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I'm an ex scientologist. I was in for about 8 or 9 years in the 70's and very early 80's. Achieved the state of clear and worked up to OT-II before I saw the light and left.

I'm one of the very few people I know of who didn't just leave, I routed out following the policies for such things. I was even able to recover the monies I had on account, but did not ask for a refund for services rendered.

As I said, I'll answer any questions, the question was about underlying beliefs. Time limits prevented me from telling everything I know.

Your points are valid, although the e-meter is a little bit more than a simple Wheatstone bridge. (Not much more, though!)

There are parts of scientology that are well worth doing, and if there were a way to avoid that pernicious organization, I would recommend them. As it it the cost is just too high. And I don't mean the money...

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OK, at the highest level, it is revealed that we are descended from which Alien species?

[Iron Matron]

There are parts of scientology that are well worth doing, and if there were a way to avoid that pernicious organization, I would recommend them. As it it the cost is just too high. And I don't mean the money...

The parts worth doing, Which I suspect are basically self-examination..acceptance of self..moving forward..seem to be regurgitated from the concept of Christian Meditations.

Regurgitated in the Worse sense, of course.

BTW, thanks for sharing. I'm not sure I would have ever told anyone if I had ever been a scientoligists. One way to debunk this sort of madness is hearing from those who have "been there, done that".