| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Theatan and Mest Effects | 11/18/2009 |
Q: being the Thetan is not physical and not located in Space or in Time, how does the Thetan become the ...
A: Yes - by its own consideration. Theta associates with MEST in the form of living bodies for the ...
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| Scientology | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I am a college student taking Religions of the World and I have chose Scientology as my final ...
A: 1)How has religion shaped your life? In every way. It makes my approach to everything more ...
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| Freezone | 11/4/2009 |
Q: What is the church policy towards people in the freezone? I heard that no one in the church is ...
A: I'm not a freezoner, but a regular church member. Policy is we should not knowingly or purposely ...
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| Yet another follow up.. | 10/29/2009 |
Q: But levels aside, a true antisocial personality could only be resolved if they cooperated with ...
A: "I don't know, unconditional love?" Good luck with that. If you are breathing in the vicinity of a ...
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| Randomness. | 10/29/2009 |
Q: Just a couple of quick questions. I've been interested in the idea of radical honesty later. My ...
A: Those are not multiple quotes, but multiple paragraphs of the same quote (hence the quotation marks ...
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| Departers | 10/29/2009 |
Q: Obviously no one can nor should venture to guess why people leave Scientology after many years of ...
A: In my experience, most of those who leave, under their own steam, were never here to begin with. It ...
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| Yet another follow up.. | 10/27/2009 |
Q: But levels aside, a true antisocial personality could only be resolved if they cooperated with ...
A: How would you propose that you prove anything (such as, that you are not one of the "others") to a ...
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| Randomness. | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Just a couple of quick questions. I've been interested in the idea of radical honesty later. My ...
A: While none of the codes Scientologists adhere to explicitly prohibit lying, it is known and ...
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| thetans in MEST | 10/17/2009 |
Q: If a thetan has no physical location, then a thetan's existence in the MEST universe must be a ...
A: "If a thetan has no physical location, then a thetan's existence in the MEST universe must be a ...
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| tone | 10/9/2009 |
Q: What kinds of experiences could make a person got into "no sympathy" (1.2) on the tone scale? It's a ...
A: That's hard to guess. Anything that drives one down tone, drives them down tone - if you catch my ...
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| More on the Narcissist Dynamic | 10/7/2009 |
Q: The question you answered a few days ago on this was very enlightening! I started getting confused ...
A: Hoooboy. Well, lessee now... "I thought auditing was a tool used to access and defuse moments of ...
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| More on the Narcissist Dynamic | 10/6/2009 |
Q: The question you answered a few days ago on this was very enlightening! I started getting confused ...
A: "-So how can we get rid of this unnecessary urge?" Auditing, if the person is not a full-blown ...
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| More on the Narcissist Dynamic | 10/5/2009 |
Q: The question you answered a few days ago on this was very enlightening! I started getting confused ...
A: "Why do people have anxieties over their existences?" Because existing, continuing, persisting, ...
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| David Miscavige | 9/25/2009 |
Q: One of the offshoots to the attacks on Scientology is the "love Scientology - hate David Miscavige" ...
A: Sorry to be so late. I have been battling computer problems for nearly two weeks, now, on top of ...
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| narcissism | 9/22/2009 |
Q: Laurie, I was wondering if you might be able to help me understand narcissistic personality disorder ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Fried computer. Jammed-up schedule. One reason for not being able to ...
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| Personality | 9/22/2009 |
Q: How much of our personalities is chosen and how much is unchangeable? Can an extrovert become an ...
A: I must apologize for the delay in getting back to you on this. I've had to replace my computer, and ...
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| "death" | 9/12/2009 |
Q: Yesterday I lost a very dear friend to cancer. I spent a lot of time with him prior to him passing ...
A: The way one communicates with a spiritual being, a "thetan," is to intend that they "get" the idea ...
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| significance | 9/12/2009 |
Q: I was reading an answer you wrote to a question about the rebirth of OTs. In your answer you stated ...
A: It's impossible for me to say what the source of your good feelings from meditation were. ...
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| significance | 9/11/2009 |
Q: I was reading an answer you wrote to a question about the rebirth of OTs. In your answer you stated ...
A: No one has reached full OT yet. People who are called "OT" in this life are in fact "pre-OT." OT ...
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| Interference | 9/9/2009 |
Q: Can Scientology processing, remove any bad/good results you have receive from practice such as ...
A: Yes, those practices could, and almost certainly would bog a case, especially if in pursuing them, ...
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| endocrine system | 9/9/2009 |
Q: Can a person be in total control of his endocrine system? Iam asking this question because I read in ...
A: It used to be a theoretical target of Dianetics. I'm not aware of anyone for whom this is or has ...
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| Previous life suppressive | 9/8/2009 |
Q: What are the possibilities that someone who was a suppressive in a previous life could become a ...
A: Since people who are suppressive persons in THIS life become Scientologists, the possibility is ...
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| Scientology Auditing | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I was wondering what kinds of auditing are actually used in Scientology these days? How does it ...
A: It would be improper for me to give detailed descriptions. Were I to quote verbatim, I would be ...
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| Nervous and Endocrine | 9/3/2009 |
Q:
A: I'm not a doctor - and should probably be one to really explain these mechanisms. Suffice it to say ...
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| Scientology Auditing | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I was wondering what kinds of auditing are actually used in Scientology these days? How does it ...
A: Many of the processes used today are similar in structure to what you find in the books, and often ...
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| spotting the 1.1 | 8/31/2009 |
Q: It's been a little while...I hope you're well. I wanted to ask you a question about spotting 1.1s ...
A: Except for the "within five minutes" part, I would not disagree with most of the characterization ...
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| what is scientology | 8/25/2009 |
Q: so, what is scientology? what are the actual beliefs, and how do they contradict any other ...
A: Your question is too general for a succinct answer. Please see www.scientology.org and ...
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| Children | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I don't have children of my own, but I babysit my niece in her house on occasion. She is a smart 3 ...
A: Unfortunately, this question is a bit like "how red is a tomato?" or "how big is a crowd?" Without ...
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| fear of disapproval | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I have a question for you about a fear I have of disapproval. Looking back on things, I can ...
A: Your ability to experience people in the physical universe, and their ability to experience you, ...
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| fear of disapproval | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I have a question for you about a fear I have of disapproval. Looking back on things, I can ...
A: Needing approval is indicative of requiring permission from the physical universe to "be." This is ...
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| Numb | 7/30/2009 |
Q: It is my understanding that when a person is Clear they are better able to handle stressful ...
A: The key word here is "handle." To resist, ignore, evade or deflect is not to handle. Shut-off ...
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| psych drugs | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I am divorced and live on the east coast. My two children live with their mother on the west coast. ...
A: It is not a given that he would necessarily be an illegal PC. ...
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| Late night musings | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Okay so this happened as I was trying to fall asleep. At first I was just thinking about random ...
A: "Then I checked my phone and remembered that I'd missed a phone call from a credit collector. Now, I ...
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| followup from 6/23 re "give up" | 7/23/2009 |
Q: Last month we were discussing Ron Hubbard's statement in "Dianetics" that the only reason a person ...
A: I have a daughter who's pursuing a Master's degree. Since she has changed schools twice, due to ...
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| the cost of Scientology | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I have a question about the cost of Scientology courses. I am very excited about going up the ...
A: A Scientologist is one who has found a way to a better life and is achieving it through Scientology. ...
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| dianetics | 7/11/2009 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I hope all is well. Yesterday, I did some auditing at the church and I didn't ...
A: Actually, taking things literally is a mark of both stupidity and of inability to employ logic. ...
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| dianetics | 7/10/2009 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I hope all is well. Yesterday, I did some auditing at the church and I didn't ...
A: Scientology is growing really fast, so statistically, a big portion of our membership, including ...
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| dianetics | 7/10/2009 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I hope all is well. Yesterday, I did some auditing at the church and I didn't ...
A: Had Book 1 Dianetics been able to handle every case, then DMSMH would probably have been the last ...
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| Life | 7/8/2009 |
Q: Does Scientology, or specifically, going up the bridge, make life easier? Or would it be more ...
A: I don't think life gets any easier. However, your ability to handle it increases incrementally as ...
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| LRH Quote I got from Bridge Publications | 7/7/2009 |
Q: Here is a LRH quote I got and it got me wondering. "The entire mechanism of how this ...
A: The communication formula is "Cause, distance, effect - with intention, attention and DUPLICATION." ...
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| overts | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I'd like to ask you a question about overts. I have some overts that I don't want to share with ...
A: The only way to get rid of the effects of overts is to completely unburden one's self. If this ...
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| Antagonism | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I have problems with my brother being antagonistic about nearly every subject. He says things like, ...
A: I apologize for taking a while to get back to you. Things have been hectic here - business is ...
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| question re Hubbard's book | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My question is this: I was looking through L Ron Hubbard's book, Dianetics," and on the very first ...
A: You're welcome. And thank YOU! Almost every word or phrase has multiple meanings. It is incumbent ...
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| question re Hubbard's book "Dianetics" | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My question is this: I was looking through L Ron Hubbard's book, Dianetics," and on the very first ...
A: The key words here are "give up." As in "I just can't do it. I give up." Being interrupted or ...
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| Pressure | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I was hoping you could elaborate on how Scientology helps people to better deal with and perform ...
A: There is no single thing - but rather there are a compendium of things which make Scientologists ...
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| Tone and acne | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have acne that comes and goes based on my tone. Ive been trying to figure out if severe sporadic ...
A: Neither is more appropriate than the other. It's no more diagnostic than "pain in my knees." The ...
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| exteriorization | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I have a question about exteriorization. I was doing some of the TR's at the church and at the end ...
A: Theta is without mass, motion, wavelength or position in time or space. In other words, there are ...
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| Has youtube really been declared? | 6/17/2009 |
Q: hey there is a channel on youtube called cosethicsofficer that is saying youtube is a suppressive ...
A: Certainly looks fake to me. There has been no official statement by the church relative to YouTube ...
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| OT Invitations/Code of Conduct | 6/14/2009 |
Q: I've noticed the OT levels are entered into by invitation only. Why exactly wouldn't a person be ...
A: There is no signed code of conduct as such. There are ethical standards by which a OT is expected ...
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| Judging Others | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I've been noticing more recently how there's a certain breed of people who seem very inclined to ...
A: Judgmentalism of others is grounded in a fear of examining one's own record. It's a defensive ...
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| Photographic memory | 6/8/2009 |
Q: Would someone who was Clear or OT be considered to have anything approaching a photographic memory? ...
A: People without a reactive mind have more accurate memory than people with a reactive mind. ...
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| Electronics | 6/8/2009 |
Q: Is it possible for a pre-OT to manipulate electical devices such as a computer, or software programs ...
A: I haven't seen it done with any kind of predictability, reliability or precision. I have the ...
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| Becoming a Clear/ Price | 6/4/2009 |
Q: If I wanted to pay for professional auditing to Clear, how much would that cost? Thank you! ...
A: It's impossible to say. Depending on the case, it could be very rapid or very slow. It could take ...
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| Scientologist views on embryo research and other religions | 5/31/2009 |
Q: Just wondering if you could provide any information how Scientologists view embryo ...
A: Scientology writings do not contain any reference to embryonic research or treatment, so there is no ...
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| Reincarnated Wealth | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Hope you're doing well. I've asked you questions before but this one I'm having problems ...
A: My temptation is to go on at book-length in answering this, so I will instead be as succinct as ...
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| toxicity | 5/29/2009 |
Q: If one suffers toxicity (say from Giardia) or Toxic Shock Syndrome and chemical toxicity, you claim ...
A: I'm not sure how to address this. I'm not aware of having ever said something could be "cured" - ...
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| embarrassment | 5/27/2009 |
Q: Would you say that it is a 1.1 characteristic to attempt to embarrass someone in the "spirit of ...
A: That does sound like one of the types of things a 1.1 might do. Strictly speaking, embarrassment is ...
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| Resistance | 5/24/2009 |
Q: can you please explain to me what is meant by, You get what you resist? Thanks!
A: A thetan can only be cause. To the degreee theta is effect, it is only effect of its own cause - ...
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| PMS and st johns wart | 5/23/2009 |
Q: My C/S told me I shouldn't take St. John's Wart because it is a psych drug. Why are you telling ...
A: A difference of opinion is not necessarily a "problem." You should ask to see the red-on-white to ...
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| Keeping things for the next life | 5/22/2009 |
Q: Would it be possible for an OT to store items of personal importance to him/her in a safe location ...
A: I never thought about it. So far, I have yet to run into a past-life OT whose specific recollection ...
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| Use Of Psychoactive Drugs | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I am very surprised that you recommended the use of St John's Wort in responses to a previous ...
A: I don't recommend anything. I merely mentioned it. You'll note I also said to see a nutritionist. ...
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| waves | 5/18/2009 |
Q: In 8-8008, it says: "A difference of potential played one against the other creates energy. ...
A: Again, all waves are electromagnetic. Emotion occurs in a range of wavelengths different from ...
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| This timeless debate | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I've followed a lot of your questions here. Straight off the bat you'll probably think this is an ...
A: There is technical Scientology, IE the instruction booklet, and that is not a matter of viewpoint, ...
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| power | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I have a question about power. If the Scientology definition of power is "the ability to hold a ...
A: Power is a physical universe attribute. In order to generate it, one must be able to move things ...
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| enturbulation at the workplace | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I'd like to get your opinion about the dynamics between people in a hypothetical workplace situation ...
A: There's too little data in your hypothetical for me to make the call. It could be any of those ...
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| pot | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I hope you are well. I want to ask you a question about smoking pot. I've been smoking pot since I ...
A: To benefit from auditing, including Self Analysis, you should be free of recreational drugs and ...
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| Clears & the common cold. | 5/6/2009 |
Q: Just to let you know firstly, I'm a big fan - and have been following your answers for quite a ...
A: By the time Ron wrote DMSMH, no infective agent had ever been discovered for the common cold. Human ...
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| vision | 4/28/2009 |
Q: I've written to you a few times, though not for some months. Though I don't agree with everything ...
A: "Optimum" would be the best vision the person is physically capable of, once artificial mental ...
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| Scientology and Meditation | 4/28/2009 |
Q: As always, I hope you are doing well. I'd like to as you some questions about the practice of ...
A: "Meditation" is not a single discipline. There are hundreds of kinds - Zen, Yoga, Sufi, Gurdjieff, ...
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| Science | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I am positive that if "science" had what they call "evidences", mankind could have a major win in ...
A: OTs do not have to create evidence. It already exists. Quantum physics, paradoxically, may "get ...
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| self analysis | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have some questions about the book Self-Analysis. I have been doing some of the processes in the ...
A: You cycle through them. There is no specific completion point for a set of questions. A ...
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| Tone Scale | 4/17/2009 |
Q: Good day! I have studied several courses and have read a good deal on the emotional tone scale. I am ...
A: There aren't any emotions that are part of the body. They are all theta at various wavelengths. ...
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| rebirth of OTs | 3/31/2009 |
Q: "Hi, I would like if you know of OTs who dropped their body and are back in a new one. If you do, I ...
A: Yes, I do. Getting re-oriented to having and running a body, especially one with a ...
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| Personality test | 3/30/2009 |
Q: Laurie, I have heard that the personality test has been used by the Church to purge suspected ...
A: Absolutely not. a) That would be impossible (a personality test cannot detect an antisocial ...
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| Exterior perceptics | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I know you've answered questions similar to this before, in regards to how a thetan's exterior ...
A: Sometimes. Rarely, I suspect. Communication relies on the intention of the person originating the ...
