The Problem with Scientology
“The only way you can control people is to lie to them. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them.”
-Lafayette Ron Hubbard, 1952
Scientology is big business these days. Movie stars like Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley swear by it, and we all know that the intelligence of celebrities far surpasses that of us mere mortals. There are thousands of Scientology churches in countries across the world, and millions (perhaps billions) of dollars are generated each year in books, tapes, donations and dues. I wish I could give you an exact figure, but despite its tax-exempt status, the Church is very protective of its financial records, and has used the courts to secure its confidentiality.
Truth be told, I really don’t care what people put their faith in. It’s not something I lose sleep over. However, seeing as how Scientology has once again made its way onto the front pages (thanks to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes), I thought I would say a few words, not because of the “faith” of Scientology, but because of the more serious implications of its influence.
The seeds of Scientology were planted in 1950 when renowned science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard published his first related book, “Dianetics.” It should be noted that the subtitle of “Dianetics” is “The Modern Science of Mental Health.” Now, when something is regarded as an article of faith, there is no reason to try and debunk it. Science cannot verify the existence or non-existence of a spiritual concept. However, once the word “science” is entered into the equation, as with “Dianetics,” the item in question immediately becomes subject to analysis, scrutiny and criticism. Unlike religion, science is not subjective.
“Dianetics” contains about six hundred pages of psychobabble, but I’ll try to sum it up as briefly as I can based on my personal reading. According to Hubbard, our greatest enemy is the “reactive mind,” or what he calls the engram bank. In a nutshell, the engrams are negative mental images of physically or emotionally painful sensations based on past traumatic experiences; the sensations remain in the reactive mind and persistently serve as objects of torment. In other words, they linger in the brain and continue to create physical reactions despite being nothing more than mere memories. Hubbard’s solution, then, for everything from depression to arthritis, is to “attack” (his word, not mine) the engrams, and destroy their proverbial grapple hold. Sounds pretty scientific, right?
Well, let’s put aside for a moment the fact that L. Ron Hubbard was in no way a scientist, and let’s look at the nature of science in general. In order for something to be considered scientifically sound, it must be capable of being tested and repeated under specific controlled conditions. The problem with Hubbard is that he deals almost entirely with abstracts, with no verifiable explanations as to how he draws his conclusions. Now I don’t know about you, but when I read a book about medical science, the first thing I do is look for the Ph.D. or preferably MD next to the author’s name. Hubbard’s ignorance of scientific and medical concepts is evident throughout his book.
But believe it or not, it gets worse. “Dianetics” was published fifty-five years ago, and no portions have been updated or revised, since the Church of Scientology considers it heresy to tamper with the sacred words of its founder L. Ron Hubbard. Think about that for a second. Would you feel comfortable being treated by a doctor who learned everything they know from medical books published in the early 1950’s? Personally, I’d run for the hills to avoid the shock treatment! Doctors spend half their lives reading medical journals just so they can keep up with the fast-changing research and technology. But even if science came to disprove Hubbard’s every word beyond a shadow of a doubt, the text of “Dianetics” could not be altered. That, my friends, is not science.
If someone were to actually test Hubbard’s theories, they might start by measuring changes in the brain’s neurotransmitter levels as people “attack their engrams,” so to speak. After all, Hubbard’s belief is that emotions and physical sensations of pain are the result of engram reactions. But I’m guessing Hubbard didn’t know a lot about neurotransmitters (back in 1950, who did?), because their very existence debunks every important element of Hubbard’s pseudoscience. For example, if a person’s pancreas fails to create a sufficient amount of insulin, that person is diabetic and in many cases must ingest insulin dosages to make up for the loss. That person cannot simply will his or her pancreas to speed up the insulin assembly line. The brain’s neurotransmitters work largely the same way. You may be able to change your basic thought patterns by following the Dr. Phil model, but if you struggle with some medically diagnosable mental illness or deficiency, all of the forced positive thinking in the world is not going to throw your serotonin levels into balance. It just doesn’t work that way. THAT is science, and that is why Scientology is such an incredibly dangerous philosophy.
