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inverarity

Book Review: Inside Scientology, by Janet Reitman

Apr 27, 2014 18:10

A sober examination of the cult, delving deeply into the lives of L. Ron Hubbard, Tom Cruise, and Xenu.

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tealterror0 April 27 2014, 22:39:10 UTC

Scientology frankly scares me too much for me to research it more than I already have.

Your visit to the center was quite interesting to read through and look at. The parts that stood out the most to me:
-That they promote Dianetics by bragging about how much it's sold. Truly a religion of the capitalist age.
-The distinction between the spirit and the mind. I guess ordinary mind/body dualism wasn't enough for ol' Ron.

wodcdre April 30 2014, 08:54:19 UTC

Is this available for Kindle Fire yet??? It looks like a fascinating read. Thanks for the review bro

asulon_bellanca April 30 2014, 11:22:31 UTC

I believe it is. I looked it up in the kindle store out of curiosity yesterday. Read some of the reviews where they waged some attacks and recommended "actual Scientology" publishings to get the truth.

inverarity April 30 2014, 12:08:14 UTC

Yup. It is a fascinating read!

I didn't notice this when it came out fpbarbieri October 11 2021, 18:38:01 UTC

In my life I have met mafiosi, house shared with professional criminals, studied paedophiles and Nazis, read about Soviet Communism, Leopold II, and Timur Leng, and known one or two people who qualify as destructive psychopaths. But the one time I really saw evil in the face is when I had to rescue a young man whose ability to make decisions had been destroyed by the Scientologists. I tell you that until you have seen it, you cannot imagine it is possible. This was a young African engineering student, with the obvious problems of uprooting and adaptation, who house-shared with me. By the time someone had to take care of him - I am not making any claim for any special unselfishness, the guy was practically helpless and unable to fend for himself - he was, I am not exaggerating, not capable to decide for himself whether to turn the tap on and pour himself a glass of water. I eventually managed to get him to throw away his grotesquely expensive Scientology books, but at that point he was seized by a whole-body cramp. I had to call an ( ... )