On Feb 16, 3:25 am, "Kevin Brady" wrote:
> "Zinj" wrote in message
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> news:MPG.203ea7c99270f561989869@news2.lightlink.com...
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> > In article <45d4d...@news2.lightlink.com>, gomorr...@hotmail.com
> > says...
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> >> People can argue
> >> endlessly over the definition of what a scientologist is, but to me, it's
> >> a
> >> person who practices scientology to the extent they have been trained in
> >> it,
> >> and I find people who haven't been trained (or trained themselves, using
> >> internet resources) to at least Class V, and preferably Class VI to be
> >> essentially blow-hards who don't understand the subject.
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> > Strange. By your definition, since I've never been 'trained' in
> > Scientology, and I practice it to the level of my 'training'
> > (not at all), I'm a Scientologist :)
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> If that's what you took from it, good! Adroit sidestepping of the point, as
> usual.
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> > Sounds like the Fluffy definition, where anyone who 'uses
> > Scientology Tech' to his own benefit is a 'Scientologist', and,
> > since I not only own at least a half-dozen dictionaries and
> > *use* them, and using a dictionary is part of the Scientology
> > Tech, I am a Scientologist.
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> Sweet, let me know when you have your LifeTime Membership to the IAS.
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> >> That's assuming
> >> that the core activity of scientology is auditing, and not systematically
> >> defrauding people, which is the argument of many critics. There is that
> >> "business interest" which is pursued by some, if not many
> >> "scientologists",
> >> but that is not the core activity of the subject, at least not as
> >> understood
> >> by most people calling themselves scientologists.
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> > If I were to specify the 'core activity' of the 'Scientology
> > Movement' it wouldn't be auditing *or* the 'business interests',
> > which are both subservient to the *political* activity; i.e.
> > 'Clearing the Planet'.
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> > Zinj
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> > You Can Lead a Clam to Reason; but You Can't Make Him Think
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> Really? And clearing the planet means what to you?- Hide quoted text -
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Actually, what I said was that it's Hubbard's definition.
I only wrote that ten bazillion times. Zinj needs to get his head out
of his ass.
C
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