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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