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| Exterior perceptics | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I know you've answered questions similar to this before, in regards to how a thetan's exterior ...
A: Usually, no. To begin with, the physical universe (per Scientology theory) is not directly and ...
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| existence | 3/19/2009 |
Q: I have a kind of philosophical question to ask you. Out of all the things that life could be, why ...
A: To be sure, a carbon-oxygen engine, fueled by water-mediated chemical reactions, is what can work on ...
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| Christianity and Scientology | 3/15/2009 |
Q: Working on a school paper and need to know - What are some similarities and differences of ...
A: Christianity Salvation to heaven Personal savior (Jesus) ...
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| Duplication | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Im confused about duplication in regard to communication. Whats a good example of duplication?If I ...
A: You seem to be trying to develop additional rules here, above and beyond what the communication ...
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| Duplication | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Im confused about duplication in regard to communication. Whats a good example of duplication?If I ...
A: Any number of ways. Any sign that they *got* what you said *is* an acknowledgement. If what ...
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| Duplication | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Im confused about duplication in regard to communication. Whats a good example of duplication?If I ...
A: Duplicatin is duplication. If you say "I like cats," and the idea you want to convey is that you ...
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| scientology | 3/12/2009 |
Q: has this helped you (the religion) through life? if so, what has it offered compared to other ...
A: 1) Spiritual awareness 2) Satisfaction of my intellectual curiostiy about the nature of life and ...
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| raising tone | 3/12/2009 |
Q: Does getting angry directly at a persons failure raise them to anger? For example husband does a ...
A: To raise tone, you want to hit about 1/2 to 1 tone above where the person is, in a manner that they ...
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| Nadya Suleman, the Fifth Dynamic | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I'm a newcomer to Scientology and would like to pose a couple questions to you. The first relates to ...
A: It would be impossible for me to evaluate her tone based on a single factor. It is relevant that ...
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| religion | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I hope all is well. Do you know why it is so difficult to get others that you love and care about ...
A: "Everyone knows" that "religions are about rules." Further, everyone knows that some of these rules ...
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| Interview | 3/6/2009 |
Q: my name is Adam. I am in 7th grade and for my year-long project called ISP, I need to set up an ...
A: I am an expert on Scientology rather than global warming. What does ISP mean, by the way? Since ...
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| Suppresive persons in family | 3/6/2009 |
Q: Since you say you have a lot of family members who are Scientologists, are there family members who ...
A: No. A member of my family was declared once, because she was in a position of high trust, and broke ...
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| Economics and Global Warming | 3/4/2009 |
Q: After reading "L Ron Hubbard Freedom Fighter" Its obvious that capitalism ans socialism are ...
A: Well, I'm a Scientologist, and not an economist or environmental scientist, so all I can offer on ...
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| greatness | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Laurie...I read the essay about greatness that you suggested in the last post. It actually contains ...
A: You've never said anything in the least offensive. My answers are shorter or longer depending on my ...
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| now | 3/3/2009 |
Q: I read a book by Eckhart Tolle called "The ower of Now" where he elaborated on why the "the now" was ...
A: Well, perception is a native ability of theta. I don't know that you need to think of ...
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| now | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I read a book by Eckhart Tolle called "The ower of Now" where he elaborated on why the "the now" was ...
A: Perfect understanding/coexistence is necessary to perfectly duplicate a thing. Perfect duplication ...
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| Zeitgeist/The Venus Project -REVISED | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I was watching the documentary "Zeitgeist Addendum" which I think is some kind of documentary for ...
A: I'm sure no one cares about the narrator's opinion of Scientology. Ignorant people make ignorant ...
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| now | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I read a book by Eckhart Tolle called "The ower of Now" where he elaborated on why the "the now" was ...
A: Tolles' stance is a step. You cannot change what is, if you resist it. Perfect ...
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| theta | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I have a couple questions. Is there a reason why the symbol for thought was chosen to designate ...
A: Earlier in his studies, Ron distinguished between thought, or conscious manipulation of images ...
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| reality | 2/25/2009 |
Q: As always, I hope you are doing well. I was just curious... Do you think that there is a greater ...
A: More relevant to me now, to be honest. And yet, even though there is probably a pretty broad gulf ...
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| Psychiatry and Scientology | 2/24/2009 |
Q: Many people know that psychiatry is basically a fraud posing as a science. It rips people off, does ...
A: I've had a few softball questions lobbed at me here, but I think this may be the first beachball. ...
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| Attraction | 2/24/2009 |
Q: An OT-8 told me one time, that at one of his levels he started attracting girls, which made his wife ...
A: No, there's no such level. One frees more theta and unburdens more garbage stepwise as one makes ...
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| Difference between being fath and having faith - UPDATED | 2/21/2009 |
Q: I know LRH made a lecture about the difference between having faith and being faith. What is the ...
A: Can you provide any more context? The theme sounds totally unfamiliar to me. "Be faith" is ...
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| exteriorizing and auditing | 2/21/2009 |
Q: In a post regarding the authenticity of exteriorization, Chuck Beatty (an allexperts.com member) ...
A: There are essentially two kinds of Dianetic auditing - Book 1, or DMSMH auditing, and Routine 3 ...
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| losing a friend | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I lost a friend a while ago who I got into Scientology and he's actually the one asking you some ...
A: He probably hasn't "disconnected" from you so much as moved on to more profitable relationships with ...
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| exteriorizing and auditing | 2/11/2009 |
Q: In a post regarding the authenticity of exteriorization, Chuck Beatty (an allexperts.com member) ...
A: Emphasis on exteriorization is misplaced. If Scientology helps a person in their life, it is valid ...
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| health | 2/7/2009 |
Q: how's it going? I just wanted to ask you: Health is a relative condition in that the dying cancer ...
A: Scientology does not seek to define health. Any health improvements stemming from Scientology ...
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| Sympathy/No Sympathy | 2/6/2009 |
Q: Why is Sympathy plotted at 0.9 on the Tone Scale yet No Sympathy at 1.2? Thanks
A: Because that's the way it is. If you think about it, both are rather negative approaches. At ...
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| multiple | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I hope your doing well! I have a question about Scientology I wanted to ask you. What seperates ...
A: That's difficult to answer because while there is only one kind of Scientology, there are a couple ...
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| After resolving your case | 2/2/2009 |
Q: After Clear and OT, do you forget what it was like to be aberrated? Do you have more or less ...
A: Forget? Heh, heh. No. Not hardly. I am less tolerant of irrationality, yet more patient with it. ...
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| Barley water? | 1/24/2009 |
Q: My question is about the barley water formula. I've read some of the Q&A's pertaining to it, but I ...
A: I'm sorry. I can't - for a number of reasons. To begin with, I don't have a book that contains the ...
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| Purpose and Source | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Laurie, This is somewhat a question and somewhat a strategy of appeal. I am both curious and ...
A: "Isn't change a question of relativity?" As to some things, no. "I can accept the concept that ...
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| People who believe lies | 1/22/2009 |
Q: This question isn't about people who spread lies about Scientology, or who use lies as an excuse to ...
A: I respond with the truth. The best way to do this is to be equipped with the truth. In person, I ...
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| Purpose and Source | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Laurie, This is somewhat a question and somewhat a strategy of appeal. I am both curious and ...
A: There are certain immutable laws which reflect the relationship between the spirit and physical ...
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| Purpose and Source | 1/21/2009 |
Q: Laurie, This is somewhat a question and somewhat a strategy of appeal. I am both curious and ...
A: Scientology might have a part to play in assisting persons to "discern" the accuracy of spiritual ...
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| traps | 1/19/2009 |
Q: Can a thetan be trapped? If so, in what way? I've read that a thetan has no mass or location so I ...
A: A thetan creates by creating. There is no "how," no method or procedure. It conceives that a thing ...
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| traps | 1/17/2009 |
Q: Can a thetan be trapped? If so, in what way? I've read that a thetan has no mass or location so I ...
A: In the starkest sense, yes. In practice, however, that may be harder than it sounds. If a thetan ...
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| Dianetics disproven? | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I have recently started re-reading Dianetics. To give Scientology a fair shake, I like to read ...
A: I have read the "Fox" report on line. It appears the experiment was done in 1960 using someone from ...
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| time track part 4 | 1/12/2009 |
Q: Laurie, I couldn't ask a fourth follow-up question on my last topic so I had to create a new one. ...
A: Have you read Dianetics, the Modern Science of Mental Health? Science of Survival? Scientology ...
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| time track | 1/11/2009 |
Q: When a Scientologist says the can easily "travel along the time track" do they mean "remember past ...
A: Mechanics? It's not mechanical. It's spiritual. A thetan has no mass, no motion, no position in ...
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| time track | 1/10/2009 |
Q: When a Scientologist says the can easily "travel along the time track" do they mean "remember past ...
A: Essentially. There's more implied, however. To "move" "on the time track" is language which stems ...
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| anti-social | 1/9/2009 |
Q: I had a question about anti-social personalities. I have done the Overcoming Ups and Down course and ...
A: Anti-social activities exist at about 1.1 (covert hostility) on the emotional tone scale. This does ...
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| A Thetan's Identity | 1/9/2009 |
Q: does a Thetan itself, apart from a body, have an identity or a name? For instance, if Johnny lost ...
A: Yes. Individual thetans have identity irrespective of whether they are associated with a body. ...
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| Power | 1/8/2009 |
Q: In response to a question about powers in Scientology you said: "I can't address powers. There are ...
A: That is not what the Scientology Classification and Gradation chart says. Under "Awareness ...
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| Advanced Courses in Scientology, with Respect | 1/7/2009 |
Q: I'm tired of the twisted descriptions of Scientology given by haters. I'm not asking for ...
A: Advanced courses consist of three general activities. First, the student reads materials laying out ...
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| some questions | 1/6/2009 |
Q: 1. What do you think about Anonymous? Are they hurting your church? 2. You say freezoners are ...
A: "Proving spiritual awareness is impossible in my opinion because of the variety and no tangible ...
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| attitudes | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I wanted to ask you a question about attitudes. In my opinion, attitudes are not self-chosen. For ...
A: "Frozen" attitude or involuntary attitude is, indeed, the result of an aggregation of life ...
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| some questions | 1/5/2009 |
Q: 1. What do you think about Anonymous? Are they hurting your church? 2. You say freezoners are ...
A: 1. I consider, from observing their actions and reading emails they have sent to my family, that ...
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| Medicine and Psychiatry and the differences betweeen them | 1/4/2009 |
Q: Could you shed some light on how Scientologists view the fields of medicine and psychiatry and the ...
A: Perfectly simple, really. Medicine seeks to treat the body by physical means - perfectly ...
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| What is the Freezone? | 12/27/2008 |
Q: What is the Freezone? I've tried to understand them from their own descriptions and it's just ...
A: The Freezone is a collection of people of varying approaches, loyalties, and "reasons" for ...
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| sec check | 12/23/2008 |
Q: What is the purpose of the "sec check"?
A: Sec Check means "Security Check." It's for security. Sec checks may be administered for a variety ...
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| Opposition to Psychiatry | 12/17/2008 |
Q: In your opinion, how important is opposition to psychiatry (or opposition to psychiatric harm) to ...
A: For most Scientologists, it would be incidental to their approach to life as a consequence of their ...
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| sympathy on the tone scale | 12/14/2008 |
Q: 1. Does "sympathy" on the tone scale refer to the one, who is sympathetic towards someone or the ...
A: It is the one offering the sympathy. "Sympathy" as referred to at .9 on the tone scale is not the ...
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| euthanasia | 12/14/2008 |
Q: what is Scientology's position on euthanasia?
A: The church has no position. Most Scientologists I know are skeptical of the idea, because it can be ...
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| Plants | 12/2/2008 |
Q: hope everything's well. What do you think of the use of psychoactive plants as a tool of ...
A: Google any of the plants on the web. The psychedelic agents are poisonous. NOTHING which alters ...
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| Internet Proportions | 11/27/2008 |
Q: Why do you think there have been more people attacking or saying bad things about Scientology on the ...
A: Individual Scientologists inform people of Scientology in person, not on the web. They've no time, ...
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| Hey | 11/19/2008 |
Q: Provided you had someone to ask, would you ask as many questions as me? -Mike ANSWER: Probably ...
A: Well, here's the problem... You COULD go to Sunday services a few times, and eventually suss out ...
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| comm | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I hope you're doing well. I just wanted to ask you: Does communication have a tone level?
A: Persons who are at various tone levels communicate to a greater or lesser degree. Their ...
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| How do I know if I am an SP? | 11/17/2008 |
Q: Scientologists have been found out as SPs after years in the Church, at levels of certified OT, and ...
A: "SP" can mean either an anti-social personality, or it can mean a person who, for ...
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| What is a "Planetary Dissemination Edition E-Meter"? | 11/16/2008 |
Q: I picked up a copy of the Scientology and Dianetics Christmas catalog and came across the E-meter. ...
A: The difference in price is a tax-deductible donation which is dedicated entirely to the purpose of ...
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| Hey | 11/15/2008 |
Q: Provided you had someone to ask, would you ask as many questions as me? -Mike
A: Probably not. I'd do my own research. I don't know how much that's just my nature (I did research ...
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| random | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I've asked you many questions before and you've been kind enough to answer them. I wanted to ask you ...
A: Rationality is a trait of thinking or behavior. One's thinking comes to accurate conclusions or it ...
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| Processing a disabled person | 11/12/2008 |
Q: My landlady's daughter suffered a seizure 5 years ago. That left her paralyzed from the waist down. ...
A: Yes, and yes. Any of the objectives she can actually perform (seems like possibly all of them) and ...
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| Parent-Child Realtionships | 11/6/2008 |
Q: Hate to throw another question on top of the pile, but an urgent situation came up and I don't ...
A: This may be beyond your power to determine. You are dealing with the most volatile of human ...
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| BALANCE | 11/6/2008 |
Q: Is there a balance of the sum total of a persons positive and negative experience? Is there any ...
A: "Amount" of theta imgued is a figure of speech, as "amount" understood in physical universe terms ...
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| Black PR? | 11/6/2008 |
Q: "If you search YouTube for the terms "obama" and "terrorist" you will find evidence of a substantial ...
A: No, unfortunately there's no tech for such at this time. I guess nothing's impossible but an honest ...
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| BALANCE | 11/6/2008 |
Q: Is there a balance of the sum total of a persons positive and negative experience? Is there any ...
A: "Pure creation is an idea that can be entertained, but only when there is an abundance of theta ...
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| Games/No-games | 11/6/2008 |
Q: "Participation in any game is preferable to a no-game condition" - Fundamentals of thought copyright ...
A: Professionalism and fun are not mutually exclusive. Effortlessness is born of competence rather ...
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| Games/No-games | 11/5/2008 |
Q: "Participation in any game is preferable to a no-game condition" - Fundamentals of thought copyright ...
A: "...some...ways to gain that effortlessness..." Build competence gradiently, on step at a time. ...
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| Games/No-games | 11/4/2008 |
Q: "Participation in any game is preferable to a no-game condition" - Fundamentals of thought copyright ...
A: Ron is addressing the realities of the physical universe. He speaks of the viewpoint of the thetan ...
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| URGENT: Should a scientologist sign a DNR order ? | 10/29/2008 |
Q: One of my friend's father is in the hospital, in and out of consciousness. The doctors have asked ...
A: I can't speak for everyone. I'm a Scientologist. My spouse and I have durable powers of attorney ...
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| Leaving and returning | 10/25/2008 |
Q: What happens if one leaves one mission? Can one go to a different location? Can one return to the ...
