this follow-up question on 3/29/2000:

That looks like a great link, thanks. And I agree that evil tries to justify its perpetuation, often running through generations. I know at least two people who suppose that they can do harm to others because they themselves have suffered: "You don't know what I've been through... therefore I can hurt you." So goes their illogic.

One person I know repreatedly tries to convince me that I WANT to be abused by him (he has done a chain of terrible t jeapordized my career). I simply reply that it is he who wants to abuse people because he himself was abused by his parents. It's like a demon grips him and he just loses it, so to speak. Love heals for sure, but first the abusive person has to openly admit the truth of their condition.

***note: "he, him" to be taken as gender neutral***

I also believe that in some instances suffering can enoble the soul, but only if the soul is first heal thy and on a track, getting closer and closer to God.

Thanks again for the link and interesting reply.

Greg Churilov gave another freakishly paranoid response on 3/30/2000:

I'd like to leave you with one last thought: You have tremendous insight into the reasons for perpetuation of evil. It grows and is transmitted by dramatization, the former victim becoming victimizer. You say "it's like a demon grips him". This is a very sound description.

L.Ron Hubbard actually researched the mechanisms that perpetuate evil and there is a tremendous course available in Scientology that can aid you immense The Course is called "PTS/SP - How To Confront And Shatter Suppression" (PTS stands for Potential Trouble Source; SP stands for Suppressive Person) There is also a shorter, more accessible course titled "Overcoming The Ups and Downs In Life" that is based on the same research.

[And L. Ron Hubbard's "research" consisted of taking massive doses of psychotropic drugs and trying to work the halucinatory effects into his mentally insane beliefs - flr]

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