I recently noted the bizarre scientology stance on marijuana that is contrary to Hubbard’s pronouncements in Dianetics that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol.
The exact passage from Dianetics comparing marijuana and other drugs to alcohol:
Scientology would not dream of running campaigns to educate the world on the “dangers of alcohol” and seek to have it have it deemed illegal like old time prohibitionists.
Yet, here they are, holding an event in the Ft Harrison ballroom — the “Mecca of Tehnical Perfection” and most “on-Source” org on earth that flies in the face of the Hubbard Book One Bible.
Chris Shugart says
This may be a good example of how OSA is afraid to tackle more serious socio-political issues that the general public considers more important. Sure, there are crusaders on both sides of the marijuana issue, but it seems to me that it’s a way for the COS to hold a relatively safe position that still gives them social betterment credibility, while avoiding more serious issues. You know, like rape and child abuse.
mwesten says
Hub contradicts himself repeatedly. He even admits it somewhere, claiming his entire output will eventually be edited and streamlined to ensure logical consistency [sic].
GAK did not accomplish this. Not that it was meant to. So until that day arrives, he doesn’t contradict himself and all datums are true and valid even when they’re not.
You think Clear is a finite state or that all illness is caused by PTSness? Hub says otherwise in docs you aren’t yet ready to see. Just pay up and shut up.
What is Greatness and Counter Attack Tactics are both true. I’m not sure how, exactly, but they just are so stfu. Hub’s essay on Kindness in no way contradicts Intelligence Principles or A Manual on the Dissemination of Material. So there.
Critics of Scientology are caused by institutional failings and shoddy service? Who cares! Get them fired from their jobs and harass them so they stop their whinging.
Cultism is dumb.
Dr. Strabismus of Utrecht says
I’d make a guess that Scientology’s bizarre Hubbard-contradicting stance is because, as a psychopath, Miscavige finds smoking weed makes him even more paranoid than usual, instead of laid-back and inclined to giggle.