On this channel and in my recently published book, Scientology: A to Xenu, I have worked to expose the underhanded and deceptive practices of the Church of Scientology. Scientologists in general are not bad people, although there are individuals in Scientology who find out how to game the system and use it to their personal advantage. Scientology’s real problems are systemic, written in to its DNA by its Founder, L. Ron Hubbard. He created a system which sucks people in by taking advantage of their personal doubts, fears and vulnerabilities and then rapaciously tries to suck as much money out of them as possible. It has all the characteristics of a destructive cult and for many, becoming involved in Scientology has had tragic consequences.
While I know I have some interesting insights into Scientology, if someone is going to get a well rounded look at this subject, they have to get more than just my perspective. I did a series of interviews with Robyn Capella last year which offered such a perspective and now I’ve done another, this one with Tim Dewall. I’m calling these The Scientology Experience.
Tim and his wife Sylvia got out of Scientology just last year after decades of involvement. They didn’t just do services as public Scientologists, but Tim was also a staff member at the Tampa organization, just a half hour from Scientology’s largest service organization in Clearwater, Floria.
In the first part of our interview, we go all the way back to the beginning and see how Tim got started.
Love the clean shaved look!!
Aw, man that’s beautiful, and i know its really her, too, because she’s right, you do look better.
But i love this guy Tim.
He’s the real deal . I took notes. At 39:40 he goes like:
“I felt I had an avenue [through which] I could become a better person.”
Yeah, I remember,
The first Big Lie of scientology. That personality test to fake you out, same trick the Fortune Teller and her crystal ball uses. Here comes that lie now…”Yes, we can fix that.”
Only us. Only we have the eMeter, after all.
Only scientology works.
Your only path to salvation
Your only path to sanity.
The world will self-destruct without you doing the right thing right now.
The problems are your fault, your mis-application of the technology only we have.
All the world and throughout history other beings are lesser beings than you, the scientologist, the most valuable person there is.
You have to study only scientology, no other information is worthwhile.
But the last lie is:
you can not leave.
Great new video!
And I *love* the new animated logo! very slick!
I kinda want to meet the dude who cooked an ethics book. That guy has very good instincts.
I knew Tim back at Tampa back in the 90s.