Posted by deirdrehbrt on January 24, 2004, at 20:53:22
In reply to why do scientologists oppose psychiatry « kw, posted by Dr. Bob on January 24, 2004, at 15:32:37
I looked into Scientology quite a few years ago when a friend who was using it told me that it would help me.
As far as I remember, the point behind Scientology is to change one's engrams so that they are correct, after which one becomes 'clear'. If Scientology were completely correct, when one finally is 'clear', meaning healthy, no bad engrams, one doesn't need psyciatry, psychology, or anything else, really. Since the brain controls the mind, when the mind is perfectly healthy, the body should be so too.
Of course the medical profession is necessary because there are still random things like car accidents, germs, etc. which can assault the body.
If I remember correctly, Scientology also believes in past lives, and the engrams do live on, and we could be experiencing things that are the result of what might have happened in past lives.
In the end, I will pick science over Scientology. I appreciate L. Ron Hubbard as a fine author, but I can't trust my mind to him. I like Tom Cruise, but don't look to him to tell me who is qualified to help me get well.
Still, one should decide for one's own self. Scientology, though very new, is still followed by quite a few adherents. They have a large presence on the web, and you can learn a great deal about them here: http://www.scientology.org/
Some people view scientology as one of the leading new-age religions, and their clean-and-polished appearance makes them much more popular than most of the neo-pagan followers.
I hope this helps.
Dee.
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