A: I'm not aware of any hard and fast rules on this: BUT - the last time I was mission staff was 35 ...
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| Reach and Withdraw | 10/23/2008 |
Q: Can a person do Reach and Withdraw all by him/herself? Or does it require another person to give the ...
A: "Reference Guy" saw your question and my answer as below. He sends the following: "Dear Laurie, ...
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| Definition of logic | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I'm just starting to read Science of Survival. On the inside of the book cover there is "The Logics ...
A: From "What is Scientology" website: "The Logics form a gradient scale of association of facts ...
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| Sea Org | 10/20/2008 |
Q: What is the difference between the policies and tech in the Church of Scientology and the Sea Org? ...
A: No difference. Sea Org terms of service are more committed. That's about it. There are three ...
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| Self Analysis and Case | 10/14/2008 |
Q: First I would like to validate you for being such a valuable terminal on the Internet. Very Well ...
A: You pose a good question. I am not a Case Supervisor, nor am I privy to the "no interference zone" ...
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| scientology and life | 10/10/2008 |
Q: ok laurie, youve been rediculously patient and nice with me, im really appreciative. here goes my ...
A: In other words, will a physical ailment with a psychosomatic component respond to medical treatment? ...
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| Scientology and reality | 10/10/2008 |
Q: For Scientologists "reality" is defined as "agreement". That is, if two people agree on something, ...
A: Islam is not more "unpopular" than Scientology in the US because there is not a concerted black PR ...
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| mind effects body | 10/9/2008 |
Q: you mentioned and i quote "Stress depletes various kinds of vitamins, meaning you need more intake ...
A: I'm aware the "leukemia" statement was made, but I don't take it as literal proven truth. Actual ...
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| The Aims of Scientology | 10/8/2008 |
Q: The Aims of Scientology, as stated by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard are: "A civilization ...
A: Sorry, I skipped over your question in the middle. Ron wasn't referring to specific laws, as the ...
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| The Aims of Scientology | 10/7/2008 |
Q: The Aims of Scientology, as stated by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard are: "A civilization ...
A: Generally, sanity would be accurate appreciation and estimation, intact logic, and survival-oriented ...
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| mind effects body | 10/5/2008 |
Q: you mentioned and i quote "Stress depletes various kinds of vitamins, meaning you need more intake ...
A: You keep saying "not physical but mental." There's no such thing as a physical ailment which is not ...
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| heart attack ( if it was all caused by mind?) | 10/4/2008 |
Q: Hey laurie , names warren, wondering the view scientology has on when the mind causes an actuall ...
A: As I answered that question this morning, I'll just cut and paste that answer for you here: "In a ...
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| medical attention | 10/4/2008 |
Q: new here, i was reding your posts and replies and they seem very interesting. i still dont get one ...
A: "In a hypothetical situation where ones mind was purely the cause of someone getting a physical ...
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| mind effects body | 9/25/2008 |
Q: trying to understand exactly what psychosomatic can refer too? i was reading a scientology web sight ...
A: "Chemical imbalance" is a meaningless phrase. Stress depletes various kinds of vitamins, meaning ...
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| Blanketing | 9/16/2008 |
Q: Laurie, I would look this up myself but I am on the road and don't have any materials with me. Do ...
A: Please see my answer below, on which I wish to expand. An acquaintance I made because he sometimes ...
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| Sarkozy and Tom Cruise | 9/16/2008 |
Q: do you remember our short mail contact about Sarkozy and Tom Cruise? They once met and I thought ...
A: I don't know Sarkozy's stance on "sects." I do know France passed an anti-sect law which is against ...
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| Dianetics/Clear questions | 9/16/2008 |
Q: I have a few questions. Assume that my Significant other and myself want to audit to Clear. We both ...
A: Yes, there is a verification process. Keep written records of sessions (during the session) so ...
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| overt motivator sequence | 9/10/2008 |
Q: hope you can help me with this queary. i researched about this mental mechanism and my question is , ...
A: "is the overt motivator sequence part of the reactive mind" No, but its manifestations can result ...
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| scientology so called mental illnesses unprovable | 9/8/2008 |
Q: there is one basic thing i am unable to comprehend. you mentioned in one of your replies that so ...
A: You can't prove a mental illness because they are arbitrary classifications based on behaviors ...
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| Morality and Civility | 9/4/2008 |
Q: I am doing a paper about the religious positions on Morality and Civility. I am having a hard time ...
A: Our moral code is "The Way to Happiness." Read it here: ...
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| Suppression | 9/3/2008 |
Q: how does someone get relief from suppression, and what are some danger signs to watch for? Thanks, ...
A: I studies for several months, hours each day, to learn the answer to that question. In a thimble, ...
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| scientology | 9/2/2008 |
Q: another quick question i got. thanks for the time. my question is i read it stated that psychiatry ...
A: Every time a physical cause for a "mental" disorder is proven, it immediately moves from the field ...
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| scientology diagnosis | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I have took a recnt interest in scientology and had a few questions. One particular thing i was ...
A: The church does not practice medicine, nor employ doctors to evaluate parishoners (large churches ...
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| scientology pphysical effects on mind | 9/2/2008 |
Q: youve been so nice answering my questions i feel like i should buy you a gift. Anyways my last email ...
A: That's the general idea. It's a little trickier than that, in that we (spiritual beings) who are ...
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| scientology physical effects on mind | 9/2/2008 |
Q: i feel like your a real friend. I always appreciate the quick replies and clear answers you give. I ...
A: Both. When the nervous system is corrupted, both incoming and outgoing communication are corrupted. ...
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| Time | 9/2/2008 |
Q: Can you please try to clear the Time concept up for me. I know time can be measured by distance and ...
A: If I could truly explain time in a manner that everyone could understand, the world would beat path ...
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| sanity | 9/2/2008 |
Q: In a reply to a previous question someone asked you about organic illness, you said: "Meddling with ...
A: I apologize if I was too prickly. "I am afraid to venture into my own mind." A willingness to do ...
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| sanity | 9/1/2008 |
Q: In a reply to a previous question someone asked you about organic illness, you said: "Meddling with ...
A: I generally pass when presented with a "question" which appears predicated on the presupposed ...
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| scientology lsd restimulation | 9/1/2008 |
Q: i love your answers, they are very profound. My question is i know in scientology mental ills are ...
A: You may not have thought this through completely. Restimulation is not an "either-or" question. ...
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| scientology organic disorders | 8/31/2008 |
Q: you then said i quote "Drug use does, as we put it, "scramble the track." This can create such ...
A: The Scientology concept is that the mind, while physical, is not organic. It does not reside in the ...
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| scientology vitamins | 8/27/2008 |
Q: i love your answers. please help me with this queary. according to scientology all these so called ...
A: Mental "illness" (illogical or disordered thinking) exists in the mind, and the mind is controlled ...
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| scientology endocrine system nervous system | 8/25/2008 |
Q: i read that according to scientology the nervous system or brain and endocrine system according to ...
A: The manifestation of emotion in the human body involves the release of various endocrine secretions. ...
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| Question about the word "board" | 8/24/2008 |
Q: I'm having a hard time getting this word understood in context. Its on page 334 Chapter 8. It says ...
A: Interesting. It's obviously a figure of speech, not a literal usage of "board" in any common sense. ...
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| scientology | 8/24/2008 |
Q: i think your answers are clear and precise. my question is i have been told that scientologists ...
A: I think you are confused. Dianetics refers to BODILY ills being largely psychosomatic - aches and ...
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| lie | 8/22/2008 |
Q: referring to the "lies" of the MEST universe implies a "liar". It also implies some- thing ...
A: A lie can merely be false data or false perception (such as a mirage) whether or not a "liar" or ...
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| duality | 8/21/2008 |
Q: With the distinction between theta and MEST do you consider Scientology to have a dualistic ...
A: I think that oversimplifies things a bit. Any philosophy which contains a value system will exhibit ...
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| Be,Do and Have | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I got it about Be Do and Have. And I have lived my adult life with "What do I want to do with my ...
A: It's unlikely you would have been able to clearly articulate it at that time. More likely, looking ...
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| scientology spiritual travail | 8/20/2008 |
Q: i am interested in scientology and find your answers superb. i understand that what the world or ...
A: The spirit creates the mind. Part of our "fallen" state as human beings is that we deceive ...
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| Why are some things so hard to do? | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I was wondering why is it so easy to go to the movies, go shopping, go on vacation, but so so hard ...
A: I've tried to think of a way to answer this question without going on and on, using examples, etc. ...
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| basics | 8/11/2008 |
Q: In dianetics hubbard talks about preternals,but there was no mention about whole track or about ...
A: Dianetics is still valid. GPMs (Goals Problems Masses which result from what might gently be termed ...
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| spiritual freedom | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I have a question about spiritual freedom. What is your definition of spiritual freedom? I, ...
A: Spiritual freedom is not one particular state. It is one of an infinite number possibilities of ...
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| Do we have the same type of souls? | 8/3/2008 |
Q: -Do we have the same type of human souls and mind in our body? since we have the same ...
A: On a gross level, we are able to agree that the same physical stimuli "are" what they "are." Grass ...
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| Be Do Have | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I so enjoy reading your column. I have long been fascinated by Ron's concept of "Be Do Have". Can ...
A: Well, one of the best ways to approach it, is to think of it in reverse. What do you want to "have" ...
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| RE: OT conflict | 7/30/2008 |
Q: "If conflict arose in a hypothetical example that would be real to you, why?" I mean like the ...
A: You seem to be looking for a sort of "clash of titans" scenario here, and I'm afraid I can't help ...
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| Hypothetical OT Conflict | 7/29/2008 |
Q: Laurie, What would two male OT's do if they found out they both liked the same woman? Eric ...
A: Your question is a false hypothetical. It's not perfectly impossible, but nearly so. "Love" as you ...
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| Hypothetical OT Conflict | 7/29/2008 |
Q: Laurie, What would two male OT's do if they found out they both liked the same woman? Eric
A: WHICH two male OTs? If progress in Scientology does anything, it leads to greater and greater ...
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| chakras | 7/28/2008 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I wanted to ask you about the chakras. In some schools of thought, there are 7 of these ...
A: Scientology has nothing to say about chakras, nor does it contain a similar concept. No, Dianetic ...
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| Dianetics | 7/26/2008 |
Q: Laurie, is it possible to practice dianetics without being involved in the religion of CoS, or vice ...
A: The e-meter is the e-meter. It not "part of" anything. Properly used, it improves the speed, ...
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| Children as scientologists | 7/26/2008 |
Q: Is there a specific ritual scientologists have when a baby is born and the parents choose to raise ...
A: We have a naming ceremony to orient and introduce the baby to the world, and "godparents" may be ...
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| Scientology | 7/23/2008 |
Q: I have a few questions about scientology. (and my email addy was a combination of my first name + ...
A: "start?" You have started. Congratulations. By using the material in the books to improve things ...
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| Mind | 7/18/2008 |
Q: forgive my English since it's not my primary language. I read some books about Disanetics and ...
A: When you say "disliked" I infer you mean "unlike" as in dissimilar. Thetan does create the mind. ...
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| Nature | 7/18/2008 |
Q: Please help me understand MEST. Is it nature? And does nature affect us or only we affect nature? ...
A: MEST is Matter, Energy, Space and Time. One cannot really equate it with "nature" necessarily, as ...
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| what is the reality? | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I have read article from some website...and I have some issue concerning the existence of science ...
A: Please see: http://www.bonafidescientology.org/Append/01/page09.htm If you get through reading ...
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| what is the reality? | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I have read article from some website...and I have some issue concerning the existence of science ...
A: Questioner: Rambo Category: Scientology Private: No MY ANSWERS ARE IN ALL CAPS, MERELY SO THAT ...
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| Scientology and psychiatry | 7/12/2008 |
Q: I'd like to ask you about an apparent contradiction. From everything I've seen, I gather that the ...
A: Distinguish between PsychiatRY, and psychiatRISTS. The "science" of psychiatry does not allow for ...
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| Scientology and psychiatry | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I'd like to ask you about an apparent contradiction. From everything I've seen, I gather that the ...
A: Hang on - looooooong answer: There is no contradiction between belief in spirit and the belief that ...
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| Grade 0 | 7/6/2008 |
Q: Laurie, I'm about 2 intensives into Grade 0. During my last visit to my local org, I had really good ...
A: 3 1/2 hours. Bummer. The handling is technical - Your auditor and the c/s will know what to do, ...
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| brief addendum to previous question | 7/3/2008 |
Q: Lautie, An addendum to the question I just asked you, about Operating Thetans: if you don't mind ...
A: I'm "OT V" and a "CLASS II" auditor (counselor). I'm an ordained minister. In addition, I received ...
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| Hubbardism | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I have heard that scientology is a religion without a god. Is this true? If it is true, the where ...
A: "I have heard that scientology is a religion without a god. Is this true?" No. "where did L. Ron ...
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| Operating Thetans | 7/2/2008 |
Q: In the past I have written to you on a couple of occasions. I have also read some of your other ...
A: The author of the critical essay is dishonest or mistaken - one or the other. Scientology gains are ...
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| OTs | 6/14/2008 |
Q: Two questions, please: Is there OTs that make part of the North American army? Does it exist ...
A: There is no such thing as a North American army. The United States army has few Scientologists, I'm ...
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| Overt and withhold. | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I wonder that if some of the teachings or words are a substitutes or the idea taken from the bible? ...
A: Uhhmmm, no. Both Scientology and the bible draw on ideas which are several thousand years older ...
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| Sleep "Paralysis" | 6/9/2008 |
Q: First up I would like to thank you for your informative answers on this site. A great job you're ...
A: There can be physical causes brought on by stress, bad sleep schedule and improper nutrition. I'll ...
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| LRH | 5/30/2008 |
Q: Can you share the church's view on LRH's involvement with Jack Parsons and the infamous/famous ...
A: Not terribly interested in Crowley/Parson correspondence, but thanks. I've been a bit bemused from ...
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| LRH | 5/25/2008 |
Q: Can you share the church's view on LRH's involvement with Jack Parsons and the infamous/famous ...
A: The church has no 'view' on early acquaintances of Ron's which are not a part of Scientology or its ...
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| Barley Water Formula | 5/13/2008 |
Q: what about using Brown Rice Syrup as a sweetener instead of corn syrup? My nutritionist is a ...
A: Loose cheesecloth seems to be important. I personally don't see anything wrong with organic brown ...
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| Clear | 5/10/2008 |
Q: Can you go clear using just Dianetic techniques? If so, why bother with the more expensive meter ...
A: "Can you go clear using just Dianetic techniques?" Yes. Not guaranteed, but it's possible. "If ...
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| "Dianetics today" | 4/30/2008 |
Q: Do you know why the book "Dianetics Today" is no more delivered by the church? All the best, Ray
A: I don't. It is a compilation, rather than an original work of L. Ron Hubbard, and all of its ...
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| Dreaming | 4/29/2008 |
Q: and it is How Do We Dream? Some other questions I have are how do blind people dream, what happens ...
A: "HOW" we dream is not a subject of Scientology. "WHAT" dreams are has been discussed in ...
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| anxiety | 4/19/2008 |
Q: Laurie, do you have any personal obervation of people being helped (by scientology of course) ...
A: Yes, with a very intense overachieving (people like to say "Type A personality") family member. ...
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| Not regretting yesterday | 4/18/2008 |
Q: Your signature ends with this quote: "Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today, and you make ...
A: It's a matter of personal awareness and being in charge of one's own mental processes. Some people ...
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| The Afterlife | 4/18/2008 |
Q: I'm doing an assignement at school concerning the afterlife and the views of various denominations. ...
