What's right about it?
Question answered by honorarykid in Scientology
Freedom_of_Religion asked this question on 8/17/2000:
What should one know about Scientology?
honorarykid gave this response on 8/17/2000:
People should know that the real cosmology and belief
system of Scientology is NOT exposed to them until they've
been members for many years, at the cost of either many
thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, or else
many years of essentially unpaid labor.
They should know that no one has objectively
demonstrated any of the promised magical powers promised
by Scientology registrars and Scientology promotional
literature.
People should know that there is no real grievance system
within Scientology. People are expected to fall into line, not
rock the boat, and do what they are told. They should
understand that Hubbard was an arbitrary, controlling,
insecure liar, even if they come to see that he could also
be charming and charismatic.
People should know that none of Hubbard's so-called
technology has ever been demonstrated to be effective in
raising IQs or alleviating medical problems, yet Scientology
has continued to promise such results for it's entire history.
People should know that in one of the only two known
scientific tests of Hubbard's theories, the existence of
engrams could not be demonstrated as Hubbard said they
should.
People should know that Scientology is a totalistic
organization, bent on world domination, with "scriptures"
written by it's founder advocating the quiet, sorrowless
removal from society of all "suppressive" people, a group
which includes everyone who disagrees with Scientology.
People should know that Scientology leaders willingly seek
to hurt non-Scientologist who they think pose a threat to
Scientology's expansion.
People should realize that Scientology's primary goal is
proselytizing and getting more members, and more money
coming in.
They should be aware that if they join the Sea Org, and
then have the temerity to have doubts, they could be
thrown into a punishment based reindoctrination program.
People should realize that if they join Scientology and
become fervent believers, they will be taught a bizarre
internal language that redefines important terms like
"crimes" and "ethics." After a few years, they may use
language in a way that is incomprehesible to non-members.
People should understand that if they could be ordered to
disconnect from their families, and if they join the Sea Org,
they may be ordered to produce income for Scientology at
the expense of seeing their children. They should know that
some Sea Org parents go a full week between visits to their
own infant children. Sea Org women have been pressured
to have abortions, so that their production would not
suffer. And Scientology will try to saddle Sea Org members
with a large "free-loader" debt if they ever decide to quit.
People should be told that they might become
psychologically addicted to the hypnotic and self-hypnotic
drills that Scientology depends on to convince people they
are improving and becoming super-human.
They should realize that they will be ordered to command
ashtrays to fly.
They should know that Scientology will try to "flatten their
buttons" and make them emotionally numb, less able to
resist coercive processes, less able to disobey orders.
About the only thing "right" with Scientology is that it gives
people who need it, a strong group to identify with.
But even that good thing is perverted by Scientology,
because it uses it's collective strength for foul purposes.
Freedom_of_Religion rated this answer:
As Scientology is the fastest growing religion on earth,
everybody knows you're just wrong. You talk a lot and every
bit of your personal "power" comes from the fact of
Scientology.
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