tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post8952498065004199263..comments2023-09-18T04:45:52.991-07:00Comments on Ask the Scientologist: Scientology's Logical FallaciesJust Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-57830435882956665222010-08-15T01:45:39.758-07:002010-08-15T01:45:39.758-07:00This whole cultlogic thing... you know, I've b...This whole cultlogic thing... you know, I've been trying to come up with an idea for a movie where some people are manipulating other people, I've taken logic and critical thinking classes, I know the logical fallacies, and I'm studying the ways in which people can be tricked into using them. Thanks for the ideas! Srsly!Spoony Quinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730057249256927206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-45941979691241473582010-07-01T22:10:37.130-07:002010-07-01T22:10:37.130-07:00And, of course, let's not forget that classic ...And, of course, let's not forget that classic Scientology favorite:<br /><br /><b>Ad hominem</b>, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "to the man"), is an attempt to persuade which links the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the person advocating the premise. The ad hominem is a classic logical fallacy.<br /><br />eg: "You attack Scientology because you're insane/degraded/hiding crimes/an evil psychiatrist!"NarkAnonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-52814473606188348492010-06-29T21:20:23.073-07:002010-06-29T21:20:23.073-07:00Bill - I'm really enjoying these posts. I wond...Bill - I'm really enjoying these posts. I wondered if you had considered doing one on the original text of LRH's 'All About Radiation'? It seems to blow a number of holes in his credibility and alleged scientific prowess, to the point that DM dropped it from the new Basics course.<br /><br />Thanks and keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-60662699478727520602010-06-29T19:58:12.408-07:002010-06-29T19:58:12.408-07:00@Just Bruce
Yes, that's another good one. Th...@Just Bruce<br /><br />Yes, that's another good one. Thanks.<br /><br />And it isn't just LRH, the entire structure of Scientology is authority-driven. Anyone in a position of power is <i>right</i>, no matter what, to anyone below them -- no "counter intention" is allowed.Just Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700571144527474381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-31161831182161772012010-06-29T18:34:49.120-07:002010-06-29T18:34:49.120-07:00I told an OT-8 auditor that I didn't agree wit...I told an OT-8 auditor that I didn't agree with my experience in the Sea Org, and his response was "So you're an Enemy."<br /><br />I just spent 2 years in the Sea Org! But he sees me as an enemy because I don't agree with it anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-61383522655222960282010-06-29T03:55:33.062-07:002010-06-29T03:55:33.062-07:00You make good points. It's such a pity that t...You make good points. It's such a pity that that the subject of philosophy/logic has completely disappeared from our school curriculums except at the College level. Even then you pretty much have to majoring in Philosophy to encounter these subjects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-5742874529461829682010-06-27T18:49:26.591-07:002010-06-27T18:49:26.591-07:00Just Bill, where were you when I was falling for t...Just Bill, where were you when I was falling for this stuff?? Honestly, if I'd had this kind of context for what I learned "inside," my tenure as a scientologist would have been a great deal shorter.<br /><br />I always find something intelligent on your site, Just Bill, and thank you very much for that.nancy p.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-86822971107727726292010-06-27T15:20:33.885-07:002010-06-27T15:20:33.885-07:00I love you, Just Bill.. keep up the terrific work....I love you, Just Bill.. keep up the terrific work.Mary McConnell ( Out_Of_The_Dark)http://free-from-scientology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-62721713922915015062010-06-27T11:32:46.335-07:002010-06-27T11:32:46.335-07:00This is good. I like what you have presented here...This is good. I like what you have presented here on your blogspot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-89893031359138863702010-06-27T10:19:53.458-07:002010-06-27T10:19:53.458-07:00Nice, simple, logical even!Nice, simple, logical even!Pandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588150109003847843.post-45281252577791231052010-06-27T09:19:28.251-07:002010-06-27T09:19:28.251-07:00Appeal to authority: where it is argued that a sta...<b>Appeal to authority:</b> where it is argued that a statement is correct because the statement is made by a person or source that is commonly regarded as authoritative.<br /><br />IMO, once it is accepted that LRH is infallable in <i>every word he uttered about anything</i>, this fallacy becomes a scientologist favorite:<br /><br />"What would <i>Ron</i> do?"<br />"Well, <i>LRH</i> says..."<br />"What is <i>the reference</i> for that?"<br />"What does your <i>material</i> state?"Just Brucenoreply@blogger.com