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How Critical Thinking Destroys Scientology

I used to be a Scientologist. I was raised with it and for 25 years I worked for the organization at its highest levels. Scientology is a destructive cult, a high control group that enforces belief and thought patterns on its members. Scientology is not the only group that does this by far, but it has been stated that there are more specific control mechanisms and abusive psychological processes in Scientology than any other destructive cult and I believe it. Recovery from such an experience is a long and sometimes hard road.Read More »How Critical Thinking Destroys Scientology

Scientology’s Personality Test: Science or Scam?

One of the most common and powerful recruiting methods Scientology uses is the “free personality test.” This is a 200-question informal examination given at Scientology centers. One answers various questions with Yes, Maybe or No and gets a graph or profile which plot various personality traits on a scale from -100 to 100.

Scientologists claim that the test was developed scientifically and is not what they think of you, but what you think of yourself. Free test evaluations are supposed to reveal character traits and emotional or psychological problems a person may be having which Scientology then offers its services to cure.

What is this test really? Where does it come from, how is it used and does it have any real value? Let’s take a look at this in depth and see what we find.Read More »Scientology’s Personality Test: Science or Scam?