12-15-2016, 10:02 PM
(12-15-2016, 01:08 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I see what you're getting at. In essence the members and the organization are synonymous. To put a finer point on it, the established members, the leadership, make up the organization with newer members being the cause of my distinction. Once fully indoctrinated, and yes I realize that sounds overly dramatic, you could include them in "the organization". Additionally, you are also correct that the writings of Hubbard, which aside from bad sci-fi consists of ham fisted self help texts, do not inherently lend themselves to the unsavory practices of modern scientology. Those are largely creations of "the organization".
Ham fisted indeed, and no pancake!
JOHN ROBERTS: From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice... I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
