|
The group you are posting to is a Usenet group. Messages posted to this group will make your email address visible to anyone on the Internet.
Your reply message has not been sent.
Your post was successful
 |
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
From: n...@petermc.demon.co.uk (Peter McDermott)
Date: 1997/09/05
Subject: Re: Knowledge?
In article <Q$$KOLAWhyD0E...@jritson.demon.co.uk>, John Ritson <j...@jritson.demon.co.uk> wrote: I don't think that's quite what I was getting at. I don't have >> But my own feeling is that being >>able to do so would indicate that somebody had moved on from their >>bitterness, and was trying to get a wider perspective on the whole >>issue, and in that sense I *do* agree with Bernie when he says >>that many ex-cultists are still stuck in the cultist mindset. >[snip] >There is a Catch-22 here. If a person gives 'bitter' testimony that is >liable to be discounted because they are still stuck in the cultist >mindset. If they say that some things were good, some were bad, and it >is not too important to them these days, then this is evidence that they >have achieved the necessary wider perspective, but can also be taken as >evidence that whatever it is that the 'bitter' people are protesting >about is not really too bad. any problem with people telling us about their horrendous experiences with Scientology, *nor* do I think that that alone is indicative of a cultic mindset. My problem is when somebody else comes along and says 'well, You must Sign in before you can post messages.
To post a message you must first join this group.
Please update your nickname on the subscription settings page before posting.
You do not have the permission required to post.
| |||||||||||||