Scientology-What do you know, or believe?

Yea I read the book back in the summer of 74 and briefly got involved with it. I was just walking down 4th Ave here in Seattle and got stopped by some really cute blonde and she asked me if I'd like to take a personality test. Anyhow I did and this could be a rather long story as it was, but I "got out" and they managed to pester me for 5 years after that with mail and calls and whatever.

Being something of an engineer I also was quite fascinated with electronic gizmos they used. They have all been quite debunked as hoax but L. Ron was a clever dude.

I don't mean to ruffle and feathers with this post, its just my personal observations and part of my story.

I read the book and took the quiz but no one has pestered me. Maybe I'm just not scientology material??

I have been a Scientologist for 35 years. The idea that there seems to be an aura of mystery surrounding Scientology is odd to me. Hubbard's books, lectures and DVDs are freely available from numerous sources on the web. The Church of Scientology has many websites explaining Dianetics, Scientology and the various social reform, drug rehab and education groups it sponsors or which utilize Hubbard's methodologies. There have been thousands of people working long hours to educate the public on all this and get Hubbard's works into public hands. If someone really wanted to know about Scientology, all they need do is look at the source materials. Sure, there are detractors. What worthwhile movement throughout history hasn't had them? Indeed, the more profound the greater the degree of vitriol. The maxim is: In the absence of data people will invent it. The shame is that there is no absence of data. It's simply a matter of the willingness to objectively look at it first-hand and try out some of the techniques. Then one can make a rational, unbiased decision about the subject. I can tell you, though, it's not a sectarian belief system like Judeo-Christian religions. It's a pan-denominational applied religious philosophy - a way of living a better, happier and more productive life.