I'd take that date a bit further----earlier similar, so to speak.
I would not recommend doing anything from Scientology after 1950. More specifically, after reading the
title of Dr. Hubbard's first book, DMSMH.
I would suggest that anyone reading the first 7 words Hubbard wrote on the subject ("Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental Health") immediately run the following process:
1. Close the book and calmly lay it down on a nearby table or shelf.
2. Using a simple grade school dictionary, look up the terms "SCIENCE" and "MENTAL HEALTH".
3. Go into any org/mission and/or personally speak to any Scientology Clear or Operating Thetan. Ask them to
demonstrate to you any one of their miraculous powers. (NB: Don't allow them use their demo kit).
4. When they are unable to do so, ask them to do a clay demo of how it is "SCIENCE" if nobody can marginally prove
even one (1) extremely minor supernatural ability.
5. Thereafter, spend a judicious amount of time observing Scientologists in real life and on the internet. Read at
least one hundred testimonials of upper level Scientologists who blew -- and listen to what happened to them
and the people around them. Listen closely when they describe how Ron and the most senior leaders of Scientology
over the past 70 years engaged in a crime wave of perverse human rights violations, black ops thuggery, fraud and terrorism---and
ask yourself if that looks like or even remotely sounds like "MENTAL HEALTH".
If after that the Scientologist or Indie
still wants to be part of the great sector salvaging crusade, the following applies:
CAVEAT EMPTOR DONATOR
let the donor beware
.