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Peter McDermott

More options Sep 10 1997, 3:00 am

Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology

From: n...@petermc.demon.co.uk (Peter McDermott)

Date: 1997/09/10

Subject: Re: Knowledge?

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In article <3415596a.1229...@news.concentric.net>,

dr...@yourown.risk.com (bc) wrote:
>>I still think that the word "lie" is not appropriate when you're
>>talking about someone's opinion. You can call someone's opinion
>>"wrong," but calling it a "lie" implies that Bernie is deliberately
>>forwarding an untruth. Do you really believe that's what he's done
>- --
>>express an opinion that he doesn't believe himself?

>Yes. See above. Where does this "cult" exist, outside of Bernie's
>imagination? Does even Bernie actually *believe* such a thing
>exists? Or is it just a cheap rationalization? Sorry, but as far
>as I'm concerned, it still smells like a lie.

I don't believe Bernie *does* believe it exists as a cult
in the literal sense (though I'm just guessing here.)

I think he's using the term 'cult' as an analogy to make what *I*
believe is a very reasonable point about the similarities in
thinking between some members of the 'close knit group' that you
acknowledge, and cults themselves.

I've already outlined what these parallels are earlier on in
the thread, in response to a request from number 3 to do so,
so I won't go into them all again.

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