Skeptics and Pseudo-Skeptics of Scientology
The key characteristic of a pseudo-skeptic of Scientology is the furious and dedicated certainty of their position, and their squinting suspicion that anyone who would question them must be an OSA agent.
Alanzo’s Top 5 Criticisms of Tony Ortega & His Underground Bunker
Tony Ortega is one of the most valuable critics of Scientology ever. But is he so biased that, over time, you can start to live in a delusional world about Scientology? I think so.
Michael Shermer’s “The Believing Brain” & “Why People Believe Weird Things”
Michael Shermer has written two books, “The Believing Brain” and “Why People Believe Weird Things”, which have been life-changing reads for me. There are several key points made in these books which can help a person understand Scientology, and...
Basic Skepticism for Anti-Scientologists
I’ve been practicing Basic Skepticism on marauding Anti-Scientologists on the Internet. It’s pretty much unstoppable. Here’s how it works.
Apply Basic Skepticism to Scientology & See How it Holds Up
Basic skepticism is seeking out or asking for positive evidence in support of a claim, and then evaluating the soundness of that evidence. It is not giving out evidence that counterclaims are false, or giving out evidence that all similar claims “do it too”. It is...Who is Alanzo?
Alanzo is an Ex-Scientologist who sees the same tribalism he escaped in Scientology rising up in Anti-Scientology.
Out of all the lessons he learned by escaping Scientology, he learned one lesson harder than any other: Never let your tribe do your thinking for you.
Alanzo tries to use critical thinking on the war between Cults and AntiCults.
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Has ignorance of #Philosophy caused #Physics to stagnate for the last 40 years?
I think the answer is obvious:
#Science is stuck in the rut of #Materialism.
https://t.co/0BhYi5dhlQ
Great article for true #Skepticsm & the philosophy of #Science.
Science was never built for faith & yet we, as humans, seem to need faith in the stories we tell ourselves about the nature of the universe.
Even #Atheists.
#Agnosticism 1 - #Atheism 0
https://t.co/GKPQBhRFI8
"The problem is that scholars like myself who study new religious movements ...have concluded that such groups often share very little in common besides being new, small, or otherwise socially stigmatized."
Great article by an important social scientist.
https://t.co/wFk2tYZ2wB
If you've ever believed in the ideals of the "Scientific Method", a process unstained by human politics or tribalism, this is a gobsmacking interview to skip & scrub through.
But if you were never fooled by that, this interview is hilarious.
Almost a satire of the human comedy. https://t.co/G26lE6jwJd
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The Cult of Trump? What "Cult Rhetoric" Actually Reveals | Religion & Politics
PSA: President Trump is not brainwashing his followers.
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Karen de la Carriere briefing on trickling or dribbling
December 31, 2019 by Clerk1 Karen de la Carriere briefing on trickling or dribbling There is no surprise in what Karen de la Carriere says in this call with Corey; but it does confirm some bits of what has been known for some time about her “triage” of “top critics.”1 The Trickle Tech she...
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The brainwashing myth
Forty years ago, Rebecca Moore's two sisters helped plan the Jonestown massacre. But she refuses to say they were brainwashed, arguing that it prevents us from truly understanding their behavior.
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Critical Thinking Question for Exes
In Steven Hassan's anticult movement belief system regarding "cults" and "brainwashing", your cult-self was deluded, yet your pre-cult &...
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