you are not including what Buffet said, which is having a emotional reaction to words.
In the book dianetics, Hubbard said after a few hundred hours at most, one could become "clear" and any two people could clear themselves. And the definition of "clear" by Hubbard, well you all know.
So people jumped on the bandwagon, all being emotionally persuaded. OMG, if I go "clear", why I can change the world, I'd have perfect recall, I'd be immune to disease, I'd be.............
And the same story is trying to be promoted to this day by the DM church of scientology.
As Warren says, sit back and observe things with logic.
In other words, don't get excited by clear or OT words by Hubbard, observe if any.