But that’s beside the point. Scientology as I see it is a destructive cult who deludes it’s members into believing extraordinary things and has them shell over hundreds of thousands of dollars for books, courses and auditing. Over the next few blog posting I’m going to be talking about Scientology, my experience with it, my opinion on the material and what others have been saying about Scientology. It’s also my intent to give you all a “crash course” in the subject through these postings.
Scientology’s Founder, L. Ron Hubbard:
Like all religious founders, the stories of Hubbard are greatly exaggerated, and you only need to look near the beginning of his biography to see them creeping up. According to the official biography, L Ron Hubbard, at the age of 3 no less, was on his father’s ranch and breaking broncos with the best of them. Let me state this again. A 3 year old was left on a wild horse by his father and managed to tame it.
The story is very suspicious for two key reasons. First of all, how could a three year old break a bronco? To break a horse (as it is my understanding), the person must be able to remain on the horse as it tries to buck him off. A three year old would not have the weight to affectively weaken the horse’s kicks and jumps, furthermore, he wouldn’t have the strength to remain holding the reigns.
The second reason is a little more subtle. Put yourself in the position of L Ron’s father. What person in their right mind would put a 3 year old on a wild horse. What person would put a three year old on a horse without holding him at all? Did L Ron’s father mean to kill him? It would seem that’s the case.
But if it was left to exaggerated stories I wouldn't mind. But it's not. Scientology is in essence a personality cult, much like how North Korea is now.
Here are some things that Scientologists believe about L Ron.
- That he is now researching "Life after Death" as his theta has been seperated from his body. He will return to write new lessons in the future. He died in 1986.
- That he is the only source for Scientology material. No one else is able to figure anything out. Only he can write about scientology. Of course, this is silly, because science, the best method we have to learn about the world accepts ideas from anyone, provided they have the proof to back it up.
- That he had mastered every single aspect of his life. He was a nuclear physicist, a civil engineer and a war hero. Each of these are not true. Hubbard's military record shows that he was not trusted to be in command and fired on Mexico in WW2. He has no credentials from any University to claim he's a civil engineer. And he once stated that "Radiation can be washed off with a garden hose." I think that puts a nail in the coffin for a nuclear physicist.
In the next post I'll be showing how scientologists react to people questioning their faith. Trust me, you don't want to miss that. :)
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