Pilot'sPosts Z23 --- Training – Earlier and Now (Bright Thinkers and Robots)
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Pilot'sPosts Z23
Training – Earlier and Now (Bright Thinkers and Robots)
From Post 3 – May 1997
On 17 Apr 97, Bev <
[email protected]> responded to Inducto [on the Internet newsgroup alt.clearing.technology]:
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>I have no problem with a person who wants to practice scientology
>as a system for their own selves.
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>My problem is, and has been with the ~Co$~ and the monster that it has
>become. When something has become so corrupt that it cannot tolerate
>being held up to the light for scrutiny without becoming rabid and
>trying to tear apart those who would either question it or reveal it
>then it is obvious that something is terribly wrong.
I agree completely.
In Scientology we have a concept of something called a "Missed
Withhold" which is a situation where somebody misses (nearly finds
out about) something that the preclear is withholding. This causes
the preclear to worry and wonder whether the other person knows
about them and often causes the preclear's attention to fixate.
This can in turn lead to the preclear becoming critical towards and
attacking the person who missed their withhold. In other words, they
can become "rabid".
In the early days of the Sea Org, all Sea Org members and all public
and outer org staff who went to the ships for training and OT levels
were continually pretending not to be Scientologists and were
afraid of being found out because of Hubbard's fears that the
world conspirators were after him. Here are the various shore
stories and the pretense of being "Operating Transport Ltd". And
therefore these people continually had their withholds missed
whenever they went ashore or travelled. And there was just enough
trouble and danger in those sea going days to confirm to the
membership that their fears were real. And so they became loaded
with these missed withholds.
And there was so little real use of the tech on Sea Org members
and so much agreement between them that everybody else was out
to get them that these things festered and many did indeed become
rabid.
Of course there were other factors at work as well, I'm just
pointing out one of the many things that contributed to the
vicious tone of the Sea Org and trying to show one of the ways
in which people who were originally good, clean, and honest began
to turn into something else.
Its very funny that the very person who taught so extensively
about the missed withhold phenomena should then go and set things
up in such a manner as to ensure that his loyal followers would
experience the maximum number of missed withhold (with the
outside world) per unit of time. It almost seems like a
program designed to alienate the Sea Org from society. But
I must be imagining things, he probably just forgot about the
existence and effect of missed withholds (he only gave about
fifty lectures on the subject in the 1960s).
By the way, although I have observed this action of becoming
critical and hostile due to missed withholds, I believe that
we were gravely mistaken in thinking that this was the only reason
that people became critical. Just because some houses are built
of wood doesn't mean that all houses are built of wood. To
think otherwise is a basic flaw in logic and actually represents
the A = A thought (as in Houses = Wood) that Hubbard was
originally trying to cure.
>In my opinion I would prefer to see the scientology philosophy set free
>from the corrupted prison it lies in right now to the point that people
>who chose to study and practice it have the right to do so AS THEY SEE
>FIT. NOT under the suppressive rule of the Co$ and not in oppressive
>environments.
Yes, exactly.
>Also, those who chose to use it should have the RIGHT to discuss (VERBAL
>TECH, OH NO!!
) it and improve upon it in whatever fashion they see
>fit.
I think that you can have both orthodox and liberal sects. Both
freezone and strictly standard orgs with useful feedback between
the two. There might be different stages in somebody's personal
evolution where they need one or the other. And we might learn
where the standards are critical and where they are simply
unnecessary arbitraries.
I personally like to discuss tech and think that its part of the
learning experience. But this gives some people a lot of trouble.
So you need both environments.
>Just as Christianity has evolved into something like over 4,000 differing
>viewpoints because of freedom to see it as you so choose, so should the
>same rights be extended to those who want to practice scientology and to
>see it from their own perspectives as well.
>
>But of course under the totalitarian stranglehold the Co$ has over the
>tech and the hold they seem to have on so many of their members by causing
>them to fear to think and evaluate it on their own and the use of their
>legal threats to put a stop on so many who try to oppose them this is
>simply not a reality.
It should be obvious that making people afraid to think and making
it dangerous for people to have their own opinions and evaluations
would decrease intelligence. In fact Ron used to criticise the
school system for this very thing. During my early training (1966
to 1968) I found the course environment to be conducive to learning
the subject. Although tech and policy contrary to this had already
started coming out, my supervisors were generally old timers who
were not so rigid in their approach. Later I found the course
environment more and more difficult to study in and shifted more
and more to studying on my own, only putting up with the course
environment when I absolutely had to.
Again one has to wonder. Ron knew so much about the right ways to
encourage intelligence and understanding. The old timers were
exceptionally bright, fast to think on their feet and deep in
understanding. The modern training is obviously tailored to
discourage free thought. Ron certainly knew enough to design his
courses to create the effect he wanted. In the early days he
wanted bright thinkers and in the later days he wanted robots.
>In actuality it is the Co$ its own self who is the true oppressor and
>violator of the basic rights of individuals under the first amendment granting
>freedom of religion and speech. The Co$ cries and whines about their
>rights, but STOMPS the hell out the rights of others.
Unfortunately true. This is one of the many reasons why I'm
pushing so heavily for reform.
>The concerns I have lie not with the ordinary individuals, but with the
>Co$ and the actions which have been brought to light on a.r.s.
>
>Beverly
Yes indeed.
I am very concerned about the ordinary individuals involved in the
subject. They are my friends. They generally became involved for
the same reasons that I did, namely to discover truth and to become
more able.
In the old days I saw people learning skills and new
ways of thinking which expanded their abilities and awareness.
The more strength and intention these people developed, the
gentler and more helpful they became. They could be tough and
fearless in a pinch, and yet they had no desire to prove it and
saw no value in the use of force.
Now the Sea Org members learn to be tough. They scream and yell
at each other all the time. Its "Make it go right" and "What
does your materials state" and not an ounce of free thought in
the place. They think that they've been trained to act like OTs
and actually they have been trained to act like SPs.
If you train somebody to act like a suppressive, he can make
people go PTS to him even if his intentions are not evil.
I want to see the CofS reformed for the sake of all those people
who have seen their dreams betrayed. The dream was good, I don't
want to see it shattered. Instead I want to see the broken
promises made good.
Sincerely,
The Pilot
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