As actor Tom Cruise recently illustrated through his officious criticism of Brooke Shields, Scientologists oppose the use of drugs to treat imbalances. Remember, according to Dianetics, YOU have the power to stomp out the madness within, and so basically, if you understand Dianetics and you’re still bipolar, it’s your own damn fault. So knock off the lithium intake, druggy! This is why the Scientologists have such a powerful vendetta against the psychiatric field. In fact, here’s a quote from Hubbard’s own mouth, from “Project Psychiatry,” 1966: “We want at least one bad mark on every psychiatrist in England, a murder, an assault, or a rape or more than one...This is Project Psychiatry. We will remove them.” As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up! And if you think that sounds out of character for Hubbard, just do a Google search for “scientology fair game.” It’s actually much, much worse than you think.
What is “fair game,” you ask? Okay, this is where the story gets weird. In 1967 Hubbard issued a letter regarding how Scientologists should deal with “suppressives,” or those critical of or hostile to Scientology (including former members). In it he writes, “SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.” Hubbard loyalists will point out that he rescinded the fair game policy a year later, because of “bad public relations,” but that’s absurd. In fact, he only ended “the practice of DECLARING people fair game” (emphasis mine). If you read further on in his cancellation letter (available in its entirety, along with the original, at fairgamed.org), he writes, “This P/L does not cancel any policy on the treatment or handling of an SP.” Sure. Congress doesn’t technically DECLARE war these days, but that doesn’t stop us from blowing the hell out of people we don’t like. Do a quick search online and you’ll find dozens of L. Ron Hubbard quotes in which the man encourages violence, harassment, and abuse. In other words, he’s not someone you want at your dinner party.
But wait, there’s more! Yes, there’s actually more than I can write in an entire volume, but this is important. After you’ve read the fair game letters and shaken your head in disbelief, surf on over to thesmokinggun.com and read Hubbard’s rap sheet and FBI files. Now let me digress for a moment and say that I really don’t enjoy taking this route. Believe me, I do feel like one of those James-Carville-variety scumbags digging up dirt on a political candidate, but there’s a reason here. L. Ron Hubbard is revered by millions to a messianic level, and most of them don’t know what he’s really about. The reason people like Christ, Muhammad, and Buddha are considered such profound figures is because they are believed to have lived extraordinary lives. Such is not the case with Hubbard, and if people wish to devote their entire lives to his teachings, it is necessary and even crucial that they understand what he truly represented.
Now back to the FBI files. According to one such file, dated February 15th, 1963, “Hubbard’s wife charged in a divorce suit that ‘competent medical advisors recommended that Hubbard be committed to a private sanitarium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia,’” citing a 1951 issue of the “Times Herald.” Furthermore, the FBI files reveal that Hubbard was deathly afraid that communists were after him, and also that he had spent time in a mental hospital. I repeat: According to the FBI, L. Ron Hubbard spent time in a mental hospital. Could it be that Hubbard’s criticism of psychiatry was entirely personal? One of my favorite lines from the FBI files comes from his bankruptcy investigation, in which it is written, “[Hubbard] wrote a book on ‘dianetics’ which appears to be a method of practicing psychiatry without having the required medical training.” Someone should probably forward that one to Tom Cruise.
Finally, I’d like to point out for the sake of Scientology’s faithful followers that L. Ron Hubbard was not even loyal to his own cause. Here’s a quote from 1967, taken from a letter from Hubbard to his wife, and cited in the book, “L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?”
“I’m drinking lots of rum and popping pinks and greys.”
Well, maybe Hubbard didn’t consider alcohol a drug (prozac is bad, but ethanol is a-ok!), and maybe the “pinks and greys” he refers to are actually skittles. Yes, and maybe John Ashcroft is a Marilyn Manson fan. I suppose even Hubbard couldn’t crush all those pesky engrams on his own, but the truly scary part is that he made this confession WHILE he was at work creating the upper-levels of Scientology. The Yaqui Indians may have drug-induced Spiritual visions, but Hubbard is supposed to be against all that.
