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Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: Paul <pauldb@REMOVE_ME.seanet.com>
Date: 1998/06/01
Subject: Re: One less scientologist in the world
Wolf wrote: [snip] > The perception you and many critics have, that Scn makes medical claims [snip] > or scientific claims as a _major_ part of it's doctrine, is closer to > what I think hampers the effectiveness of ARS. Were this a major part of > Scn doctrine then it stands to reason that in nearly 50 years it would > have surfaced as an issue, at least in the USA. > The illogic of ARS group-think seems to be: Yes. > *Lisa McPherson dies > *She's on the I/R Yes. > *She should have received proper care Yes. > *The I/R 'seems' to have instructions that may have been mis-applied and I'm not convinced the instructions were misapplied. Other than that, > led to her death yes. > *Therefore, the I/R killed her No. The application of the I/R led to her death--this is not the same thing as saying "the I/R killed her." > *Therefore, because the I/R is part of Scn, Scn policy and tech kills No, the logical chain breaks right here and I think most critics know it. > *Therefore, Scientology kills True, up to a certain step in the chain; false thereafter. > *Therefore, any deaths may be seen to be caused by Scn tech, which kills > Is the above true or false? > That doesn't make McPherson's death any less a crime, if indeed it's Nonetheless, this "entire body of people" does accept and apply a > proven to be one. It's just not a crime committed by an entire body of > people who both accept and apply a technology that they know leads to > death. To suggest such is, at the very least, a reprehensible and > destructive mindset. "technology" that many know is potentially harmful to those who undergo it. Both the Introspection Rundown and the Purification Rundown fit this definition. And, in both cases, the potential harm is both unnecessary and avoidable. This last part, by the way, is what angers me so much. It would take so -Paul You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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