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My homeboy was so into L. Ron Hubbard back in the late 90's. I didn't knows he's still producing content.

Ron died in the 80's.
Miscavige took it all over and has made it what it is today.

My feelings are that you want the tech in the earliest printings you can get.
Some books have been changed in the 90's.
I don't know enough to make a judgement call on that fact.

How is your friend doing today?

Well shit the bed. Guess it's no secret I didn't catch much of Ron's material is it?

He's good dude. I've known him and his brother longer than any of my friends actually. The three of turned out alright all things considered. Surprisingly enough we're like the only ones out of everyone who didn't have kids. Not that that's any significance, just a fun fact.

So, I guess it wasn't a trip to Bedlam for him then.

I've been very happy with what I have learned from reading a lot of the books.
I haven't found any deal breakers in the tech, but the church has challenges, imo.

I'm not a fan of organized religions. Historically churches are interesting and I'm not opposed to them. I'm not opposed to anything that helps someone wake up really. I just walk on the other side of the street and wave from a distance if queued.

I lost my religion to the wisdom of an old jewish man.
I didn't gain a new one, or anything, just finished off my doubts about the old one.

I didn't find the scholarly affirmation until years later.

I think those that think forcing others to comply is the way are at the root of what ails society today, and probably as far back in yesterdays as we care to look.

While the masses accept that these people get to use violence on those people for reasons, this is what we get, enslavement of varying degrees.

As a larger percentage of folks push back on the tyranny, freedom will return in much larger quantities and qualities.
Drugs are clearly winning the war on that freedom.

When people have nothing left to lose, they lose it.
This is the point we must reach to achieve freedom from the tyrannical.
I think we are much closer now than even 10 years ago.

Thanks, I book marked it for a future read.