Look, throughout this article I have specifically chosen not to analyze the faith elements of Scientology, such as reincarnation, the search for enlightenment, etc…because that’s not where my problem lies. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s spiritual parade, and as far as Christians go, I’m probably one of the most tolerant people you’ll ever meet when it comes to other faiths. My biggest problem with Scientology can be summed up in two words: Lisa McPherson. For those of you who follow the news, that name might ring a bell. Lisa, a long-time Scientologist, was involved in a car accident in 1995 and immediately began demonstrating unusual behavior, suggesting that her mental state may have suffered as a result of the crash. She was rushed to a hospital and determined to be physically unharmed, though in need of psychiatric evaluation. Just one problem...yeah, that’s right. The Scientologists are against psychiatry! So instead of being examined and cared for by licensed medical professionals, Lisa was hauled away and “cared for” by her fellow Scientologists, in what they refer to as “Introspection Rundown.”
Faith is a beautiful thing, and all of us have faith in something, be it God, nature, or the power within ourselves, but faith exercised without reason is tantamount to spiritual darkness. You may have faith that Daniel tamed a den of lions, or that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego passed through the fire unscathed, but I’m assuming you won’t be dancing through flames or taunting wild animals in the near future. This is because you understand that there are certain natural forces in the universe, and in most cases, your faith is not going to cause these forces to desist. That is the fundamental problem of Scientology. The followers believe so strongly in the words of a flawed, fallible and deeply misguided man, that they are willing to put people’s (perhaps even their own) lives in jeopardy for the sake of an untested, unscientific and unreliable methodology. This is deeply foolish and inexpressibly dangerous because it gives people who require medical assistance the false hope that they can overcome their ailment alone, thus delaying treatment and putting lives in peril. Unfortunately, such was the fate of Lisa McPherson.
Less than three weeks after being removed from the hospital and placed into the custody of the Church of Scientology, Lisa died. The coroner’s report described the immediate cause of death as “thrombo-embolism [cardiovascular blockage caused by clotting] left pulmonary artery...due to: bed rest and severe hydration.” The report goes on to describe her as having a number of unexplained abrasions, lesions, hematomas and discoloration. These details and more (including the complete reports and heartbreaking autopsy photos) are available at lisamcpherson.org.
So how has the Church of Scientology honored Lisa’s passing? By instituting the Lisa McPherson Clause, part of a release form that gives the Church the authority to hold its members indefinitely against their will, with no legal responsibility in the event of severe injury or death. I sincerely wish I were making this up. Clearly the Church of Scientology has learned only one thing from Lisa’s tragedy: When using pseudoscience to play God, there are going to be casualties, so we’d better cover ourselves from any annoying litigation.
“There is no more ethical group on this planet than ourselves.” -L. Ron Hubbard, 1965
Sources
1) Hubbard, Lafayette Ron. “Dianetics.” 1950
2) Corydon, Bent. “L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?” 1992
3) “Scientology Settlement,” St. Petersburg Times Editorial. June 15th, 2004.
4) “Tom Cruise Speaks Out Against Psychiatry,” United Press Int. May 29th, 2005
5) Scientology Homepage. http://www.scientology.org/
6) Dianetics Homepage. http://www.dianetics.org/
7) Lisa McPherson Memorial. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/
8) Fair Gamed. http://www.fairgamed.org
9) The Smoking Gun. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
10) The Lisa McPherson Clause, http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Edst/Scientology/ReleaseForms/Introspection.html
11) Operation Clambake. http://www.xenu.net/
“The only way you can control people is to lie to them. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them.”
-Lafayette Ron Hubbard, 1952
Scientology is big business these days. Movie stars like Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley swear by it, and we all know that the intelligence of celebrities far surpasses that of us mere mortals. There are thousands of Scientology churches in countries across the world, and millions (perhaps billions) of dollars are generated each year in books, tapes, donations and dues. I wish I could give you an exact figure, but despite its tax-exempt status, the Church is very protective of its financial records, and has used the courts to secure its confidentiality.
Truth be told, I really don’t care what people put their faith in. It’s not something I lose sleep over. However, seeing as how Scientology has once again made its way onto the front pages (thanks to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes), I thought I would say a few words, not because of the “faith” of Scientology, but because of the more serious implications of its influence.
The seeds of Scientology were planted in 1950 when renowned science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard published his first related book, “Dianetics.” It should be noted that the subtitle of “Dianetics” is “The Modern Science of Mental Health.” Now, when something is regarded as an article of faith, there is no reason to try and debunk it. Science cannot verify the existence or non-existence of a spiritual concept. However, once the word “science” is entered into the equation, as with “Dianetics,” the item in question immediately becomes subject to analysis, scrutiny and criticism. Unlike religion, science is not subjective.
