I wonder what Tom Cruise really thinks about the quality of tech films?
Or Paul Haggis?
Or any other Scientologist who is really in the business of making films?
Easy, they think they great, wonderful, magnificent, on-source, wonderfully made, beautifully shot, superb acting, putting scn there, guaranteeing our future for all eternity and ---> pleace more hyperbole here <----
Could they allow themselves to think otherwise?
Double-think at work.
Zander
Easy, they think they great, wonderful, magnificent, on-source, wonderfully made, beautifully shot, superb acting, putting scn there, guaranteeing our future for all eternity and ---> pleace more hyperbole here <----
Could they allow themselves to think otherwise?
Double-think at work.
Zander
*Quote from '1984' describing double-think:
<QUOTE>
"To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed, to deny the existence of objective reality and all the while to take account of the reality which one denies"
</QUOTE>
I know. But there's got to come a point. I mean when you written and directed something like "Crash", and then you go in and watch the TRs film on your 5th Pro TRs Retread. You've got to be sitting there going "oh my god...."
Ya know?
Good one.
Eric Blair is my hero.
I don't know what rationalization they use, but there's got to be something.
There can only be so many "oh my god's" without there being 'ethics' trouble ahead.
Zander
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Xander
Was that a typo or are the ESMB vibes getting to you?
Paul
No, either spelling is ok, along with 'Xamder' too.
Xamder
Oh, the old "Excalabur" chestnut again.
Apparently, Gerry Armstrong reports he saw a copy of the manuscript in Hubbard's papers at Hubbard's hideout.
Back in late 1968, Hubbard directly told me the Excalabur story was a complete fabrication in order to create some mystique about his persona. (Not in those exact words). I had no reason to doubt what Hubbard said.
Now it turns out he may have either been lying, or had become confused about the legend he had created about himself. :confused2:
Either way, doea anyone out there have anything they can contribute to this story?
DS
No, either spelling is ok, along with 'Xamder' too.
Xamder
Fair enough.
Qaul
If its good enough for Xenu, Xemu or Zenu its good enough for whatsisname Xamder, err Xander, err Zander!
...
Others received the "The KGB took the only copy," story; ...
There was a story floating around in the CL IV org where I got into Scn in mid '75 about his having foiled an attack in his sleep one night, with his attacker intending to plunge a syringe into his heart in order to create an air bubble so that his death would appear to be a heart attack by embolism. My recall isn't so clear on it anymore but I think the perpetrator in the story was supposed to have been a KGB agent; I'm not sure if this was supposed to have been connected with the theft of the purported Excal doc or not, but seems like it was. Also, I vaguely recall his mentioning some type of similar incident in an early 50'ish issue of some sort but I could be wide of the mark.
Oh, the wild o-tee stories that floated around that org around that time. What a circus. Past visits from Ron mockups to the org in disguise. Not actually him "bringing a body," just a good solid mockup of one in disguise; he did this periodically at all the orgs, checking up on them, dummy runs, and the like doncha' know.
I think he was grateful the aliens didn't abduct him. Or did they??:confused2: