The arival of Ursula in Clearwater

Question answered by Phobos1 in Scientology

FredricRice asked this question on 7/25/2000:

I got to watch Ursula C. arive in Clearwater, Florida, to give a presentation on the Scientology cult. (The video can be viewed at http://www.xenutv.com/trust/arrival.ram or http://www.xenutv.com/trust/dslarrival.ram by the way, and .rm versions of those are available for download.)

The behavior of the cult followers is _extremely_ insane and I'm curious what experts on Scientology has to say about whether these people were insane going in or whether it happend to them while they were inside.

And if I may, I'd like to web your answers.

Thanks!

Phobos1 gave this response on 7/27/2000:

I haven't watched the videos in question, but I expect it's very difficult to say whether the cultists' behaviour is solely a product of their experiences in Scientology or not. There are, after all, a fair number of wackos whose behaviour is just as nutty without any help from L. Ron, but I also think it's quite likely that Scientology plays an active role in promoting and reinforcing paranoia and hostility.

You rated this answer:

Thanks. I guess the only way totell is to wait for the individuals to escape and then ask them after they've had time to rebuild their lives.

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