“Dianetics” contains about six hundred pages of psychobabble, but I’ll try to sum it up as briefly as I can based on my personal reading. According to Hubbard, our greatest enemy is the “reactive mind,” or what he calls the engram bank. In a nutshell, the engrams are negative mental images of physically or emotionally painful sensations based on past traumatic experiences; the sensations remain in the reactive mind and persistently serve as objects of torment. In other words, they linger in the brain and continue to create physical reactions despite being nothing more than mere memories. Hubbard’s solution, then, for everything from depression to arthritis, is to “attack” (his word, not mine) the engrams, and destroy their proverbial grapple hold. Sounds pretty scientific, right?
Well, let’s put aside for a moment the fact that L. Ron Hubbard was in no way a scientist, and let’s look at the nature of science in general. In order for something to be considered scientifically sound, it must be capable of being tested and repeated under specific controlled conditions. The problem with Hubbard is that he deals almost entirely with abstracts, with no verifiable explanations as to how he draws his conclusions. Now I don’t know about you, but when I read a book about medical science, the first thing I do is look for the Ph.D. or preferably MD next to the author’s name. Hubbard’s ignorance of scientific and medical concepts is evident throughout his book.
But believe it or not, it gets worse. “Dianetics” was published fifty-five years ago, and no portions have been updated or revised, since the Church of Scientology considers it heresy to tamper with the sacred words of its founder L. Ron Hubbard. Think about that for a second. Would you feel comfortable being treated by a doctor who learned everything they know from medical books published in the early 1950’s? Personally, I’d run for the hills to avoid the shock treatment! Doctors spend half their lives reading medical journals just so they can keep up with the fast-changing research and technology. But even if science came to disprove Hubbard’s every word beyond a shadow of a doubt, the text of “Dianetics” could not be altered. That, my friends, is not science.
If someone were to actually test Hubbard’s theories, they might start by measuring changes in the brain’s neurotransmitter levels as people “attack their engrams,” so to speak. After all, Hubbard’s belief is that emotions and physical sensations of pain are the result of engram reactions. But I’m guessing Hubbard didn’t know a lot about neurotransmitters (back in 1950, who did?), because their very existence debunks every important element of Hubbard’s pseudoscience. For example, if a person’s pancreas fails to create a sufficient amount of insulin, that person is diabetic and in many cases must ingest insulin dosages to make up for the loss. That person cannot simply will his or her pancreas to speed up the insulin assembly line. The brain’s neurotransmitters work largely the same way. You may be able to change your basic thought patterns by following the Dr. Phil model, but if you struggle with some medically diagnosable mental illness or deficiency, all of the forced positive thinking in the world is not going to throw your serotonin levels into balance. It just doesn’t work that way. THAT is science, and that is why Scientology is such an incredibly dangerous philosophy.
As actor Tom Cruise recently illustrated through his officious criticism of Brooke Shields, Scientologists oppose the use of drugs to treat imbalances. Remember, according to Dianetics, YOU have the power to stomp out the madness within, and so basically, if you understand Dianetics and you’re still bipolar, it’s your own damn fault. So knock off the lithium intake, druggy! This is why the Scientologists have such a powerful vendetta against the psychiatric field. In fact, here’s a quote from Hubbard’s own mouth, from “Project Psychiatry,” 1966: “We want at least one bad mark on every psychiatrist in England, a murder, an assault, or a rape or more than one...This is Project Psychiatry. We will remove them.” As Dave Barry would say, I am not making this up! And if you think that sounds out of character for Hubbard, just do a Google search for “scientology fair game.” It’s actually much, much worse than you think.
What is “fair game,” you ask? Okay, this is where the story gets weird. In 1967 Hubbard issued a letter regarding how Scientologists should deal with “suppressives,” or those critical of or hostile to Scientology (including former members). In it he writes, “SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.” Hubbard loyalists will point out that he rescinded the fair game policy a year later, because of “bad public relations,” but that’s absurd. In fact, he only ended “the practice of DECLARING people fair game” (emphasis mine). If you read further on in his cancellation letter (available in its entirety, along with the original, at fairgamed.org), he writes, “This P/L does not cancel any policy on the treatment or handling of an SP.” Sure. Congress doesn’t technically DECLARE war these days, but that doesn’t stop us from blowing the hell out of people we don’t like. Do a quick search online and you’ll find dozens of L. Ron Hubbard quotes in which the man encourages violence, harassment, and abuse. In other words, he’s not someone you want at your dinner party.
