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Re: MartyWorld
Remarkable stuff, a life-long Scientologist, as hardcore as they come, leaves Scientology after decades of psychological and physical abuse, suffered by self and inflicted upon others--all in the pursuit of wisdom.
A short time later, Marty emerged as a
Homo-NovisNovis--a new breed one step above the COS's trademarked old brand of "Operating Thetan"--which he labeled
Indie Scientologist.
So, how did the new-new Man fare? Judging from his website, not so well. Marty spent the first few years bitterly dead-agenting anyone who dared challenge the sanctity of the Commodore's "tech" or hallowed name. Who can forget the uproariously funny failed efforts to prevent people from "besmirching the good name of L. Ron Hubbard"? It's too God-awful-cringey to publish again, but if you want to know how much KoolAid Marty still had in his system many years after leaving the COS, just read his
"An Ode To L. Ron Hubbard" from 2011.
Well, then there was real progress. Marty started to look and doubt the policies of L. Ron Hubbard--mainly because Marty saw his beloved church being cannibalized from the inside (COB) by means of Hubbard's sacred green-on-white Fair Game mandates. More significantly, Marty was himself being targeted by Hubbard's sociopathic scripture--and he didn't much care for that. lol
So, that began Marty's cult iceberg starting to fissure and crack and break away. Within the past year he dared to disagree with Ron's tech and was then promptly attacked by his loyal KSW Klub. Marty really didn't like that any more than he liked when Miscavige physically attacked him or his friends. Thus began Marty's next leg of the journey--to become a full-fledged apostate and publish heretical views of the tech not working--and Marty began to look for other answers. He had officially become a squirrel and he even publicly announced that he was no longer a Scientologist.
Now, Marty is reading voraciously and still trying to find some answers to the more than puzzling questions about existence nobody actually has an answer to. But Marty is convinced that he is on the path again--and who could disagree that it's a good idea to read what interests you and seek wisdom even in small portions.
So! Here we are with Marty's suggested reading list for other Indie Scientologists--or, more correctly, Ex-Indie-Scientologists who are seekers of truth. Many have observed on this thread that Marty does not include any additional books on "Critical Thinking" but I suggest that there is a reason for that. As cynical as it may sound, I think the simple reason he does not feel the need for scientifically-reasoned or logical filtering methodologies is that he
already has one in the form of Hubbard's "Data Series" which purports to train people how to think.
If Marty can keep moving out of his personal hall of mirrors and shed the cognitive bias of "thinking with Ron's data" he may yet emerge as a normal human being one day. As yet, the jury is out whether Marty can see "outpoints" relative to "Clear" and "OT" while the Data Series is still running Neuro-Nanny software on his mind--dedicated to filtering out the rather obvious hoax of Hubbard's "tech" and entire "bridge". When Marty gets rid of the "Data Series" method of thinking, he'll know and say what every other completely average human being, Joe-on-the-street says:"
Hey Hubbard's Clear and OT levels and Xenu are all complete bullshit! LOL "
I just wanted to remind everyone that with all the years and hundreds of books he has studied, Marty
still hasn't figured that out yet, so it's no wonder that I am hardly inspired by his sharing a "must read" list of "enlightening" books. Let me say this to Marty, who is no longer a Homo Novis nor even a HomoNovisNovis:
Dear HomoNovisNovisNovis,
Try to forget about this "novis-novis" stuff, it's not working out for you. Go back to Homo Sapiens buddy. And read books for enjoyment, rather than trying to alter your species.