A: In a very real sense, we do not see "life" and "afterlife." There is just life. One lives, one ...
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| Phone auditing | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I read an article in a Danish Scientology mag about a field auditor who audited a lot on the phone. ...
A: As a general rule, with ANYTHING other than creative processing, it doesn't seem wise to me. Even ...
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| Helping a friend in need | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I have a friend in a predicament. I was wondering about the dynamics of what is happening here from ...
A: Without meeting in person, this is a question I cannot answer. The reasons are twofold. First: ...
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| dreams and dreaming | 4/2/2008 |
Q: two questions: what is the scientology view/data on dreams. What significance is there, ...
A: Same answer as the former. It's not like we didn't get to see the whole thing unfold on the news. ...
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| L. Ron Hubbard & Scientology | 3/30/2008 |
Q: What happened to scientology.org? Why are all traces of LRH missing from the homepage and replaced ...
A: Scientology.org has been turned into an introductory video channel. The emphasis is not COB, but ...
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| WORRIED ABOUT PSYCHIATRIC DISCRIMINATION - SupplementINATION | 3/29/2008 |
Q: but in truth i am worried that should i wish to procceed further that i would not be accepted into ...
A: No one is prohibited from being a Scientologist by reason of psychiatric history. An "illegal PC" ...
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| dreams and dreaming | 3/26/2008 |
Q: two questions: what is the scientology view/data on dreams. What significance is there, ...
A: In 1951, Ron defined dreams per Dianetic Axiom 172 as "...the imaginative reconstruction of areas ...
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| Reactive mind | 3/26/2008 |
Q: Laurie, Two quick engram related questions. First, I'm aware that an engram is strengthened based ...
A: "...in the process of dramatization, can one receive new engrams? Can the reactive mind record and ...
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| Why? | 3/18/2008 |
Q: What were LRH's reasons for running Scientology under a buisness model? If he released the info as ...
A: "I was referring to the organization itself. I heard questioning practices was a good way to get in ...
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| scientology | 3/17/2008 |
Q: I wrote to you before I didn't get an answer I wondered why the freezone and scientology don't team ...
A: Here is the answer I sent you day before yesterday: Ron entrusted his technology and his authority ...
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| freezone | 3/15/2008 |
Q: Who has the correct bridge the freezone or scientology,and if they are both correct, why don't they ...
A: Ron entrusted his technology and his authority to the Church. He did so unambiguously and in ...
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| Why? | 3/13/2008 |
Q: What were LRH's reasons for running Scientology under a buisness model? If he released the info as ...
A: "It not being more "open", is honestly the major reason for me not joining the ranks of Scientology. ...
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| Why? | 3/13/2008 |
Q: What were LRH's reasons for running Scientology under a buisness model? If he released the info as ...
A: Offering his findings to psychiatry, psychology and the government was the FIRST thing he did. In ...
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| Arnie Lerma | 3/13/2008 |
Q: What's this guy's deal? Every time I see Scientology mentioned on forums people post stuff by him. ...
A: I only know what I read. I've read: He had some minor association with Scientology in the distant ...
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| Masturbation | 3/8/2008 |
Q: Is masturbation out-ethics? In a previous answer you replied about the possibility of pulling in old ...
A: All obsessive behavior has the potential for impeding case progress. Obsessive anything. Sex, ...
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| Funeral rituals and after-life beliefs | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I am currently writing a presentation for my Sociology degree and was wondering whether you would be ...
A: Meggie: Sorry for the delay. I was out of town. Scientology has a number of different funeral ...
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| What Keeps You Going? | 2/27/2008 |
Q: When there's stories in the press and the 'net that say false things about your beliefs, or when ...
A: Sorry for the delay. I was out of town. Scientology keeps me going in Scientology. People's ...
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| Hollow Spots | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I've been listening to the History of man lectures and specifically disk 7. Its talks about "hollow ...
A: Sorry for the delay. I was out of town. Your analogy of a pebble causing ripples is apt. As an ...
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| What is Anonynous? | 2/19/2008 |
Q: I saw on the news about some group called "Anonynous" attacking Scientology. Do you know who they ...
A: Update: My daughter received an email from these persons identifying themselves as "anonymous" and ...
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| Scientology "experts" | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I see there are other "experts" here. What about the guy "Patrick Lemaire"? Is he a Scientologist? ...
A: "'Patrick Lemaire'? Is he a Scientologist?" Apparently not any more. Zimmer is also a former ...
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| Concerning Dianetics MSMH | 1/26/2008 |
Q: I am not a Scientologist but am interested in the subject of Dianetics. I am concerned about some ...
A: "Dianetics 55!" and "New Era Dianetics" are the two other main reference works on the subject. The ...
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| insecurity in 2D relationships | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Ive been reading your answers and you are really helpful. Im wondering whats going on when I have ...
A: "My anxiety level gets so great, waiting for this call..." Anxiety is in the fear band. Fear is ...
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| sex for pleasure vs. procreation | 1/24/2008 |
Q: what is scientology's take on sex. is it to be had only for the purpose of procreation or is it also ...
A: The latter. But not just ANY relationship, and not frivolously. In a committed relationship - ...
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| Divorce | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I have asked you a question before, and am now working with an OT VII at my local org (thank-you) ...
A: Ouch. If I had the two of you in my office when this was my job, it would have taken me hours of ...
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| disabilities | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Im interested in learning more about Scientology. Before I do Im interested in what you can tell ...
A: L Ron Hubbard did write some science fiction. He was quite a ssuccessful author early in his life, ...
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| The Recent Tom Bashing | 1/22/2008 |
Q: There's been an "unathourized biography" (whatever the heck that means) about Tom Cruise released ...
A: Yes. The PURPOSE of the "unauthorized biography" appears to be to attack Scientology, no more, no ...
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| recipe (barley formula) | 1/20/2008 |
Q: Just needed recipe per L.R.H. I don't see it listed and dont trust xenus.com version, I would ...
A: Yvette, I don't have a copy of the correct formula. Can you get a current and accurate copy of the ...
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| disabilities | 1/17/2008 |
Q: Im interested in learning more about Scientology. Before I do Im interested in what you can tell ...
A: If you read our creed, you can take from it that people are people and disabilities in the body do ...
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| Prenatals and birth | 1/14/2008 |
Q: Laurie, Thanks for your help with my previous answers! I've been listening to the The Unification ...
A: "...why is it they we no longer run prenatals and birth in general..." We do. If the case presents ...
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| Plus and Minus Tones | 1/4/2008 |
Q: Hey Laurie, I was looking in the Tech Dictionary for the dfinition of Plus and Minus Tone Scale. ...
A: Sorry for the delay. I don't appear to have received the original email notifying me of this ...
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| Dreams | 12/11/2007 |
Q: If the reactive mind is in the unconscious and if dreams represent the things in the unconscious is ...
A: K: This question is an excellent example of why one would not "mix practices" if one wants to ...
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| Data on SSRIs | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I was referred to an Q and A response of yours: ...
A: I got it in dozens, if not hundreds of places. Here is a resource which lays out some of the data ...
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| Politics | 12/3/2007 |
Q: In your last response I saw that you're into politics. Seems a lot of Scientologists are supporting ...
A: I agree with a good deal of what Ron Paul says regarding reducing the role of government to its ...
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| ethics | 12/2/2007 |
Q: i always tried to apply conditions on my 1D but i always get stuck treason or enemy. I have cleared ...
A: It occurs to me that the first thing you need to grasp better is the definition of First Dyamic. ...
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| Scientology Family Gatherings - addendum | 11/30/2007 |
Q: You have a lot of family members who are Scientologists. In this holiday season I was wondering: - ...
A: "- What are your family gatherings like?" Like a family gathering. We chat, eat, tell jokes, tell ...
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| R2-36 Self Determinism | 11/26/2007 |
Q: Laurie, Thanks for the help on resolving problems... I was looking at R3-36 in Creation of Human ...
A: Ron references an ideal, rather than ordinary, level of personal ability - the literal and ...
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| Resolving Problems | 11/24/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie, I'm working on the New Advanced Procedures and Axioms Extension course and having a ...
A: Perfect. When you didn't have a job, what data about getting a job was known to you, and what data ...
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| Resolving Problems | 11/24/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie, I'm working on the New Advanced Procedures and Axioms Extension course and having a ...
A: Really, no - because then I'd be substituting my understanding for yours, and you wouldn't learn ...
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| Working time in auditing | 11/21/2007 |
Q: In Dianetics near the end of the book L. Ron Hubbard talks about working time in auditing, and I ...
A: In the "Working Time" section, Ron is talking about a scenerio one will only see if running Book-1 ...
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| No Regrets | 10/31/2007 |
Q: You've been in Scientology a long time. I was going to ask you if you had any regrets, but then I ...
A: As I was mentioning to someone else recently, the Scientology Code of Honor is key. Live it, eat ...
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| Scientology Parenting | 10/27/2007 |
Q: I noticed a tabloid headline about the supposed "secret rules" of Scientology parenting. While bad ...
A: ARC (Affinity, Reality and Communication) and KRC (Knowledge, Responsibility and Control). The ...
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| barley formula - water turning pink | 10/16/2007 |
Q: I have been reading some of your data on the barley formula. I have been feeding it to my son for 6 ...
A: I'm still a little baffled why this, among all subject would the far and away the most popular ...
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| Life Continuum | 10/8/2007 |
Q: I would like to understand this. My questions are: exactly what is it, what does it mean and what ...
A: Lynn: This is covered in a lecture which was barely released and I have not listened to yet, and in ...
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| Happiness Definition | 10/4/2007 |
Q: What does "not unknown" mean in the Scientology Happiness Definition? happiness: the overcoming of ...
A: The phrase, and the words in the phrase, have their ordinary English meanings. One might ask, I ...
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| Purification Rundown | 9/28/2007 |
Q: How does the Purification Rundown work? How long is the process? How do you know when you have ...
A: The purif works by mobilizing toxins so that they can be eliminated through sweat, the liver, and ...
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| The Pilot's Self Clearing Book | 9/12/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie, I live hours away from a Church of Scientology and was looking for alternatives...a ...
A: Self-auditing doesn't work for anyone. That's why we don't do it. There are a limited range of ...
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| RTC's reaction to New Release Basics | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I saw your answer that you gave regarding the changes to the Basics books in the new release, and it ...
A: Briefly, as this is not something I have the time to research exhaustively, Dynamics of Life was ...
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| RTC's reaction to New Release Basics | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I saw your answer that you gave regarding the changes to the Basics books in the new release, and it ...
A: "Previous verification?" I don't believe there was one. If someone SAID in the 90's that the ...
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| Back on lines | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I feel off lines 2 years ago while going through a divorce. I was declared in January of this year ...
A: Declared what? There are no OT8 docs on the net - only a (completely made-up) forgery. It's stupid ...
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| The Mind | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I have a question regarding the effects of drugs. If the Mind is not physical how is it that a ...
A: The brain and nervous system mediate between the person and the body/physical universe. Those of us ...
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| Ethics | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I have looked into Scientology for quite some time....bought books, been to missions. I have yet to ...
A: "...can I 'go to ethics' with wanting to make things right even though I don't know yet if I want to ...
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| medicine and psychiatry | 9/2/2007 |
Q: Can you help me answer these questions: 1. Do Scientologists use medicine or see medical doctors? ...
A: 1. Do Scientologists use medicine or see medical doctors? Yes. Absolutely. 2. What is the ...
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| Tom, Brooke, Matt and Psychiatry | 8/29/2007 |
Q: It's been two years and I still can't figure it out. Can you tell me your take on what happened in ...
A: 1) Brooke Shields published a book containing details of her battle with "post-partum depression" ...
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| Internet | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I used to think I was the only science geek who studied Scientology (I later found more). But why do ...
A: It is cultivated. And the net is a medium ripe for cultivation. Ease of access and difficulties ...
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| Concentration | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I have a difficult time concentrating and am having a hard time reading the books. I even tried a ...
A: You're describing the symptoms of misunderstood words - in the extreme. Further, there may be some ...
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| the story of Audie Murphy | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I saw your wrote something refering to the story of Audie Murphy and past lives verification. I ...
A: There is something wrong with the AllExperts system, in that it is no longer posting my updates. If ...
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| scientology | 8/19/2007 |
Q: Why is an IRS agent- mead emory running the scientology church as a special director of Church of ...
A: He's not. The three lawyers who were initially installed as directors of CST were lawyers in a law ...
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| random | 8/15/2007 |
Q: You've been very honest and thorough in your replies and I really admire that about you. I was ...
A: "I really like everything Scientology teaches and I've got to admit that the few courses that I've ...
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| Brain | 8/13/2007 |
Q: You wrote that "The brain is a switchboard". My thinking is that the brain is more than that. Don't ...
A: I think the brain is used as part of the process of mediating all communications between the being ...
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| Exteriorization | 8/11/2007 |
Q: I really liked you answer to the question about exteriorization. This question from the site: So ...
A: "So you can pretty much perceive from theta from any point in the body right? Please clarify this." ...
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| how to be exterior | 8/9/2007 |
Q: Which books or lectures contain the information, "how to be exterior"? Can you give me some ...
A: The fact of a thetan doing better while exterior has more to do with the spiritual state of the ...
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| how to be exterior | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Which books or lectures contain the information, "how to be exterior"? Can you give me some ...
A: Raven: I had ansewered this and then sent you the "duplicate answer" response when I saw the same ...
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| how to be exterior | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Which books or lecture series contain the information, "how to be exterior"? Can you possibly send ...
A: We do not seek or practice exteriorization in and of itself as a stand-alone activity. There is no ...
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| Purification Rundown and Liver Damage | 8/6/2007 |
Q: Hell-o! I am curious to know if there are any benefits to be obtained by doing a Purification ...
A: If you have a cirrhotic liver, consult a physician (a prerequisite in any event) before thinking ...
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| random | 8/5/2007 |
Q: Laurie...do you know of any practical excercise one can do to prove engrams exist? I mean...is there ...
A: Re: engrams - get some Dianetic auditing - for instance a free introductory Book 1 Dianetic ...
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| death | 8/5/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie...what happens to use when we die? If we're not in control of ourselves spiritually...do ...
A: "If we're not in control of ourselves spiritually...do we just get reborn anywhere?" Possibly. ...
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| freemasonry | 8/4/2007 |
Q: Laurie I was wondering wether you know anything about Freemasonry being related to Scientology. I've ...
A: I understand Ron did study a number of secret societies and read some of Aleister Crowley's output. ...
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| new language | 8/4/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie. Its me, jc, again. You're replies to previous questions have been very informative. I've ...
A: "I've read almost all the posts which you've replied to and it seems you really know your stuff!" I ...
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| meditation | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I'd like to ask you about meditation. I've heard that people tell me that Scientology is like ...
A: Meditation is a valid spiritual path, but not really like anything in Scientology. Meditation ...
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| exteriorization | 8/1/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I've read many of your answers to questions and they seem very honest and informed. I ...
A: JC: One should not confuse dreams and illusions of flying outside the body with actual ...
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| exteriorization | 7/31/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I've read many of your answers to questions and they seem very honest and informed. I ...
A: My goodness - you seem to have read quite a bit into what I wrote. "Relationships" was merely ...
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| Masturbation | 7/30/2007 |
Q: In Scientology, is masturbation really an activity that is dangerous? I read the book "The 2nd ...
A: In and of itself, no. Like Ron says, "It couldn't drive anyone crazy." The only liability he ...
