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Ork asked this question on 5/11/2000:
I've heard Scientogists claim that there are great mental health benefits
to Scientology.
What benefit do you consider you've recieved to your mental health, in
reference to your pre-CoS condition? How much money have you spent to
achieve this?
Personally I'm very happy with my life and have no phobias, depression,
drug problems etc. What incentive do I have to pursue Scientology?
Regards
- Ork
honorarykid gave this response on 5/11/2000:
My expertise in this subject comes solely from studying the methods
and operations of Scientology as an outsider and a political opponent.
Since I was never a Scientologist, I've never received any benefits
from Scientology. As a political opponent of Scientology, I've only
seen the downside of this totalitarian, oppressive, anti-democratic
group.
But I will offer my opinion on what I think Scientologists gain by way of
membership.
I know that most active Scientologists do claim that Scientology is
helping them, although the specifics of precisely how and what help
they are getting is a little hard to pin down, just like it would be with
other subjective religious beliefs.
Most of them will be comforted to some degree by the somewhat
abstract belief that they are on what they believe to be the only true
path to spiritual freedom.
However, I think exclusivity and elitism are much stronger factors in
attracting Scientologists. As an outsider, I would opine that the real
psychological benefits to most Scientologists, are twofold.
1) Scientology helps people face down feelings of powerlessness, via
drills and operant hypnotic suggestion, and 2) Scientology makes
people feel more personally powerful because they are part of a
powerful, dynamic, focused group.
I'm glad you're happy with your life, and that nothing has compelled
you toward Scientology. I don't want people to join Scientology. I want
their membership roles to shrivel up and go away completely, or at
least, for them to lose members to the point were Scientology's
leaders will recognize that they need to reform their totalitarian,
controlling, unethical organization.
The average rating for this answer is 4.
Ork rated this answer a 4.
Thanks. Did mean only to mean to address this question to scientologies.
It must be those pesky engrams in my Reactive Mind! ;)
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Answered by: honorarykid
Asked By: Ork
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