This week it’s answers about David Miscavige having children, liberals vs conservatives in the Sea Org, an update on my view on forgiveness and a lot more. Enjoy!
(1) Giving consideration to the fact that he is now over the age of 60 years old & better yet, I’d only assume isn’t in a marriage that has been going well too – I think it’s safe to say that Mr. DM is going to die without having any children to be the father of whatsoever (I believe, in contrast, from other sibilings – whom you’ve likely heard already, have in fact become parents of some the late Ron Miscavige’s grandchildren). Now, of course, I’m aware that progeny isn’t an encouraged idea for members in Scientology (Or, the Sea Org, to be precise) – while at the same time, I’d also figure that an attitude of concern for future generations or even a sense of altruism are things Mr. DM may likely be completely devoid of.
Now, it’s one thing for someone like Mike Rinder to have been among the select few to have been close with Mr. DM; yet, had also been a recipient of his hostility & abuse. So, I hope you do not mind if I ask you Chris if you could take a guess when it comes to Mr. DM. How do you think he feels about the fact that a man such as himself will remain without having fathered any children of his own – as I truly wonder, how he’d actually respond if he was asked about that in a sincere conversation by Tom Cruise?
(2) Hi Chris! What would you say the mix was in the SeaOrg among Liberals and Conservatives, or, were politics even discussed at all? Furthermore, what’s your thoughts on the fact that Liberals and Conservatives can share the same religion? They seem to have moral disagreements on many issues (Environment, LGBT, immigration, etc…) yet somehow can come to an agreement on divine doctrine? How is that possible?
(3) I’m working my way through your back catalog of Q&A’s . You mentioned in #88 in an answer to a question that there were only a couple of people that you had not been able to forgive since leaving the organization. It’s been a while since that Q&A, have you now forgiven those people? Did working your way through your Master’s program help?
(4) How does dating and romance work in the Sea Org? Does Sea Org dating mostly consist of sharing meals together at the base’s cafeteria?
Do people mostly date co-workers within their specific unit, or is that discouraged because you’d be together 24/7?
From how you’ve described life in the Sea Org, it seems like days off are rare, and there’s barely enough time to sleep, so it seems like meals would be the only time people would get to spend with their partners, before marriage. On top of that, members barely get paid, so if they’re lucky, they might get to buy fast food and go to the movies every few months.
Also, when new people join, do they tend to get aggressively courted if they’re young and/or attractive? I’d imagine that ol’ Ron didn’t have a very modern workplace sexual harassment policy in place!
(5) Do you think the disintegration of traditional, established religions on the one hand, and the collapse of political ideologies such as Marxism — which had at their core hyper-rational beliefs — on the other hand, could be a factor in promoting cults like Scientology? What I want to say is that religion fills a void in people’s life, and the only (reasonably mainstream) non-religious doctrine that could fill that void proved just as tainted as established religions, leaving people stranded. If true, this would go a long way toward explaining the resurgence of all sorts of pseudo-spiritual movements, and the incredible success of self-help and spiritual gurus.
(6) Have you ever looked at stss.nl? This is a website run by an independent Scientologist which has many of Hubbard’s materials that one would normally have to pay for, including lectures and PDFs. There is even a 7 or 8 GB file with all old and new policy and technical volumes. What’s your opinion on the site?