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| exteriorization | 7/30/2007 |
Q: Hey Laurie. I've read many of your answers to questions and they seem very honest and informed. I ...
A: Here's my opinion: An exterior being is not experiencing through physical perception. Physical ...
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| dianetics | 7/30/2007 |
Q: I have heard recently that there has been some things "left out" in the printing of dianetics from ...
A: In view of your comments accompanying the rating, I wanted to be sure you understood what I meant by ...
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| headaches | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I get recurring migraines and my prescription barely lessens the pain while giving me more illness ...
A: Nerve Assists and the Body Communication Process may help. They are online in the Scientology ...
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| Event and New Release | 7/27/2007 |
Q: Laurie, I haven't attended a Scientology event in years. I was sorely tempted to go to the one with ...
A: Ken: (and lest this seem redundant in view of my answer to your question of yesterday, this is you ...
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| New Books | 7/26/2007 |
Q: I've read several criticisms of the new books, such as, How is it possible Ron didn't read his own ...
A: I am confident from the materials presented at the event that the new books are the real deal. ...
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| Harry Potter and people who take happiness in spoiling things for others | 7/15/2007 |
Q: I don't know if you've heard of the Harry Potter books. They're a really big deal, and with each ...
A: While a small evil impulse, it's nonethless an evil impulse. Taking delight in harm or upset to ...
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| ETHICS | 7/11/2007 |
Q: s. bomber raids on japan and one of the bomber crew was talking about the experience and mentioned ...
A: Military personnel have to carry out orders. Period. They have no say in the matter. The ...
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| ETHICS | 7/11/2007 |
Q: s. bomber raids on japan and one of the bomber crew was talking about the experience and mentioned ...
A: Be alert that when you begin a sentence, "So are you saying..." this is an indication the person has ...
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| ETHICS | 7/9/2007 |
Q: s. bomber raids on japan and one of the bomber crew was talking about the experience and mentioned ...
A: Actually, I've not counseled or audited anyone on the subject matter of killing in war. In general, ...
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| Origins of Theta - followup | 7/3/2007 |
Q: You've said in your answers a few times that thetans originated when the "Author of the Universe" ...
A: Correction: I see that my followup to my answer on this question was not published, leading me to ...
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| Is saying always truth about my self can release or weaken engrams? | 7/2/2007 |
Q: After learning about scientology I found that since I cannot use a service of an auditor or a use ...
A: Honesty and communication will raise tone. However, try to be aware of others' comfort and ...
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| 2nd dynamic abberation | 7/1/2007 |
Q: ? Also can you tell me about the onset of puberty/adolescence being major key-in incidents/areas. Is ...
A: I'm not sure one can say genetic, so much as biological. Genes may dictate one thing, and hormonal ...
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| Ethics and sexuality | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I found this on a Tom Cruise fam forum regarding Scientology: "Before you do your OT Levels you ...
A: I had no such questions going on to my OT levels. There is an eligibility check one does. It's ...
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| Scientology | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I would like to ask you if you ever had to face extreme opponents of this religion,if yes what kind ...
A: Yes I have. One never knows for sure what the true motives and objections of opponents are, because ...
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| beauty and admiration - followup | 6/25/2007 |
Q: I would like to know from you if going up the bridge as pc/student you have become more and more ...
A: Alzheimers is a physical disease, with provable and traceable physical markings and causes. ...
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| Why ... | 6/24/2007 |
Q: Why are you involved with Scientology? What was it that attracted you to this entity?
A: If you read my profile, you know my parents were Scientologists before I was born. I became ...
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| LRH quote | 6/17/2007 |
Q: I recall reading in a past Q&A of yours, you writing something along the lines that a person cannot ...
A: If it were a quote, it would be out of context. It's not a quote, but an amalgam of separate text ...
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| Scientology | 6/16/2007 |
Q: At what point in a person's processing in Scientology are they above the sensations in the body?
A: There is no such "point." Each case is different. So long as a being associates with a body, its ...
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| beauty and admiration - followup | 6/12/2007 |
Q: I would like to know from you if going up the bridge as pc/student you have become more and more ...
A: Ron says a number of things about criminals, and I see you've read some of them. Aspects of ...
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| IQ and OCA tests - followup | 6/12/2007 |
Q: Do you know what type of IQ test the church uses? Is it a test that they made up, or is it an ...
A: On reading my answer below, another church member writes me: "As an additional example on comparing ...
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| Beauty/Admiration | 6/10/2007 |
Q: It is written that these 2 are of most concern to and most valuable to a thetan. I have experienced ...
A: It's not for me to say what a person's real fear might be. All cases are different. At the root of ...
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| beauty and admiration - followup | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I would like to know from you if going up the bridge as pc/student you have become more and more ...
A: When I say BE, I refer merely to EXIST. It is a skill human beings, in their complexity, lack. ...
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| Beauty/Admiration | 6/10/2007 |
Q: It is written that these 2 are of most concern to and most valuable to a thetan. I have experienced ...
A: Dave: Could have sworn I answered this question. However, I fell out of touch with AllExperts for ...
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| scientology | 6/7/2007 |
Q: you say that you are, as a human being, able to solve your own problems and come to a higher place ...
A: I respect your view. I think you err if you believe that I say I, as a human being, am able to ...
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| number of members | 6/7/2007 |
Q: We do discuss member numbers with eachother. And if someone is interested in getting more rain, ...
A: I see your experience has been different from mine. While it's true many of the events are all ...
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| suppression | 5/24/2007 |
Q: I trust (and wouldn't expect anything otherwise), that you are well. I have a couple of questions ...
A: Sorry for the extreme delay in answering this. The system marked it "answered" on June 4 so it fell ...
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| beauty and admiration - followup | 5/24/2007 |
Q: I would like to know from you if going up the bridge as pc/student you have become more and more ...
A: I had been unable to find this question, as the system labeled it "answered" on June 4. But I dug ...
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| BBC documentary - followup | 5/23/2007 |
Q: The Church of Scientology has a difficult situation with the press wherein if they ignore a reporter ...
A: "Gin up," depending on the usage, means to stimulate, to prepare, or to create/originate. The word ...
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| Scientology membership | 5/23/2007 |
Q: In 1992, Church of Scientology spokespersons were claiming 8 million members, while noting that ...
A: I don't have any access to church membership rolls, nor any way to compare public statements to ...
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| perfume | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I want to ask you if you have any personal experience data on perfume through your upper level ...
A: I suspect that was something particular to his case. The human body does, of course, have certain ...
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| BBC documentary | 5/20/2007 |
Q: The Church of Scientology has a difficult situation with the press wherein if they ignore a reporter ...
A: I think the majority of the mainstream press is biased and sensation-driven, often using the cover ...
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| Last question | 5/15/2007 |
Q: I don't understand what you were saying in your last question. I talked to some Sea Org ...
A: You're entirely right about my contradicting myself. It's a Catch-22 for me, in that I cannot ...
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| Last question | 5/14/2007 |
Q: I don't understand what you were saying in your last question. I talked to some Sea Org ...
A: Points: 1) I am not a representative of Scientology, and I have no post with the church. I am ...
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| Past lives and world population | 5/13/2007 |
Q: You've probably been asked this before, sorry if you have... Assuming everyone is a spiritual being ...
A: I don't know where they came from. I didn't even see which door they came in. :) Seriously, this ...
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| Scientology's view on the mind and the nervous system | 5/10/2007 |
Q: Is it true that Scientology does not believe the nervous system is responsible for thinking? If so, ...
A: The Scientology layout of the Thetan/Mind/Body relationship is that the Thetan has a mind composed ...
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| OT | 5/4/2007 |
Q: Also are you aware of your bodies anchor points and if so are you able to adjust them in order to ...
A: Basically, every being is effect of his own cause. EXACTLY WHAT mechanism each individual uses to ...
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| Implants and overts | 5/1/2007 |
Q: I have heard Rons lectures "State of Man" where he concludes that everything that happens to a ...
A: I don't engage in disucssions of OT stuff, obviously. However, your question has meaning quite ...
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| Clear/OT postulates | 4/29/2007 |
Q: After reading the last few question and answers, it made me wonder about postulates and what ...
A: Being cause does not include being cause over other people, as other people are theta, not MEST. ...
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| L. RON HUBBARD | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I wanted to know why the Church said that L. Ron Hubbard when he died went onto do "higher level ...
A: Sounds to me as though, if his body had had a stroke, it "was a problem." Bodies give out. They ...
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| Being Pre-OT or OT | 4/29/2007 |
Q: Do you feel that at this point in time that you could heal people's bodies, etc, with your ...
A: Intentions do not contain energy. They are theta, and energy is MEST. In "The Four Freedoms of ...
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| OT | 4/22/2007 |
Q: Also are you aware of your bodies anchor points and if so are you able to adjust them in order to ...
A: "Have you or are you aware of anyone on the OT Levels who have regained past previous life abilities ...
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| OT | 4/21/2007 |
Q: Also are you aware of your bodies anchor points and if so are you able to adjust them in order to ...
A: dave: Eight OT levels have been released so far, and I'm not sure (I think I heard nineteen?) how ...
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| OT | 4/19/2007 |
Q: Also are you aware of your bodies anchor points and if so are you able to adjust them in order to ...
A: I wish reges would quit with the stinkin' verbal data, already. I wish even more that public and ...
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| 3 questions follow-up | 4/17/2007 |
Q: In Dianetics it talks about a girl finding out someone has died being in shock for a week, and so ...
A: I looked up the passage of which you speak, and realized that in Dianetics, The Modern Science of ...
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| 3 questions! | 4/17/2007 |
Q: Three questions that mean a lot to me. 1. Does the length of the engram affect the length of time ...
A: These technical questions should be answered by studying Ron's materials rather than asking me, as I ...
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| OT | 4/15/2007 |
Q: Also are you aware of your bodies anchor points and if so are you able to adjust them in order to ...
A: I am exterior most of the time. I find that my awareness as a being is not the same as the physical ...
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| Abraham-Hicks | 4/10/2007 |
Q: Do you know anything about the teaching of Abraham-Hicks, or have you seen the documentary 'the ...
A: Not suprprising. For everything which attracts some kind of following, and "The Secret" has, there ...
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| Abraham-Hicks "The Secret" | 4/10/2007 |
Q: Do you know anything about the teaching of Abraham-Hicks, or have you seen the documentary 'the ...
A: I'm unable to find anything which relates Taylor-Hicks to Scientology. I have not seen "The ...
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| Operating Conditions and how I'm doing in life | 4/8/2007 |
Q: I have been studying the Conditions of Life. These are quite amazing, especially when I learned ...
A: evajean: One would not be in confusion "as to" a decision between paths or items. In such a case, ...
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| previous comm. - FOLLOWUP | 4/4/2007 |
Q: Did you recieve them ? Have not got a reply for some days now which is not usual. Dave ANSWER: Using ...
A: "...i agree that 'making it go right' or 'knock out counter intention' and other such phrases are ...
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| Declarations and servicing | 3/24/2007 |
Q: Can you therefore give me your view/policy judgement on whether or not a person who is declared type ...
A: Declaring a person type "B" (if the person ACTUALLY IS Type "B") and requiring that they handle it ...
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| Declarations and servicing | 3/23/2007 |
Q: Can you therefore give me your view/policy judgement on whether or not a person who is declared type ...
A: I think policy on "sources of trouble," (such as "Type B") is pretty firm. They may not be serviced ...
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| origin of scientology | 3/21/2007 |
Q: . i have a major HSC assessment in which i have chosen to do on scientology it is 100% interest ...
A: Jessica: L. Ron Hubbard originated Scientology from his studies. The church was first incorporated ...
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| PTS question | 3/16/2007 |
Q: In the Cause of Suppression handbook it says: "That all illness in greater or lesser degree and all ...
A: The answer is yes. Keeping in mind that absolutes are unobtainable and therefore it is impossible ...
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| pc=20; | 2/27/2007 |
Q: awesome. very good to know. are you certified to be quoted. (ex.phD) or would you know where abouts ...
A: For some reason, Breanne, this question did not appear in my list of questions to be answered until ...
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| pc=20; | 2/26/2007 |
Q: I am writing a paper on scientology and i cant seem to find any information on sacred and profane. ...
A: "Sacred" and "profane" require dogmatic, not to say magical definitions of good and evil. You will ...
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| Damage from drugs | 2/21/2007 |
Q: If a heavy drug addict (say, marijuana, pills) undergoes the Purification Rundown, gets all the ...
A: Not being a doctor, and having no access to the person's medical records, even assuming neurological ...
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| altered procedures | 2/18/2007 |
Q: You may recall that last November we had a couple of exchanges concerned with pursuing other ...
A: Yes, David, I recall. Your understanding of "squirrelled" methods is absolutely correct. The ...
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| Questions | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I love reading your answers to quetsions. I really get (most of) everything that you say so I had a ...
A: Scientology writings and lectures don't specifically address most of these questions, so I can only ...
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| Scientology and the educated | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I've found quite often that the higher the level of education a non-Scientologist has, the less ...
A: The LRH materials I have read have it that about 2.5% of society are suppressives, and 20% are under ...
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| Aliester Crowley | 2/13/2007 |
Q: Do you know anything about LRH's relationship with Aliester Crowley and his supposed dabbling in ...
A: Ron apparenlty knew Aleister Crowley, at least in passing, for a brief while before WW II. Crowley ...
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| Endorsment of Dianetics/Scientology | 2/12/2007 |
Q: that's interesting. I did stumble across an anti Scientology site, which of course isn't a reliable ...
A: THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP. I found and read the "Fox" report on line. It appears the experiment was done ...
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| Endorsment of Dianetics/Scientology | 2/11/2007 |
Q: I guess I was asking more about Dianetic techniques than Scientology. I've been reading Dianetics ...
A: No, I'm not aware of any such. There have been and continue to be a number of MDs who practice ...
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| Scientology | 2/11/2007 |
Q: I have read many of your answers to some pretty touchy and difficult questions and I would like you ...
A: "If I ever progress to the upper levels of Scientology, I hope I will end up with the breadth of ...
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| Endorsment of Dianetics/Scientology | 2/11/2007 |
Q: Do you know of any psychologists who have endorsed the use of Dianetics or Scientology? Thanks.
A: Jay: Not as such. That would be a bit far afield for a psychologist - endorsing a religion. I ...
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| Purification Rundown | 1/29/2007 |
Q: I thought I heard somewhere that for the Purification Rundown, the sauna works, and the steam room ...
A: The more humid it is, the more you sweat. However, you can safely reach higher temperatures in dry ...
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| Landmark Forum | 1/18/2007 |
Q: What does Scientology think about Landmark Forum?
A: We view it as a profit-generating machine using some ideas stolen from Scientology and corrupted, ...
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| durkheim and scientology | 1/13/2007 |
Q: emilie durkheim focused a lot of he's theories around religion. i was curious, since scientology is ...
A: I don't believe Durkheim would have agreed with much of Scientology. We seek ultimate truth - he ...
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| Sacred | 1/8/2007 |
Q: I was wondering what scientologists hold sacred, and what exactly make this religion that different ...
A: Things which are sacred are generally taken as objects of worship. Scientology is more like eastern ...
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| Organic Mental Alterations | 1/5/2007 |
Q: If he was able to discover and learn enough to coin the term 'organic mental alterations', then ...
A: Aha - I'm beginning to see where you're coming from. So that you understand, "organic mental ...
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| Organic Mental Alterations | 1/3/2007 |
Q: do you know where I can find more information about this?Hi again, I'm very curious about 'organic ...
A: John, perhaps you could help me out by laying out a little more explicitly where you're trying to go ...
