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Subject: Scientific proof of reactive/analytical minds?
Truthseeker21 asked this question on 4/29/2000:
I have two questions.
Hubbard claims in Dianetics that every person has both a "reactive" and an
"analytical" mind. What scientific proof is there of this claim?
Similarly, where is the "science" in Scientology? Scientific theories progress
via a free market of ideas based on verifiable evidence, and subject to peer
review of other scientist in the same field.
In reading Dianetics, there is no evidence provided for Mr. Hubbard's
"theories", and it certainly has no peer review. No offense intended, but
Scientology/Dianetics appears little more pseudo-science (fake science), just
some crackpot ideas that can neither be proven true or false- thus they are
not scientific by definition. I.e., ideas which are not objectively provable by
logic and evidence as true or false are not scientific by definition.
Greg Churilov gave this lengthy lie on 4/30/2000:
Please note: This is a board on Scientology. Dianetics is a related, but
separate field of study. Dianetics is not a religion.
Also, the cult's mad messiah -- L. Ron Hubbard -- was forced to rename
Dianetics to "Scientology" because the FDA and other law
enforcement agencies of the United States was coming down on his scams
and trying to put a stop to Hubbard's frauds. The cult plays the name
game to avoid the law and to deceive otherwise ignorant consumers - flr]
Scientific proof in the field of humanities is accumulated by people
practicing the techniques and reporting their results.
Since Dianetics was published, there have been millions of people all over
the world who have utilized Dianetics and have written in with their results.
What this cultist doesn't mention for some mysterious reason is that having
cult followers make claims about Scientology/Dianetics isn't science... it's
called "anecdotes" and it's something that con men use to bilk
their rubes with - flr]
There is a series of 100 volumes called "Research & Discovery" where
every advance in Dianetics is meticulously documented. There are also
hundreds of lectures, recorded and videotaped sessions (done with the
subjects permission for demonstration purposes) and several
authoritative treatises written on the subject.
Dianetics does not count with the support of the Psychiatric community.
Dianetics OPPOSES most of the practices in modern psychiatry (see
http://www.cchr.org)
This cultist also doesn't mention the fact that Scientology believes
the galaxy-wide Marcabian outer space conspiracy is in league with the
world's mental health industry deliberately to keep humanity enslaved.
Since Hubbard suffered serious sexual dysfunctions (see his own write-up
which he called his "affirmations" fior the disgusting details)
it's no wonder that this cult's mad messiah claimed that psycholohgists
created sex to keep humanity enslaved. (Yes, you read that correctly.
Hubbard claims that psychologists invested sex.) - flr]
Dianetics had plenty of peer review in 1950 when it was published, and it
was first published by a publisher of books on the field of the Mind and
mental Health.
Dianetics when first published took the US by storm and remained in the
NY Times BESTSELLER list for OVER A YEAR.
Presumably this cultist -- and all of the other remaining followers --
aren't allowed to read newspapers - flr]
Spirit.
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NOTE: When you say "no offense intended" and then proceed to boldly
throw insults, you make your intentions clear. This question is obviously
NOT from someone seeking knowledge, but from someone seeking to
throw mud.
Thus, I am including my usual little disclaimer.
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC:
THIS QUESTION IS PART OF A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AIMED AT
DISCREDITING MY RELIGION. IT INTENDS TO PROMOTE THE FALSE
IMPRESSION THAT SCIENTOLOGY IS A SOME SORT OF COOKY UFO CULT. I
REFUSE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF THIS NATURE. THE WRITER OF THIS
SMEAR CAMPAIGN OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED.
...cuts of that insane lunatic, paranoid ranting again...
Truthseeker21 rated this answer a 1.
You didn't answer my question. There is no evidence or sources in Dianetics
I wrote. If you didn't want to answer my question, you should have just said
so instead of pigeon-holing me as having bad faith.
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Answered by: Greg Churilov
Asked By: Truthseeker21
[In fact there's no difference between Scientology and Dianetics. The
criminal cult creates a lot of fake fronts and organizations to try to
make it appear as though Scientology organizations aren't related.
[Translation: Cultists who fall for the frauds say it's scientific. In fact
Hubbard's insane notions have been tested to the point where they leave
the realm of testability and enter the realm of the insane. Claims that
Hubbard and his cult makes that are testable have all been debunked through
the application of science. All that's left is Hubbard's insane notions
about invisible murdered space aliens -- which science doesn't address though
a psychologist doubtlessly could. Hubbard -- and thus the criminal cult
he created -- was a pathological liar - flr]
[In fact that's a lie: Cultists are ordered to write up what the cult's
ringleaders call "wins" and they're not allowed to purchase the
next level "up the bridge" that Hubbard sold them untl they write
up these "wins."
[What the cultist won't mention is that there's no scientific, peer-
reviewed journal covering any research for any of the notions that the
criminal cult likes to sell their rubes. All that the cult's ringleaders
are left with is to make their remaining followers -- like this one --
unthinkingly spout off about anecdotal claims -- like any carnival
huckster - flr]
[What the cultist doesn't mention is that the CCHR is a Scientology hate
group that tried to keep its origins secret for a time. It's a hate
group that targets the mental health industry -- and small wonder given
the fact that their messiah twice begged the V. A. for mental help and
was turned down. To make Hubbard even more insanely angry, the mental
health industry totally ignored his insane notions about mental health.
So no wonder the cult created a fake front group.
[And that's utter and complete bullshit. When Hubbard first started trying
to sell his insane notions to the ignorant and gullible populace, the mental
health industry immediately evaluated his insane notions as those of a quack
badly in need of the mental health industry. There has never been any
scientific peer reviewed research that supports Hubbard's insane notions - flr]
[What the cultist "forgot" to mention was that the cult's
ringleaders were caught ordering followers to continually purchase hundreds
and thousands of copies of their mad messiah's books to keep them on the
best selling lists. The fact that the crooks were buying their own
publications and then returning them to the book store so that they could
be purchased again has been covered in numerous magazine and newspaper
articles.
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