But wait, there’s more! Yes, there’s actually more than I can write in an entire volume, but this is important. After you’ve read the fair game letters and shaken your head in disbelief, surf on over to thesmokinggun.com and read Hubbard’s rap sheet and FBI files. Now let me digress for a moment and say that I really don’t enjoy taking this route. Believe me, I do feel like one of those James-Carville-variety scumbags digging up dirt on a political candidate, but there’s a reason here. L. Ron Hubbard is revered by millions to a messianic level, and most of them don’t know what he’s really about. The reason people like Christ, Muhammad, and Buddha are considered such profound figures is because they are believed to have lived extraordinary lives. Such is not the case with Hubbard, and if people wish to devote their entire lives to his teachings, it is necessary and even crucial that they understand what he truly represented.
Now back to the FBI files. According to one such file, dated February 15th, 1963, “Hubbard’s wife charged in a divorce suit that ‘competent medical advisors recommended that Hubbard be committed to a private sanitarium for psychiatric observation and treatment of a mental ailment known as paranoid schizophrenia,’” citing a 1951 issue of the “Times Herald.” Furthermore, the FBI files reveal that Hubbard was deathly afraid that communists were after him, and also that he had spent time in a mental hospital. I repeat: According to the FBI, L. Ron Hubbard spent time in a mental hospital. Could it be that Hubbard’s criticism of psychiatry was entirely personal? One of my favorite lines from the FBI files comes from his bankruptcy investigation, in which it is written, “[Hubbard] wrote a book on ‘dianetics’ which appears to be a method of practicing psychiatry without having the required medical training.” Someone should probably forward that one to Tom Cruise.
Finally, I’d like to point out for the sake of Scientology’s faithful followers that L. Ron Hubbard was not even loyal to his own cause. Here’s a quote from 1967, taken from a letter from Hubbard to his wife, and cited in the book, “L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?”
“I’m drinking lots of rum and popping pinks and greys.”
Well, maybe Hubbard didn’t consider alcohol a drug (prozac is bad, but ethanol is a-ok!), and maybe the “pinks and greys” he refers to are actually skittles. Yes, and maybe John Ashcroft is a Marilyn Manson fan. I suppose even Hubbard couldn’t crush all those pesky engrams on his own, but the truly scary part is that he made this confession WHILE he was at work creating the upper-levels of Scientology. The Yaqui Indians may have drug-induced Spiritual visions, but Hubbard is supposed to be against all that.
Look, throughout this article I have specifically chosen not to analyze the faith elements of Scientology, such as reincarnation, the search for enlightenment, etc…because that’s not where my problem lies. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s spiritual parade, and as far as Christians go, I’m probably one of the most tolerant people you’ll ever meet when it comes to other faiths. My biggest problem with Scientology can be summed up in two words: Lisa McPherson. For those of you who follow the news, that name might ring a bell. Lisa, a long-time Scientologist, was involved in a car accident in 1995 and immediately began demonstrating unusual behavior, suggesting that her mental state may have suffered as a result of the crash. She was rushed to a hospital and determined to be physically unharmed, though in need of psychiatric evaluation. Just one problem...yeah, that’s right. The Scientologists are against psychiatry! So instead of being examined and cared for by licensed medical professionals, Lisa was hauled away and “cared for” by her fellow Scientologists, in what they refer to as “Introspection Rundown.”
Faith is a beautiful thing, and all of us have faith in something, be it God, nature, or the power within ourselves, but faith exercised without reason is tantamount to spiritual darkness. You may have faith that Daniel tamed a den of lions, or that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego passed through the fire unscathed, but I’m assuming you won’t be dancing through flames or taunting wild animals in the near future. This is because you understand that there are certain natural forces in the universe, and in most cases, your faith is not going to cause these forces to desist. That is the fundamental problem of Scientology. The followers believe so strongly in the words of a flawed, fallible and deeply misguided man, that they are willing to put people’s (perhaps even their own) lives in jeopardy for the sake of an untested, unscientific and unreliable methodology. This is deeply foolish and inexpressibly dangerous because it gives people who require medical assistance the false hope that they can overcome their ailment alone, thus delaying treatment and putting lives in peril. Unfortunately, such was the fate of Lisa McPherson.