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| regarding the last question | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I joined a Yahoo Freezone group and asked them for information about the Drug Rundown course too. I ...
A: I think communicating with a group which hopes to supplant the church is not a course of action ...
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| Organic Mental Alterations | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I'm very curious about 'organic mental alterations'. They're mentioned briefly in Dianetics on I ...
A: The phrase, based on the definitions of the words therein, merely seems to refer to physical changes ...
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| regarding the last question | 1/3/2007 |
Q: After reading the last question and answer, I'm curious. Before getting into Scientology, I read on ...
A: I consider it unlikely that it will affect anything much at all, now or in the future. What your ...
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| Leaving Freezone Question | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I guess that if I honestly take a good look at it, then I can say that I did not actually "join" ...
A: 1) Having read some supposed upper-level materials is only relevant to your case, and not your ...
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| Leaving Freezone Question | 12/30/2006 |
Q: I have been out of Scientology for a while and am giving it a second look. I discovered that I ...
A: I have delayed answering your question longer than usual, because I wanted to reflect on it some. ...
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| ethics check | 12/28/2006 |
Q: Oh ok, I might have been thinking of something else. You wrote it a prior answer on here: "audited ...
A: OK - you're thinking of "sec checks," short for "security checks." They are not for improvement, ...
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| ethics check | 12/27/2006 |
Q: At what point on the bridge does one take an ethics check, and does everyone?
A: "Ethics check" is a seldom-used term in Scientology, with no written definition in wide circulation ...
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| Brandy Norwood | 12/24/2006 |
Q: Do you have any information about the singer and actress Brandy's involvement with Scientology? She ...
A: Sorry - I have no information about Brandy. I had not heard her name until you mentioned it, and I ...
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| wins vs. gains | 12/22/2006 |
Q: what is the difference between a "win" and a "gain"?
A: I have not seem them differentially defined. In the common usage with Scientology which I am used ...
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| painkillers/purif | 12/22/2006 |
Q: Do drugs like asprin, Paxil, Zoloft, etc. leave traces in your body that need to be run out with ...
A: To the degree that ANY drug or toxin or its metabolites or byproducts are either fat soluble or can ...
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| Question about reality | 12/21/2006 |
Q: Laurie, for your previous answer. :) I have another question, if you don't mind. According to LRH, ...
A: That you or I, who are aware of each other, have not perceived a thing does not mean that no one ...
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| Did LRH ever say anything about existentialism? | 12/21/2006 |
Q: Do you know what LRH's position on existentialism was? In case you don't know, that's basically the ...
A: I do not recall Ron making any specific remarks about Existentialism. His entire philosophy, ...
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| Purification Rundown | 12/21/2006 |
Q: I've heard a lot of criticism about the length of time spent in the sauna during the Purification ...
A: The target amount of time for sauna is about 4 1/2 hours PER DAY - not *at a time.* One goes in for ...
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| inbetween lives | 12/20/2006 |
Q: First off, I read the new batch of questions and answers that went up today and I was impressed. ...
A: I think it's a mistake to try to quantify or qualify theta perception in physical terms. Certainly, ...
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| Scientology numbers | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I've read somewhere that scientology is the fastest growing religion in the world. Is this still ...
A: I believe that is still true, and is likely to be for some time to come, if for no other reason than ...
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| Why does the Church consider squirrels to be enemies and suppressive people? | 12/19/2006 |
Q: Why are squirrels considered to be enemies and suppressive people that need to be disconnected from? ...
A: There is no disconnection policy. Anyone demanding that someone disconnect is not following church ...
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| Thetans | 12/18/2006 |
Q: I've got a few questions regarding the thetan you might be able to help me with. 1. Are animals ...
A: 1. All life is theta. Thetans exist at every level of awareness and causativeness from OT to ...
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| A History of Man | 12/17/2006 |
Q: How does a thetan have engrams on the whole track from instances that occurred on the GE line? ...
A: I don't have my "A History of Man" handy, which is kind of irritating, because I'd like to refer you ...
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| What Happens When You Die | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I'm very curious as to what happens when a being drops his/her body. Is there any data regarding ...
A: Really, I have nothing to go on to answer this question, but anecdote and personal experience - and ...
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| infrared saunas | 12/16/2006 |
Q: I thought hyperthermia was being too cold? But I know what you mean, overheating. I heard somebody ...
A: HYPERthermia is too hot. HYPOthermia is too cold. Hyper means over, or more, or higher. Hypo ...
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| infrared saunas | 12/16/2006 |
Q: What is Scientology's position on infrared saunas? Are they safe?
A: Scientology has no position on infrared saunas of which I am aware. When the purification rundown ...
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| Are policies and the tech ever modified or changed by RTC? | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I apologize for the long e-mail with the numerous questions. Okay, I'll start with one question. ...
A: Rory: Your question gave me pause. I think the church will always progress, but always, hopefully, ...
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| sec checks | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I've heard a little bit about sec checks and ethics. For somebody who would be going up the bridge ...
A: Eligibility sec checks are for anyone who is at the point of going on to advanced levels. Other ...
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| LRH views on charity | 12/14/2006 |
Q: Did LRH ever write about charity? If so, what did he say? Did he encourage charity? Why? If not, ...
A: Ron wrote that every Scientology church was to have a "Free Scientology Centre" to deliver ...
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| History of Man | 12/14/2006 |
Q: LRH's premises of cellular evolution of are Trillions of years track includes Piltdown Man. Since ...
A: Ron, not an achaeologist was merely using what was commonly put forth about the archeological record ...
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| 2nd Dynamic | 12/13/2006 |
Q: I've found on the web some discussion that Scientology had a traditional definition of its "Second ...
A: "I've found on the web some discussion that Scientology had a traditional definition of its 'Second ...
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| another chart question | 12/11/2006 |
Q: Hey, I have a second question about the Grades Chart. It says "those who do not go clear on NED". ...
A: Originally, the "End Phenomenon" or "Abilities Attained" for Dianetics was "A well and happy ...
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| the chart | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I was looking at the Grades Chart and on the processing side, has anybody started higher up, or ...
A: If you are a human being in a body in the physical universe on this planet, you have things to ...
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| purification rundown cost | 12/11/2006 |
Q: i was wondering why the purification rundown costs around $1500, if it basically consists of cheap ...
A: Hm - Well, I'm not aware of any "cheap" vitamins. Olive oil or whatever is another matter, I ...
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| Scientology's take on Victor Frankl | 12/10/2006 |
Q: Laurie- First I want to thank you for coming on the Net on your own time and having the courage to ...
A: I have not studied Frankl. I became aware of him after getting well on in Scientology, and found ...
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| term for effect of drugs | 12/6/2006 |
Q: what is it called when someone has done drugs and been altered from them? It is not an engram, ...
A: Drugs affect both the body and the mind. I have not heard of a specific single "term" for the ...
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| exteriorization | 12/6/2006 |
Q: I'm reading some things that say a goal is to be able to exteriorize. It makes it sound like one ...
A: The ability to be or not be exterior and operate freely in either state would be an OT ...
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| supressed | 11/30/2006 |
Q: Is there a certain kind of person that is more likely to be supressed by a SP? If you've been ...
A: (spell-corrected) I don't think you can quantify the likelihood that one person versus another ...
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| basic-basic | 11/28/2006 |
Q: Ok, I reask my question but let's say there isn't tons of heavy content,maybe you're closer to it. ...
A: I'm not aware of any drawbacks. Understand, I know what it was like for me to go Clear, and what ...
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| psychiatry and psychology follow up | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I just read your response to the question regarding psychiatry and psychology and I found it ...
A: Do the Volunteer Minister's Course. In there are some strong solutions for some very messed-up ...
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| What does Scientology do instead? | 11/28/2006 |
Q: You've very well outlined what you feel are the problems with psychiatry and I agree with you that ...
A: We advocate and do counseling based on the relationship between the person as a spiritual being, ...
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| jealousy | 11/28/2006 |
Q: where do jealousy and envy lie on the tone scale and are they traits within clears or in ...
A: They are not on the emotional tone scale as they are not a "level" of emotion. They are in fact ...
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| psychiatry and psychology | 11/27/2006 |
Q: With interest I've read some of your descriptions of psychological and psychiatric treatment, ...
A: Oh. dear. Well, you seem sincere, so I'm not going to ignore you, but I really wish you had broken ...
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| all about auditing | 11/26/2006 |
Q: I was curious about "auditing". Is it hard or draining to do? I find the idea of returning to ...
A: I was curious about "auditing". "Is it hard or draining to do?" No. "I find the idea of ...
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| theatan location when operating body | 11/26/2006 |
Q: It is said the ideal state is for the theatan to be outside the body operating it. Is there any ...
A: Whether you realize it or not, that's actually a "trick" question. Ron used to (half-jokingly, I ...
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| Bare Faced Messiah | 11/24/2006 |
Q: What are your thoughts on this 'biography'? Thamks.
A: Well, lessee.... Cites events which never occured, mis-quotes persons and documents, omits ...
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| restimulations | 11/24/2006 |
Q: Are there any ways to turn off a restimulation? Or any tips? How long does it usually take for a ...
A: Ron says most restimulations caused by a single event will "destimulate" or turn off by themselves ...
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| Introverts/Extroverts | 11/24/2006 |
Q: What about if you re 40.00 on the Tone Scale,complete serenity? That could look a lot like being an ...
A: Introversion and extroversion are functions of attention. With the former, attention is turned ...
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| scientology | 11/23/2006 |
Q: if scientology is not a faith or belief, why do they a have a church and why is it a religion? how ...
A: Scientology does not touch upon or relate to Christian belief. We do not intrude on biblical ...
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| marijuana | 11/22/2006 |
Q: "residual memory impairment and loss of brain mass" What is this residual memory impairment you ...
A: Here's an article about the effects of marijuana: ...
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| marijuana | 11/21/2006 |
Q: How hard it is to reverse the effects of it? Thank you for previous response.How bad do you think it ...
A: That depends on a great number of factors. How frequently and how heavily used would be the first ...
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| scientology wedding | 11/19/2006 |
Q: I was wondering what a Scientology was all about. I read some of it on the internet and it made it ...
A: I must apologize for not reviewing this answer thoroughly enough and spell-checking it before ...
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| Re: Not allowed auditing | 11/19/2006 |
Q: I get it. I do understand. I just don't agree that someone who has been on pysch drugs or in pysch ...
A: I agree, but how do we know they know it is destructive and false? Because they study psychiatry ...
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| what is going to happen | 11/18/2006 |
Q: "I take the mentions of implant stations as purely theoretical, as per Scientology's Personal ...
A: Here's what I would suggest you do: Read two books - "Scientology 0-8," and "Scientology - a ...
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| barley formula | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I got your answer about the pearled barley but I did not get any comments about replacing corn syrup ...
A: Re-reading my answer re pearled barley, I realized I had missed the part about honey, so I ...
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| barley formula | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I have a question and a comment. On the Scientology Handbook, edition of 1994, LRH says to do the ...
A: There was once a version of the barley formula published which state "pearled" barley. This was in ...
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| Do you have any idea what you're talking about | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Many of the questions you field regarding Scientology have to do with nutrition, niacin, radiation, ...
A: I happen to have been the lay medical researcher for a company I worked for 16 1/2 years. So I will ...
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| Why the deception | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Laurie - In your many answers as an expert, you try to use science and research to support your ...
A: Your characterization of my answers as "deception" is mean-spirited and extremely impolite. In many ...
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| Not allowed auditing? | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I don't think that's fair. Our culture is hammering in the notion of a chemical imbalance, we are ...
A: "I don't think that's fair." Unfortunately, "fair" is not relevant to the discussion. It's a ...
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| Justice | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I know the "did to me" attitude is wrong, but, is there any way to justify if someone, say a parent ...
A: Carrie: If someone is doing harm to others and you can warn those others away without causing even ...
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| Ecstasy/MDMA | 11/17/2006 |
Q: Still not sure if it causes permanent damage or not. I know a lot of things can change with ...
A: I'm not a doctor. It would seem to me that a single (not excessively large) dose of MDMA would not ...
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| what is going to happen | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I was just wondering if you had any information to help me out. If we've been living for millions ...
A: Lauren: I'm no judge of the future. Afraid all I can do is bounce your ideas around a bit, and ...
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| Not allowed auditing? | 11/16/2006 |
Q: Why is it that if you have been on Zoloft or Paxil you are not allowed to audit? I was on Paxil for ...
A: One is not eligible for auditing after being under the care of a psych on psych drugs for any length ...
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| Ecstasy/MDMA | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I'm very worried because two and a half years ago I took an ecstasy tablet and after that, ...
A: In Scientology/Dianetics terms, drugs do not "cause" engrams. They can cause existing engrams to ...
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| Radiation | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I am so happy you're here to answer questions. I have one that would make me feel a lot better when ...
A: John: We are dealing strictly in the realm of theory here, so you may safely assume none of this ...
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| pictures and concepts | 11/14/2006 |
Q: Are you aware of any data to do with the idea that ones inability to form concepts could or would ...
A: I'm sorry, Dave: I've been looking and looking, and I don't have the "Crashing MU" reference. ...
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| pictures and concepts | 11/14/2006 |
Q: Are you aware of any data to do with the idea that ones inability to form concepts could or would ...
A: Dave: There are a number of things which might be addressed with some success in this regard - ...
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| Affording Scientology | 11/12/2006 |
Q: I'm interested in becoming a Scientologist. I must know this before I can begin. I'm a ESRD patient ...
A: Every Church is supposed to have a "Free Scientology Centre" where services are delivered (usually ...
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| Disabled People | 11/6/2006 |
Q: Yes it does but if two Scientologist parents had a son or daughter with a disability described ...
A: The Scientology community accepts anyone and everyone who has not, through their own actions, barred ...
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| Disabled People | 11/5/2006 |
Q: My mom and I were at the annual IAS event on Friday, what a fantastic event that was! Afterwards my ...
A: In order to obtain benefit from what Scientology has to offer, a person would have to be physically, ...
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| re prayer | 11/4/2006 |
Q: Laurie, Thanks for your reply. If Scientology chooses not to use prayer [except for the one you ...
A: Well, David, I find that we are of like mind. I agree with you 100% in re your description of ...
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| Thank you | 11/3/2006 |
Q: Laurie, thanks for your replies to my questions about different religious practices and Scientology. ...
A: Interesting question. As Scientology is not about formulaic WORSHIP of anything, but instead is ...
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| followup re religious practices | 11/3/2006 |
Q: about practicing another religion while one is a Scientologist. If I may follow up on that: If I ...
A: Prayer is not an activity which a Director of Processing or Director of Training would prohibit. ...
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| religious practices | 11/2/2006 |
Q: I'm reading the book "What is Scientology," published by the Church of Scientology, and I have a ...
A: David: Pretty easy, really. WHILE being audited, which is not a full-time Scientology activity, do ...
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| Donations | 10/29/2006 |
Q: One more for you. I was watching some report on the news, some sort of "hard hitting investigative ...
A: There are two reasons why "the media" do not give equal play to Scientology good news. The first is ...
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| Donations | 10/26/2006 |
Q: It was also very fast, I much appreciate that. I find a lot of criticism towards Scientology and ...
A: "Thank you for that very excellent response. It was also very fast, I much appreciate that." You ...
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| Donations | 10/26/2006 |
Q: I really want to be an OT, like you are, however I just have a few quick questions for you as I have ...
A: I'm not up on current donation amounts, but last I heard, they seemed quite reasonable to me. I ...
