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originally posted by: TerryDon79
That kind of makes a thread with us two debating pointless.
originally posted by: Aristotelian1
Do you like the quote?
originally posted by: TerryDon79
originally posted by: Aristotelian1
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: Aristotelian1
I disagree with anything Scientology says until I find out the truth for myself. I don't need a cult to tell me what to think, act or feel.
Do you disagree with the quote?
100% disagree as its got nothing to do with "personal integrity".
It's not about "knowing what you know", but more about being honest with yourself and living a life with your moral principles.
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originally posted by: WakeUpBeer
a reply to: BigBrotherDarkness
Nothing wrong with feeling good, or feeling good about yourself.
But here we are talking about words from Hubbard, used in a manner to stir emotion in the weak minded (or something), with the ultimate intent of luring them into his cult. And it is a cult. A very large and powerful cult.
What is true for you is what you have observed yourself. And when you lose that, you have lost everything.
What is this even supposed to mean?
What is personal integrity? Personal integrity is knowing what you know. What you know is what you know and to have the courage to know and say what you have observed. And that is integrity and there is no other integrity.
Or this?
Of course, we can talk about honor, truth, nobility—all these things as esoteric terms. But I think they would all be covered very well if what we really observed was what we observed, that we took care to observe what we were observing, that we always observed to observe.
And this?
And not necessarily maintaining a skeptical attitude, a critical attitude or an open mind—not necessarily maintaining these things at all—
Ah, the pay no attention to the man behind the curtain warning.
but certainly maintaining sufficient personal integrity and sufficient personal belief and confidence in self and courage that we can observe what we observe and say what we have observed.
Huh?
Nothing in Scientology is true for you unless you have observed it and it is true according to your observation.
And when the brainwashing is complete and it has become your truth you can go on to brainwash others.
I don't care how good it makes some people feel.
There is nothing good about Scientology.
It's dangerous, frankly. I urge the OP to get out before it's too late.