Less than three weeks after being removed from the hospital and placed into the custody of the Church of Scientology, Lisa died. The coroner’s report described the immediate cause of death as “thrombo-embolism [cardiovascular blockage caused by clotting] left pulmonary artery...due to: bed rest and severe hydration.” The report goes on to describe her as having a number of unexplained abrasions, lesions, hematomas and discoloration. These details and more (including the complete reports and heartbreaking autopsy photos) are available at lisamcpherson.org.
So how has the Church of Scientology honored Lisa’s passing? By instituting the Lisa McPherson Clause, part of a release form that gives the Church the authority to hold its members indefinitely against their will, with no legal responsibility in the event of severe injury or death. I sincerely wish I were making this up. Clearly the Church of Scientology has learned only one thing from Lisa’s tragedy: When using pseudoscience to play God, there are going to be casualties, so we’d better cover ourselves from any annoying litigation.
“There is no more ethical group on this planet than ourselves.” -L. Ron Hubbard, 1965
Sources
1) Hubbard, Lafayette Ron. “Dianetics.” 1950
2) Corydon, Bent. “L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman?” 1992
3) “Scientology Settlement,” St. Petersburg Times Editorial. June 15th, 2004.
4) “Tom Cruise Speaks Out Against Psychiatry,” United Press Int. May 29th, 2005
5) Scientology Homepage. http://www.scientology.org/
6) Dianetics Homepage. http://www.dianetics.org/
7) Lisa McPherson Memorial. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/
8) Fair Gamed. http://www.fairgamed.org
9) The Smoking Gun. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
10) The Lisa McPherson Clause, http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/%7Edst/Scientology/ReleaseForms/Introspection.html
11) Operation Clambake. http://www.xenu.net/
posted by Kris Avalon at
10:51 AM
3 Comments:
That is the most insightful thing I've ever read refuting Scientology.....very well done, man!
By
wstaple, At
11:40 AM
Kris,
Finally I have had the time to stop by and read your blog. Also well written (and thank you for the comments), and I look forward to more!
By
Minus the Nemesis, At
9:56 PM
WHAT IS THE SECRET THAT THE “ANTI-GOD CULT” CALLED “SCIENTOLGY” FEARS THE MOST FROM BEING EXPOSED?
The secret most un-exposed about Scientology is that is it an “applied physiological philosophy” rather than an “applied religious philosophy”. All Scientology courses, all auditing processes, and all the management and professional courses are based on physiological phenomenas, psychophysiology, emotions, human behavior patterns etc., that are our birth right and used in Scientology as their own discoveries. Even their PTS-SP data is based upon how a “Symptom” re-stimulation is brought out by physiological reactions of the mind affecting the body when under stress. They blame innocent human beings called by them “suppressive persons” for bringing out a symptom that was there to warn you of hidden real illnesses caused by non-suppressive sources such as parasites, chemicals, poisons, toxins, viruses and bacteria. The data on PTS-SP is twisted by them to blame innocent people in order to keep them in line.
The only way to fight them is to expose to the world--how Scientology has used physiological phenomenas as the basis for a false religion. How it has harmed families by claiming that innocent mothers and fathers are SPs -- when they lied about symptom re-stimulations to the world.
No where in Scientology will you find courses on any bible, there is no study or belief in heaven, hell, saints, angels, the devil, or even God himself. They do not study religion or even believe in religions. They do not share common values with any other religion. Their goal is to eliminate all other religions.
The E-meter reads your physiological reactions, the Ronbots never calls it that—they call it the “CHARGE” or the “MASS” or “ENGRAMS” OR “MENTAL IMAGE PICTURES” that you have in your brain—all meant to distract you from the truth.
Know this fact --- There is a law of Nature or law of God called “Physiological Reactions” that is the true secret behind Scientology’s Dianectic study technology.