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| simple question | 10/24/2006 |
Q: what are the main beliefs of where scientologist member originated from? is it something to do with ...
A: Scientology contains principles, postulates and assertions, but no belief. What is true for an ...
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| "rebirth" | 10/21/2006 |
Q: if there is one, on "picking up a new body" Does one pick up a new body in the vicinity where one ...
A: From where I sit, it seems much more would depend on the individual being than on the environment. ...
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| validation | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I expect this question arrives at your email and you choose whether to respond to it or not. My ...
A: Terry: I appreciate the vote of confidence. I appreciate even more that you are willing to brave ...
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| Scientology relationships | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I have two more if you can help me out. Thanks. 1. Is it possible for a scientologist to have a ...
A: Jay: 1. Relationship with psychologist - is it POSSIBLE? I guess anything is possible. It ...
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| disaffected members | 10/1/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question -i recently came across a group of OT7s and a former close aide to LRH {BILL ...
A: Dave: No - I don't have an answer for that question. It's not a question about Scientology but ...
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| Scientology and mental illness | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I stumbled onto this site and find your answers very informative. I was just wondering what a ...
A: Jay: Scientology churches are instructed to decline admittance to those who seek treatment. Such ...
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| disaffected members | 9/21/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question - i recently came across a group of OT7s and a former ...
A: "hi laurie thnx for your extensive reply - very informative." Thanx "yes i agree that there was ...
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| creative processing | 9/18/2006 |
Q: have you used or experienced creative processing ? is it something that can be used outside the ...
A: Dave: Yes, I have both used and experienced creative processing. As it is auditing, it would in ...
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| Scholars studying Scientology | 9/2/2006 |
Q: I was a Sea Org member (lifetime staffer category) for 27 years total, spent my last almost 7 years ...
A: Chuck: I note you include your full contact info in your question (which I am unable to edit). The ...
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| Hubbard and Smoking | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I recently discovered a Hubbard quote from the "Auditor Effect on Meter" lecture he gave July 19th, ...
A: My best information is that Ron quit smoking in the late 70's (and quit saying it was harmless in ...
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| techniques taught by L Ron Hubbard | 8/5/2006 |
Q: I have never been involved either in Scientology or in any anti-Scientology group. Myfrom what I've ...
A: Scientology consists of the discoveries and developments of L. Ron Hubbard. It might have consisted ...
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| Front Groups | 8/2/2006 |
Q: Why does Scientology have so many front groups? And furthermore why do several of these front groups ...
A: Rob: Scientology does not have front groups. Groups sponsored by the church prominently lay claim ...
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| LRH | 7/29/2006 |
Q: I was at an event today, the fourth Maiden Voyage video and got confused on something that I didn't ...
A: Mark: I'm not aware of Ron having written or spoken anything indicating he was coming back. A ...
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| Pat Broeker and LRH's last couple years | 7/25/2006 |
Q: I've only read a few of your answers, and appreciate your engaging in live question answering. 1) ...
A: Chuck: I don't do media. I'll answer written questions and do email, but that's pretty much it. I ...
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| What are your crimes? | 7/24/2006 |
Q: Last month independent film director John Roecker ran into Scientologist's Jenna and Bodhi Elfman. ...
A: There are at least two sides to every story. First, Scientologists do not respond this way to ...
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| Criticism and Humor | 7/21/2006 |
Q: Although I disagree with some of your points, (I feel that the FBI/IRS were completely justified in ...
A: Rob: Well, as to the US Gov't vs Scientology situation, you have the cart before the horse. The ...
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| Criticism and Humor | 7/20/2006 |
Q: In a recent interview writer/director Kevin Smith revealed that when he made the religious satire ...
A: No one minds being punched in a healthy shoulder as a joke. When the shoulder is bruised and raw ...
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| Homosexuality and the Tone Scale | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Laurie. I can see you spent some time and thought on your answer and I very much appreciate that. ...
A: Most of the Wikipedia pages have been built and continue to be edited by anti-Scientologists. They ...
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| Mark V | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I have just heard from staff members that the Mark V e-meter have been canceled by RTC. Students or ...
A: LRH has passed on. He will no longer be issuing policy and making pronouncements. He vested that ...
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| Homosexuality and the Tone Scale | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Laurie. I read the following answer to a question on homosexuality and Scientology by another ...
A: No, I cannot explain that. I personally think it's simplistic and inaccurate. First, sex is ...
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| Second Dynamic | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I have a question about the dynamics and I learned years ago in Scientology that the second dynamic ...
A: My view: Sex and family are the human body form of creation. One creates bodies through sex; one ...
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| Contact | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if you could take off my question from the main page if that's ok or who would I ...
A: I'm sorry, Mark, I don't know by what process they get there, nor who puts them there. I haven't ...
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| Shinto Buddhists and Scientology | 7/18/2006 |
Q: Laurie. Can you please provide the link to the treatise you mention here in your profile? "Did you ...
A: I don't know where, exactly, the formal recognition I speak of might be seen. I heard it read aloud ...
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| Info | 7/18/2006 |
Q: I would just like to have info on Scientology, I want to know how it got started, what it belives ...
A: Tim: At our end, we experts may select "This question is too long and involved for me to help ...
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| How's Tom Doing? | 7/11/2006 |
Q: Have you observed any noticable difference in recruiting since Tom Cruise started speaking out? And ...
A: Wow - you've got me there. I have no idea. I have some grasp of the fact that new starts and ...
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| Why scientology | 7/6/2006 |
Q: Why did you choose scientology and what things make you feel good in scientology?
A: The same things which make me feel good in Scientology are the reasons why I chose it: 1) It is ...
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| How's Tom Doing? | 7/4/2006 |
Q: We see Tom Cruise almost everywhere these days. He's in magazines, on the daytime talk shows, etc. ...
A: Michael: I like to see celebrities being themselves, which Tom is obviously doing. There are ...
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| management | 7/4/2006 |
Q: You know it's strange that the very people who are responcible for keeping and insureing that the ...
A: The Church of Scientology International is incorporated in California. The California Secretary of ...
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| Scientology | 7/3/2006 |
Q: What's the one thing you wish people would understand about Scientology?
A: That it is a school of religious thought, aka a religion - a way of looking at the universe; nothing ...
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| Your difficult moments as scientologist | 7/3/2006 |
Q: It seems that you have been for your whole life a scientologist. You also mention that you have ...
A: To make a long story short, my unpleasant experiences as a parishoner or staff member in Scientology ...
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| Freezone? | 7/2/2006 |
Q: Some of your answers have been put on critical forums, just now on ARS. Must say I like your style. ...
A: Terril: Well - it was certainly never my intent that anything I ever wrote would wind up on ARS. I ...
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| Purification Rundown | 7/2/2006 |
Q: Laurie, I am curious about the Purification Rundown and its toll and/or benefit to the body. The ...
A: Michael: Normally, I do not answer people who ask "questions" with the intent of trying to prove me ...
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| Envy... | 6/25/2006 |
Q: My sister is a practicing Scientologist and has been for many years. After all this time, she ...
A: again, Colleen: you have the distinction of having awarded me far and away the worst rating of ...
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| Reference to previous answers | 6/19/2006 |
Q: SO YOU THINK A WARNING NOT VIEW A DANGEROUS SCIENTOLOGY WEB PAGE IS ENOUGH.WOULDNT IT BE MORE ...
A: divine: The Church of Scientology does not host or sponsor the page(s) to which you refer. Such ...
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| Staff Memebers and other Questions | 6/13/2006 |
Q: I just have a follow up, what did you mean by the following: "If you fail to complete a contract, ...
A: Mark: Yes, of course it could. This is the nature of a contract - accord and satisfaction. If one ...
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| Staff Memebers and other Questions | 6/12/2006 |
Q: I am about to become a staff memeber at the Church in Budapest with the hopes of becomng a Pro ...
A: Mark: The basic staff courses are Staff Status 0, 1 and 2. They cover the "rules of the road" of ...
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| Petition | 5/29/2006 |
Q: I have a question about drug use. Can you contact me personally about this? You can contact me ...
A: Logan: Apparently I cannot send you a message via MySpace without signing up to be a member, which ...
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| Is LRH's Biography REALLY Important? | 5/3/2006 |
Q: I was wondering why many seem to consider L.Ron Hubbards biography of such great importance? Surely, ...
A: Antony: In answering you, I am obviously "preaching to the choir." However, I think I will take a ...
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| beginner | 5/2/2006 |
Q: I am new to this, therefore, my 2 questions have probabley been asked many times. If so, I ...
A: Clear from your response to mine that you were not interested in Scientology at the outset. Why you ...
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| beginner | 5/1/2006 |
Q: I am new to this, therefore, my 2 questions have probabley been asked many times. If so, I ...
A: Jim: Warning - long answer ahead... Your problem is that you're looking in the wrong place. ...
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| Can a sceintologist be recovered after being exposed to advanced material preliminary? | 4/24/2006 |
Q: I found your answers most useful, informative and generally great throughout. Thank you and keep up. ...
A: My names is Laurie. :) If someone runs into anything they believe to be "confidential upper level ...
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| Critical thinking within Scientology? | 4/23/2006 |
Q: and thank you for answering these questions. I am not a Scientologist, but have been fascinated by ...
A: Interesting question. On the whole, "fundamentalists," in my view, tend to be unable to think with ...
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| SUPER POWER | 4/21/2006 |
Q: My question regards 'Super Power': What is Super Power? What benefits does it give? What will Super ...
A: Antony: I would be guessing. It has not been released. I BELIEVE I have had conversations with ...
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| The "D" Line | 4/19/2006 |
Q: I know what OSA means by "Working the 'D' line" but I cannot find out why it is called "the 'D' ...
A: Nevermind. I did a quick Google search on the web and found it. Based on the apostate writings ...
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| How many OT Levels, and when released? | 4/19/2006 |
Q: Firstly, let me thank you for all your clear and detailed answers here. I am relatively new to ...
A: Antony: How many OT levels: Not sure. I believe I have heard figures like 22. Yes, there are ...
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| Too much too soon? | 4/17/2006 |
Q: My friend started studying Scientology eight months ago and she says its helping her, at work in ...
A: There is no reason why you cannot go ahead in Scientology. Don't read any more of the ...
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| Christ | 4/17/2006 |
Q: Please excuse my asking too many questions if I am, but I am writing a magazine article about ...
A: Brian: I received an email today complimenting me on one of my answers. When I went to the site to ...
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| Aspects of Scientology | 4/17/2006 |
Q: I am mainly asking this because I am doing a report for my world religions class providing a brief ...
A: This is an interesting question, and I think helps differentiate "kinds" of religions. Having been ...
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| Golden age of tech | 4/15/2006 |
Q: I have heard your argument a lot of times in the FZ: "We are building a better Bridge" (and they ...
A: Peter: Your mind is made up and I'm not going to change it. Nor are you going to dissuade me. I ...
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| Golden age of tech | 4/14/2006 |
Q: Good to hear about your gains. Whatīs your auditor level/classification? I am holding on to the ...
A: I'm a NED auditor, CL II, and confessional specialist. "If it isnīt in LRH writing it isnīt true. ...
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| body and soul (thetan) | 4/14/2006 |
Q: christianity posits that one's soul rises to heaven (or descends to hell) upon death of the body. in ...
A: I think if you interview a hundred Christians, you will find that more than half regard heaven and ...
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| L.R.H.'s letter to Helen O'Brian | 4/14/2006 |
Q: I was wondering what LRH meant by "the religion angle" in his letter to HAS member Helen O'Brian. ...
A: Beats me. He never said. I do know that he had at least one conversation with my dad in about 1952 ...
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| Golden age of tech | 4/14/2006 |
Q: I have read a promo brochure about Golden Age of Tech (copyright date 1998) and have some questions. ...
A: I'm a public Scientologist, not a staffer and not a confidant of Ron's, nor personally acquainted ...
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| disconnection & fair game | 4/13/2006 |
Q: Why are members instructed/encouraged not to communicate to loved ones & family members where that ...
A: This is the "Have you stopped beating your wife?" question. You are asking "why" we do a bunch of ...
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| Cost? | 4/13/2006 |
Q: How much does it cost to get to clear?
A: That's impossible to say. Everyone's case is different, and everyone moves at their own pace. My ...
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| Scientist scientologists | 3/21/2006 |
Q: What is the name of a rocket scientist, aeronautics engineer or astronomer who is a Scientologist?
A: I'm sorry, Tom. I don't know. I only know the names of my Scientology acquaintances and celebrity ...
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| past lives, future lives | 3/2/2006 |
Q: Can you give me any information on how I can learn more about my past lives? I'd also like to know ...
A: Elena: Everyone I know who goes very far under Scientology counseling known as "auditing" gets to ...
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| Advance magazine | 2/9/2006 |
Q: I used to received the Advance! magazine. Now i don't. Where can i write to get the magazine again?
A: I toss my copies of Advance! after I read them, so I don't have a copy handy. I only keep my Impact ...
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| L. Ron Hubbard's "space opera" material | 2/8/2006 |
Q: Laurie, what place does Hubbard's "space opera" stories have in Scientology? I'm talking about the ...
A: Scientologists take everything "theoretical" in Scientology as Ron intended them to - as subject to ...
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| Is Scientology a True Science? | 2/8/2006 |
Q: You have said that there is no scientific evidence for Scientology. You have said that such evidence ...
A: "Science" is a very broad term. Anciently, and largely up to the 20th century, empiricism could ...
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| How do you avoid "punishment" from the Church? | 2/7/2006 |
Q: I've been reading a lot about Scientology. It seems quite an accomplishment for you to be an OT! ...
A: Chuck: That's an interesting question. From it, I have to assume that what you think of as being ...
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| authority?? | 2/5/2006 |
Q: Lawrie, I have read a number of your responses to various of the questions that have been put to ...
A: I not only speak with no official authority - I speak with no official permission. I have never ...
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| Church of Spiritual Technology | 2/2/2006 |
Q: I have taken a few classes at the Church of Scientology where I live. I have enjoyed them and have ...
A: Since I wrote and sent the stuff below, I did a couple minutes more research of my own. The three ...
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| Monastic Orders | 1/18/2006 |
Q: When comparing monastic orders, does not one have to compare the religions that these orders devote ...
A: Long answer, sorry: "When comparing monastic orders, does not one have to compare the religions ...
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| More RPF | 1/17/2006 |
Q: I was out of town or I would have acknowledged your reply much sooner. In answering my question ...
A: Well, for starters, I don't know why that link went to J. Gordon Melton. I sometimes use him as a ...
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| brain scans | 1/16/2006 |
Q: So what do brain scans show then? The theaten using the mind or the mind using the body? What is it ...
A: Sorry, I realized I didn't answer one of your questions. The answer I already posted is below, and ...
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| Teh age of the univers | 1/16/2006 |
Q: Some scientology teachings deal with things that happened several trillons of trillions of years ...
A: Nope. We don't have scientific evidence of anything, nor do we seek it. We're a religion. We are ...
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| recalling abberated times | 1/16/2006 |
Q: Ok, that didn't really make things much clearer for me. You aren't my auditor, and I've talked ...
A: I should clarify. I am an auditor and a minister of Scientology. I swore to uphold the Auditor's ...
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| brain scans | 1/16/2006 |
Q: Have there ever been any brain scans on clears, or people before and after auditing? I've seen a ...
A: Brain scans of persons undergoing auditing have never been done, to my knowledge. There seems no ...
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| Trademarks and copyright | 1/16/2006 |
Q: I see your point but I don't think it's valid if we're talking about a religion. I didn't mention ...
