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.
Phobos1 asked himself this question on 4/27/2000:
This is an exercise I like to use to assess the objectivity of anyone
who strongly advocates a position, either for or against. To those
experts who count themselves as critics of the Church of Scientology,
I'd ask you to tell me something you think is good or positive about
the organization. To those experts who consider themselves Scientologists
in good standing, I'd like you to tell me something about either
Dianetics or Scientology that you disagree with or die of.
Greg Churilov gave this insane meandering answer to himself on
4/28/2000:
Excellent question! Well, the main thing that I strongly disagree
with is the current handling of all these "critics". I believe
they have issues, some of them may be valid grievances that have gone
unhandled and fostered this hatred over time, who knows. I believe
a more open dialog with them would solve a ton of problems. Another
thing I disagree with is the lack of focus on Youth Groups, a focus
that the C Also, I believe that MOST of the grievances and problems
people have had with Scientology do not stem from the philosophy but
from placing people in positions of responsibility that they are not
always qualified to handle. This leads to the ocassional screw-up. This
is a common malady of non-profit groups, who are usually undestaffed
and under-funded. But just the same it could be improved on. One of
my strongest disagreements is that there is not enough of a
differenciation from Dianetics Centers and Scientology Churches. These
two organizations are related, but not the same. Dianetics is NOT a
Religious organization, but a self-improvement science of the Mind.
Scientology is an applied Reliious Philosophy. A wider differentiation
would make it easier on people to seek that which is right for them.
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