[Your Nightmare]

And no, I am not a scientologist and have no intention of becoming one. But if I ever do research on them, I'll go to them to get their beliefs first-hand.

The point is that they will lie to you. So the conclusions of your research would be based on lies.

They're a cult. That's what they do.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Well, now, you say they lie. Have you ever gotten you info first hand by talking to them? Or have you gotten it third-hand through the rumor-mill?

Remember, there generally is another side to the story. After all, many donks (especially in the MSM and academia) generally believe that pubbies hate children and are drooling neanderthals. Of course, few of them have actually even met a pubbie...