A: Sorry this answer is long, and may be somewhat repetitive as well. I wish to be clear. The reason ...
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| recalling abberated times | 1/16/2006 |
Q: I've been auditing for a few months and had a few wins, made a lot of progress. The way I like to ...
A: There's no rule as to whether you "should" or "shouldn't" recall or think about what things were ...
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| A Scientology University? | 1/15/2006 |
Q: I'm curious why, unlike other religions, Scientology does not have a University system to educate ...
A: Sounds like a great idea. Scientology is so new (54 years) that there has been no time for an ...
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| The second dynamic | 1/14/2006 |
Q: I wonder if you could clear up my confusion about the second dynamic. I'm looking in "Scientology ...
A: Both descriptions are accurate. Sex entails the creation of children. It is how bodies create more ...
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| Trademarks and copyright | 1/14/2006 |
Q: I wonder how Scientology can be a religion when its practices are trademarked and copyrighted so ...
A: Scientology materials are copyright-protected because of the era in which they were written. Other ...
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| question continued.... | 1/10/2006 |
Q: In response to my last question you sent the following response: Thanks for the quick reply. Would ...
A: I don't know the facts of every individual case of claimed "disconnection" so I can't say whether ...
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| Disconnection | 1/9/2006 |
Q: Laurie, How or why would a religious group such as COS endorse a policy of disconnection? Since ...
A: The Church of Scientology does not "endorse a policy" of disconnection. As a last resort, when all ...
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| How many scientologists? | 1/9/2006 |
Q: I've seen it written that there are 8, 9, 10 now 11 million scientologists? I find that very hard ...
A: Martha: I don't know and (sorry) don't care. I don't need millions to agree with me to make me ...
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| Scientology | 1/9/2006 |
Q: Ms. Hamilton, I was very interested in your response to Michael Tilse's question about the state of ...
A: This is the first time I've run into that theory. On its face, it seems illogical to me. It is not ...
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| The state of Operating Thetan | 1/8/2006 |
Q: I am given to understand that Scientology says, in at least one place, that: "...The spirit alone ...
A: I'm afraid this will be a bit long, as I want to be very clear about the issues you have mentioned. ...
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| 100 % standard tech delivery | 1/8/2006 |
Q: You answered a question today about "Standard Bridge Vs. Client Centered Auditing" in which you say ...
A: I see. Nonetheless, the reasoning remains. 100% standard is the goal, even though absolutes are ...
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| I'm being serious, and I would love an answer on this | 1/8/2006 |
Q: You shouldn't say that you answer "belief system" questions. This is a "belief system" question and ...
A: My answer was complete, truthful and accurate. To the best of my knowledge, the answer to the ...
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| Standard Bridge Vs. Client Centered Auditing | 1/7/2006 |
Q: I've heard of and experienced many excellent life-changing results from auditing. I'm just not ...
A: Look at it this way: Would you prefer to buy the Toyta Avalon built in the Toyota factory, or the ...
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| Barley Baby Formula | 12/7/2005 |
Q: He is 19 months and allergic to dairy and soy. So it has been very tough introducing foods to him. ...
A: Amy: Sorry to hear about the nutritional hassles. Are you anywhere near a church where you could ...
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| PREMARITAL SEX? | 10/7/2005 |
Q: In light of the Tom Cruise pregnancy announcement, WHAT IS THE SCIENTOLOGY STAND ON PREMARITAL SEX?
A: Naoma: Scientology encourges healthy and committed family relationships. ...
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| Scientology | 10/6/2005 |
Q: Is it true that a woman in labor cannot take painkillers and cannot scream? We would like to do an ...
A: Trish: I'm assuming that you have omitted the phrase "according to Scientology rules" here ...
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| Barley Formula | 9/11/2005 |
Q: outside of Scientology about the Barley Formula. I was recommended to the Barley Formula for ...
A: Eve: Sorry for the delay. I have been working on how to get into the system and access my ...
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| Scientology website | 7/11/2005 |
Q: but the context was as follows, this is from the scientology website: space opera: of or relating ...
A: Heriberto: Here is the definition which you mentioned: "space opera: of or relating to time ...
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| Scientology website | 7/11/2005 |
Q: I was browsing the Church's official website, and went to the glossary section. My question is why ...
A: Update: I did find the term on the "What is Scientology" website and am writing a more ...
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| BedWetting | 7/2/2005 |
Q: My brother's eldest son continues to wet the bed every night and he is 14 years old. It is a ...
A: Rob: From my experience, bedwetting is not a condition, but a symptom. From the cases I've been ...
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| Ok wow that was great, it... | 6/28/2005 |
Q: Ok wow that was great, it will help a lot. I do have a few other questions, what are the leaders ...
A: Leaders - Hm... We have a founder, L. Ron Hubbard, who is no longer with us, a Chairman of the ...
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| Hello, You sound like u will... | 6/28/2005 |
Q: You sound like u will have all the answers to my questions. I am writing a research paper on ...
A: These are the answers to some of my most commonly asked questions. Let me know if something is not ...
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| Sea Org member lenght of service | 6/26/2005 |
Q: It is my understanding that Sea Org members sign a contract for a billion years, however, I have a ...
A: Tom: I'm Sorry. I really haven't kept up with changes, if any, in this area. So far as I know, a ...
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| Question about Scientology | 6/25/2005 |
Q: Please let me say one thing. You obviously have been misinformed about Christ, and his teachings. ...
A: Tim: If reading the Bible cover to cover three times, both Old and New Testament, misinforms one ...
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| Question about Scientology | 6/24/2005 |
Q: I was just wondering something about scientology. What do you teach about the afterlife? Is there ...
A: Tim: I note that you are not looking for accurate information here, but seeking to impose your ...
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| Scientolgoy | 6/17/2005 |
Q: 17 June 2005 You will remember that I wrote to you recently regarding wanting to get back on lines. ...
A: Jack - this is not a private communication line. Everything you and I write is public and viewed by ...
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| orwell's knowledge | 4/4/2005 |
Q: How informed was George Orwell of Dianetics in 1949, when 1984 was published. Did he have any ...
A: Ryan: My dad knew Ron and most of the writers who ran in his circle about that time, including Van ...
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| Scientology auditing | 3/20/2005 |
Q: You may remember that I wrote to you a couple of weeks ago regarding procedures to take to get back ...
A: Jack: Honestly, I suppose I canot say that being OT is like I thought it would be when I was not ...
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| Scientology - getting back on lines | 2/26/2005 |
Q: I was on staff years ago and now want to get back on lines. I wrote a letter recently to the ...
A: Jack - Many people have been subject to SP declares without actually BEING a suppressive person or ...
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| Exmembers | 10/26/2004 |
Q: Laurie thanks, I can surely see your point on thoses points that I brought up, that LRH writings ...
A: "sad and cold hearted fact of the last 60 trillion years..." Hmmm. Well, it is interesting to ...
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| Exmembers | 10/26/2004 |
Q: I really appreciate it. And I hope that you dont think that a am being overly critical, I was just ...
A: A History of Man is not taken from LRH's case, but from the cases of peope he and others audited. I ...
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| Exmembers | 10/22/2004 |
Q: Laurie, Thanks for the input, I guess the reason that I asked you about Clear is because to most ...
A: Sure - Self Analysis is a good next step. In general, aside from books, I recommend the training ...
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| Exmembers | 10/21/2004 |
Q: Laurie, Thanks for the detailed explaination, I think I know what your trying to say. As for you, ...
A: Yes, that's about right. I am basically NEVER ill, as my immune system is not impaired by the ...
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| Exmembers | 10/20/2004 |
Q: One question? What level are you presently at? Also based on what ypur saying, I guess its ...
A: again, Jason: I'm OT V. It is possible still, I imgagine, though much less likely than years ago, ...
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| Exmembers | 10/11/2004 |
Q: I really enjoy reading LRH books and feel theres something to it. Theres only one thing that ...
A: Jason: Every large group of people, whether assembled for a noble purpose or not, will attract ...
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| freeloader policy now. | 9/16/2004 |
Q: Do you know what the freeloader policy is now (2004)? I know in the '80s, if a staff member routed ...
A: Wow - you got me there. I had to make a call to check on this one. I finished my most recent staff ...
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| re barley milk wrecking a pot | 9/2/2004 |
Q: Howdy. I don't actually have a question but I red a question where a person was wondering how come ...
A: Jen: Opting to answer your "non-question..." There are few things related to Scientology with ...
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| Scientology | 8/2/2004 |
Q: I am currently in the process of studying the customs and practises of the Church of Scientology, in ...
A: Jo: Thanks for writing. Scientology has a number of different funeral ceremonies which might be ...
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| Cosmic Questions | 7/20/2004 |
Q: How does scientology answer questions such as Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we ...
A: Chelsea: I am sorry for the delay in answering this. I had some serious email problems and, since ...
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| A question of faith | 6/28/2004 |
Q: Laurie, I am a 34 year old male who has found himself at a cross road in life. I have been ...
A: I must admit to some skepticism regarding the sincerity of your question, particularly because of ...
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| premarital sex | 6/27/2004 |
Q: I have recently started a relationship with a great guy who is a Scientologist, I am not. I was ...
A: Laurie: Cute name :) ... Scientology has no rules in either regard (premarital sex or marrying ...
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| Scientology and Money | 5/20/2004 |
Q: I live on a Budget Month to month. I am serious about scientology and Maybe joining some Programs. ...
A: Karma: No. You can do like I did, and donate very little. I started with an introductory course ...
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| Point / Counter-point | 5/18/2004 |
Q: Laurie: I have never researched Scientology before the last hour I spend looking at it on the ...
A: James: Unfortunately, I am unaware of any resource containing the kind of point/counter-point ...
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| General Info on Scientology | 5/10/2004 |
Q: I would just like for you to explain to me in your own words what Scientology really is. Thank you, ...
A: Anna: Your question is so general, for someone such as myself who has been immersed in this subject ...
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| books | 4/27/2004 |
Q: I am interested in learing more about scientology. My situation is that i'm disabled and don't have ...
A: Tom: There's no specific order in which to read the books. Most people usually start with ...
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| Barley formula | 4/27/2004 |
Q: Three weeks ago a beautifull baby boy arrived with us. Before and since I informed about preparing ...
A: 1. If you boil the barley long enough, then evaporation of water plus absorption by the barley will ...
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| Questions for a college class | 4/24/2004 |
Q: I am a student at Covenant College, on Lookout Mt., GA. For my class, philosophy of cultures, I have ...
A: Kelly: You do realize you are asking me to write a book, don't you? 1) What are the basic elements ...
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| Scientology | 4/22/2004 |
Q: I have a question regarding Scientology. I have just recently joined the Church and have enjoyed ...
A: Jasmine: For some reason, I did not get your question for about a week after you posted it. Sorry ...
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| Scientology | 4/6/2004 |
Q: Scientology is a popular movement among certain elites in Hollywood. How does it answer the ...
A: Jalal: While it's true that certain fairly high-profile actors, performers, artists and athletes ...
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| Scientology | 3/17/2004 |
Q: I visited this website www.xenu.net It is dedicated to supressing the tech. What got me ...
A: The rumor you quote has cropped up a number of times, always with Ron supposedly saying that writing ...
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| Barley baby formula | 3/14/2004 |
Q: Well, my question is similar to Melinda's. I have been making the barley formula exaclty as Ron's ...
A: I've heard this same comment any number of times. I've never run into anyone who knew the real ...
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| ethics application | 3/5/2004 |
Q: I have the ethics book and I was wondering about the best place to start with this. I was just ...
A: Well - Perhaps the most useful thing you could do is to complete conditions by dynamics and ...
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| Illegal PCs followup | 2/25/2004 |
Q: First of all, the problem is not ARCX, it's ethics! I have a number of unresolved issues and so the ...
A: You're more than welcome. I'll help any way I can. I'm a fully hatted and trained (the original ...
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| Illegal PCs | 2/25/2004 |
Q: I dropped off lines about 6 years ago right after NED case completion. I have a few questions. I ...
A: Byron: "I dropped off lines about 6 years ago right after NED case completion. I have a few ...
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| general info | 2/11/2004 |
Q: * What holidays do you celebrate? * What are the Church's views on homosexuality and abortion? * I ...
A: Stacey: I'm sorry this is getting to you so late, but your questions demanded answers which I could ...
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| scientology? | 2/10/2004 |
Q: I asked- Why is Scientology called a religion? You said- Scientology meets the three criteria ...
A: Joe: Thank you for your kind remarks on the site. I could tell that there was at least Jewish ...
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| scientology? | 2/10/2004 |
Q: I never heard of scientology. What is it? Thanx Answer - Hi, Joe: There are a few dozen pages in ...
A: Joe: To paraphrase from the "Frequently asked questions" section of the link I directed you to: ...
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| scientology? | 2/9/2004 |
Q: I never heard of scientology. What is it? Thanx
A: Joe: There are a few dozen pages in answer to your question here: ...
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| Abortion | 5/11/2003 |
Q: Do Scientologists take a possition on abortion? Do they believe it is immoral, or do they feel that ...
A: Lisa: The Church of Scientology has as a part of its creed: "And we of the Church believe that the ...
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| message query | 8/19/2002 |
Q: Just a short message to ask if you had received a question from my daughter (her first name is ...
A: I have her question, but the answer is really involved and technical, more than I am sure I can fit ...
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| toilet training and my husband | 8/15/2002 |
Q: James is now two years old and I was begining to think about toilet traing. he has shown interest in ...
A: Melinda: There is excellent toilet traing advice in bunches of child-rearing books. I didn't do ...
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| children | 8/12/2002 |
Q: I got this thought while watching my 6 months old grandson feeding...... It seems weird that humans ...
A: Well, yes and no. If you have ever watched a basket of kittens or pups, eyes closed, mewl or whine ...
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| goal in life | 8/12/2002 |
Q: How can I understand what a 2 year old has determinded he wants todo in life. And then be able to ...
A: It's probably enough to know that a child DOES have a life goal from very early on, so that you ...
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| barley baby formula | 8/12/2002 |
Q: I am Steve's daughter with the two children James and Flynn. Dad was asking you about the barley ...
A: Wow - you've got me there. Friends of ours have used the barley water formula, though we never did, ...
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| Barley Formula | 8/5/2002 |
Q: Melinda (eldist daughter) wants to feed Flynn (grandson) on the "Barley Formula for Babys". We are ...
A: All milk is pasteurized all over the world, as far as I know. The distinction would be between skim ...
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| grandchild | 7/28/2002 |
Q: My daughter is visiting with grandchild. She tells me he wakes up at night crying (around 2am). I ...
A: Steve: Sorry to be so long getting back to you, but I had to go out of town on business. The ...
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| some web based supression | 7/28/2002 |
Q: I visited this website www.xenu.net It is dedicated to supressing the tech. What got me interested ...
A: The rumor you quote has cropped up a number of times, always with Ron supposedly saying that writing ...
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| Aims Of Scientology | 7/7/2002 |
Q: I was at www.originalscientology.org reading the Aims Of Scientology. I need some guidance on ...
A: Steve: Here's how I see this: Merriam Webster Online defines "owe." "(1) : to be under obligation ...
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| Our origin | 7/5/2002 |
Q: Can you point me to any data Ron may have written about our origin's. I keep geting strong feelings ...
A: Steve: *Scientology: A History of Man* touches pretty heavily on this, and may help to clarify ...
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| beliefs | 4/11/2002 |
Q: I am writing an essay which compares new religions with certain primitive beliefs formed in ancient ...
A: Valerie: Interesting subject. I will try to answer your question in a meaningful manner. ...
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