> On Nov 7, 10:10 am, Richard Ford <doorman.f
...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > One of the first things a Scientologist learns is Obnosis.
> > This claims to be the skill of seeing what is under ones nose- the
> > obvious in other words.
> > It would seem to be a useful skill to have. Very often the hardest
> > things to see are the things directly under ones nose.
> > Unfortunately there must be something very wrong with this technique
> > because this is the very thing that Scientologists are unable to do.
> > These guys spend years studying a subject in order to acquire super
> > abilities- and then somehow fail to notice they do not have them!
> > Learning Obnosis involves looking at someone and describing the
> > obvious 'he has a nose!' and so on.
> > This is supposed to help us notice the obvious but it is really quite
> > absurd. I have never met a person who was unaware that people had
> > noses.
> As I see it, obnosis is mostly or is like a reference point. All may
> be aware a person has a nose, but many have trouble separating the
> sight of a nose from opinions about a nose or opinions about noses in
> general.
> There must be some other purpose to the drill.
> > Put yourself in the place of the person doing the drill. What is he
> > really learning? Is he learning to see the obvious? No. In reality he
> > is learning NOT TO THINK!
> Sorta. He's learning HOW TO "not think". 2 different concepts. See
> the differentiation?
> > In order to pass the drill it is necessary to relate only what you see
> > and avoid thinking about it at all.
> Not as I recall. (memopry may not be working well enough), but they
> need to be able to describe a space time pheonomina w/out introducing
> opinions is how I remember it. 1 of the skills of a good researcher
> or reporter. They are learning to not editorialise in wog
> terminology.
> The Scientologist is actually
> > learning to become an unthinking zombie!
> I'd like to have the ability to be an unthinking zombie. I would not
> like to be 1 when I would rather be something else. I would like to
> be anything I want to be whenever I want to.
> > Now THAT is a skill that Scientologists have mastered well!
> I would love to know what you find so attractive about sensationalist
> bullshit!
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