Floyd wrote:
Ive no time for looking at scientology in an unbiased why im afraid Mudras,. From my time working in the New religions and cults information centre Ive seen how many lives they have ruined and how many bank accounts they have emptied.
My syllogism stands as im sure Rons org follows much of the dianetics theory of Hubbard, Who was indeed an abusive and deviant individual who has been well researched and documented over the years. I could change the syllogism if you like:
Ron Hubbard was a paranoid lunatic
Bill Ryan has subscribed to some of the teachings of the nonsense of a paranoid lunatic (Hubbard)
Therefore Bill Ryan is a.......
Well im sure hes not that bad. Maybe hes having a bad year at the office.
Like Avalon, the more the more the movement (scientology) tightened its grip the more it became paranoid and less tolerant of outsiders. See any similarities?
Lets face it Mudra, youre much more flexible than I am dear. The world would be dull if we were all the same though wouldnt it?
I agree with you Floyd the world would be dull if it was of only one color.
I appreciate the diversity in characters.
I think this is what enables to temper our ego drive and widen our perspective.
I have friends that were part of the Church for 30 years and decided last year to move out of it.
Am I going to condemn them for having dared thinking by their own and split from that Church once they realized it's purpose was no longer in alignment with their own ?
In the early 70's I was part of it myself for 4 years and an independant Free zoner that many more afterwards.
I entered Scientology pretty much the same as I am today and as I have always been : a free thinker.
When I realized I was done with it all I turned the page and moved on. That's my own experience. I have no regrets . There were good things in it .
I am aware however some have had quite a more dramatic one .
Are you going to call me a
paranoid lunatic because I chose to be part of that movement somewhere along my time line ?
Hubbard came with good and less good ideas.The way he went about running his Church is quite disputable . The present Church is even worse .A complete scam and a swindle. The guy that's on top of it all is a dangerous and violent man .
The Free zone itself is filled with people that rejected the forcefull controlling grip of the Church and are trying to make the best of what they believe in in a decent day.
Much as we do here in the Mists
I have long closed the chapter on Scientology. It does'nt interest me anymore.
But because I have some insight and had personal experience with it , I am taking the liberty to share my views with you .
Love from me
mudra