“I’d also bet that no more than 5 Freepers total have ever read ANYTHING L. Ron wrote and thus have not arrived at their opinions by any means other than group think.”
Why would any normal, intelligent person waste their time reading anything written by L. Ron Hubbard?
Scientology is a weird, exploitive cult. There have been many books and articles written about Scientology. Many former members have told their stories.
As I can remember his SciFi wasn’t that bad. Of course I think I was in Jr High when I read it. I tried to read Dianetics way back around then too, not because I was looking for any self-help. (You can’t improve on perfection! :) ) Just curious because there was a buzz about it. I found it to be full of idiotic gobbly-gook and not worth my time. I don’t think I even got 1/4 through it. I remember being shocked when I heard that people took it seriously and a religion grew around it.
Wasn’t Hubbard reported to have said at a SciFi convention that he was going to start a religion because thats where the real money is made?
So they can come to their own conclusions about the subject, based upon their own observations?
Scientology is a weird, exploitive cult.
It's true. The 'church' is a weird, exploitative cult. The subject itself is another matter. There are some genuinely beneficial aspects to it.
>>“I’d also bet that no more than 5 Freepers total have ever read ANYTHING L. Ron wrote and thus have not arrived at their opinions by any means other than group think.”
>>Why would any normal, intelligent person waste their time reading anything written by L. Ron Hubbard?
>>Scientology is a weird, exploitive cult. There have been many books and articles written about Scientology. Many former members have told their stories.
This is how rumor and innuendo take precedence over original source material. Scientology has been targeted by liberal factions almost since its inception. The material you need to form an intelligent, informed conclusion is a mouse click away. I’m not sure how much energy it takes to click a mouse, but for most people, it appears be to require the oomph of a D11 Caterpillar. :)