AUDITING ERASES AND LESSONS YOUR PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS!!! Once they are gone – your symptoms can’t be re-stimulated by stress or arguments. This is how the scam works. Now when you argue with your mother and don’t get sick – you think she was the cause of all your illnesses.
If you were audited a hundred times (repeated) for a word that you were ordered to never clear or understand, and then made to read a page that contained that word—it would never again read on the Emeter or cause a physiological reaction.
LRH discovered that when you passed a misunderstood word—you manifested many reactions of various types: Yawning, sleepiness, not there feeling, dizziness, blurry eyes, nervousness and dozens more.
Being the liar that he was, he claimed that physiological reactions which he now calls “Dianetics” was “‘his” invention and not a law of God; he hid the fact that it is our human inheritance since time began.
Granted that his power of obnosis was the best in the world, his crime against humanity was to make a “religion” based upon the falsehood, that it was his invention or creation and not a law of God belonging to all Humanity as their lawful right.
For proof -- Google “L. Ron Hubbard and Physiological Reactions” or visit their own websites:
http://www.studytechnology.org/10-barr.htm or http://www.lronhubbardstudytech.asn.au/10-barr.htm http://www.studytech.org/study_tech3.php
http://www.effective-education.org/pg003.html
All living beings have physiological (The functions and activities of life or of living matter such as the organic processes of organs, tissues, or cells) phenomenas (observable reactions known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition), or physical manifestations (made evident by showing or displaying) or physical reactions, that we see or feel as symptoms, and they are external and/or internal or visible signs or warnings given to us, by our creator to help us survive, help us increase our potential, our knowledge and our health.
All life on Earth has these cause and effect reactions called physiological phenomenas. All living beings whether they are plant, insect, retile or animal or human could not live without these reactions. They influence the body’s and the mind’s reactions to any form of stimuli, and have an influence on every cell of the body and mind.
[Noun. Physiological reaction – Is an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.]
[Examples of physiological reactions: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, reflex response, unconditioned reflex, accommodation reflex, Babinski reflex, belching, headache, migraines, swelling, sweating, erections, blinking, blushing, burping, defecation reflex, disgorgement, involuntary eye blinking, farting, skin flush, gag reflex, goose bump, goose pimple, gooseflesh, involuntary gulping, involuntary hiccup, knee-jerk reflex, light reflex, puking, papillary reflex, rectal reflex, regurgitation, shaking, shiver, shock, sneezing, startle, stretch reflex, suckling reflex, trembling, upset stomach, vomiting, involuntary winking, yawn, yawning -- plus hundreds more.]
Ron studied Physiological reactions more than most scientists and applied it to invent a new Religion.
He did not invent but copied the laws of nature and scammed the whole world into thinking that he alone discovered these reactions and no one else did. What he did do - was noticed the reactions of students and from this scam invented Dianetics “study tech”.
Examples of Physiological reactions of the body and mind when reading:
Falling asleep while reading - yawning, confusion, feeling blank, feeling anxious, not there feeling, tearing eyes, eyes going out of focus, dizziness, reeling, rebelliousness, headaches, skipping words, feeling nauseous, fidgeting, jumpy while reading, can’t stay still, mispronouncing words, feeling as if you are squashed, feeling as if you are over-whelmed, twitching, can’t apply what you are reading, can’t understand what you are reading, etc. are all due to physiological reactions when you read misunderstood words or misunderstood definitions.
To understand the secrets of your enemy –is to know exactly where to hurt him.
Scientology’s copyrighted files on based upon the laws of Nature and laws of God; they are in violation of copyrights and patent rights. Therefore, the contents or subjects can be used by anyone and can be talked about without fear of any lawsuit.
Everything you do produces a reaction in your body and mind. Every time you read, eat, sleep, rest, run, etc. produces a reaction.
To tell your mother that you invented a new religion, because you discovered why you farted, is a good example of the scam that Ron pulled on you. He got away with it because the world did not see these reactions as they applied to reading. Or if some scientist saw and knew it—he did not protest it and allowed a Cult to claim it as their own new discovery.
If you want to destroy the cult, study your own reactions each time you do something—learn to read yourself and use your own power of obnosis to discover the real world within you.
Yours truly
RonbotHunter
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