Critical Q&A #1
This is the first of a new show I am starting to answer questions people have been asking me in the comments section of my… Read More »Critical Q&A #1
Chris Shelton
[VIDEO] Scientology: And Justice for All
According to all reports and reviews, Alex Gibney’s new HBO-produced documentary about Scientology, called Going Clear, looks like it is everything we hoped in terms of telling the real abuses that Scientology has been perpetrating for many decades.Read More »[VIDEO] Scientology: And Justice for All
[VIDEO] An Open Message to Scientology Leader David Miscavige
Dear David Miscavige:
When L. Ron Hubbard passed on in the mid 1980s, you took over stewardship of the Church of Scientology. You have been in control of this movement for longer than L. Ron Hubbard was and have inarguably put your own brand on it in ways that Hubbard could never have foreseen. Much of what Hubbard said and wrote needed to be changed because let’s face it, he didn’t have all the answers and he didn’t predict all the things that were needed for Scientology to continue into eternity.Read More »[VIDEO] An Open Message to Scientology Leader David Miscavige
Why Conspiracy Theories Suck
So far, most of my videos have been about Scientology. As a former member of that organization, I have plenty of reasons to speak out against it and I will continue to do so. But my blog and website are called Critical Thinker at Large for a reason. I’m not the Ex-Scientologist at Large. So here we go with something new.Read More »Why Conspiracy Theories Suck
[VIDEO] Scientology: Coming Apart at the Seams
Introduction
For anyone who pays attention to the Church of Scientology on a fairly regular basis, it has become obvious over the past couple of years that its public image has taken repeated well-deserved beatings. It’s so bad that at ths point I believe it has passed the point of no return. There is no road out for Scientology to gain a favorable public image and it’s only going down from here.Read More »[VIDEO] Scientology: Coming Apart at the Seams
Waking Up from Scientology
I was able to contribute to a presentation about the dangers of Scientology which I’d like to share here.
There’s a bit of back-story about this which starts with studies on the subject of cognitive dissonance. This is a psychological term which is often used to describe what Scientologists and many other members of mass movements do when confronted with opposing information about their beliefs. Cognitive dissonance simply means “the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values.” (Leon Festinger from A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance)Read More »Waking Up from Scientology