Phineas Fogg
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When Hubbard placed 'doubt' low on the scale, he did his flock a great disservice. So much so, I would assert that Scientology is suppressive.
Putting it low on the scale is a control method. IF someone goes into 'doubt', Hubbard deliberately made it so that it is stigmatized and punished. Don't want souls leaving the cult, eh?
But, history shows us that wherever there is a mass uplift in human consciousness, doubt precedes the advancement.
Is it not true that the Renaissance occurred because of humans doubting old ways, and considering new ways of thinking, about philosophy, art, and science?
Doubt is your friend, and it is precisely the state which will free you from the bonds of any cult or any path that seems like a dead end.
Where doubt might be bad is when it becomes doubt about oneself, doubt, introspectively speaking, isn't particularly a good thing, unless one is doing it constructively, such as reassessing one's abilities and coming to terms with who one is, one's realistic capabilities, and accepting oneself, and so forth.
When I was a child, my dream was to be a jazz saxophonist. As the years past, I understood that to be a good jazz saxophonist, one must be great at improvisation, and after a number of years of practice, I finally came to realize my limitations, and realized that I would never become a professional. However, I discovered I was great at songwriting, and so I switched instruments to guitar and piano, which allowed me to study harmony which is better for songwriting. One of my songs has gotten over 100k spins on Spotify. ( I'm not going to say which song, for it would reveal my true identity, which I prefer to remain anonymous ).
There, I used 'doubt' in a constructive way. Where doubt, introspectively speaking, is bad is when you ARE capable of something, and you doubt it.
That's my take on it. Look' y'all, I'm new to this forum, and I was a Scientologist some 50+ years ago, so no doubt similar posts have been made on the subject, after all, what new thought can someone come up with after 50 years?
Putting it low on the scale is a control method. IF someone goes into 'doubt', Hubbard deliberately made it so that it is stigmatized and punished. Don't want souls leaving the cult, eh?
But, history shows us that wherever there is a mass uplift in human consciousness, doubt precedes the advancement.
Is it not true that the Renaissance occurred because of humans doubting old ways, and considering new ways of thinking, about philosophy, art, and science?
Doubt is your friend, and it is precisely the state which will free you from the bonds of any cult or any path that seems like a dead end.
Where doubt might be bad is when it becomes doubt about oneself, doubt, introspectively speaking, isn't particularly a good thing, unless one is doing it constructively, such as reassessing one's abilities and coming to terms with who one is, one's realistic capabilities, and accepting oneself, and so forth.
When I was a child, my dream was to be a jazz saxophonist. As the years past, I understood that to be a good jazz saxophonist, one must be great at improvisation, and after a number of years of practice, I finally came to realize my limitations, and realized that I would never become a professional. However, I discovered I was great at songwriting, and so I switched instruments to guitar and piano, which allowed me to study harmony which is better for songwriting. One of my songs has gotten over 100k spins on Spotify. ( I'm not going to say which song, for it would reveal my true identity, which I prefer to remain anonymous ).
There, I used 'doubt' in a constructive way. Where doubt, introspectively speaking, is bad is when you ARE capable of something, and you doubt it.
That's my take on it. Look' y'all, I'm new to this forum, and I was a Scientologist some 50+ years ago, so no doubt similar posts have been made on the subject, after all, what new thought can someone come up with after 50 years?
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