dianetics and facts

The part I linked to had a nice summation in answer to the question the OP asked and cited its sources. I don’t know what your beef is. People (even scientists!) do cite secondary sources instead of doing original research. What am I going to do, hastily assemble a clinical trial dividing my cats into control groups and experimental groups?

This! I heartily endorse this idea!

Whoops, that is actually from Mystery Science Theater 3000 Hercules Against The Moon Men

Project is underway. Well, damn, the fat one just went clear.

Loosen up your bun there, Felix. I was merely bemused at the ironicality of it all:

“It ain’t science! Look, Wikipedia says so!”
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Cite? (other than Wikipedia :))
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Well, as a computer programmer, I’ll say that Hubbard’s diagrams of human brain functioning are strikingly similar to the architecture of an electronic computer. It’s interesting to see the human brain modeled like this. No, I don’t follow that path, but it’s interesting.

(Sorry, don’t have a cite. It’s been a while since I picked up Dianetics. I know I have a copy somewhere.)

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By the way, classic message board meme - you make a wild assertion with no links then demand I produce links to refute you.

From your link:

Care to try again?

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ETA: We have really hijacked the OP, which was not my intention. My assertion has not changed: Wikipedia is not an authoritative reference. To be honest, though, I’m really not that passionate about the topic to continue. So, agree to disagree, and all that. :slight_smile:

The irony ain’t there, Scout. Someone asked a question and I linked to the answer. That’s all. It wasn’t “real science,” and it wasn’t an argument. It was a resource they might found useful. It cites other resources. That’s how people answer questions sometimes. With answers.

But I’ll take your bemusement on your word.

The Wikipedia article I linked to cited its sources, ones which I knew to be accurate because I’ve researched the topic myself. Sorry for not digging up the original articles and scanning them, but there’s copyrights to consider and it seemed like a pain in the ass.

Meh. I’ve always considered Scientology to be a kind of joke, I don’t hate it, I just find it amusing…

And this he did, if memory serves, just a few years after badmouthing religion as a scam perpetrated upon the gullible.
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