Scientology Renaissance & Aesthetics

[Veda]

Why didn't Scientology inspire another Renaissance?

I can recall being asked that by a bewildered Scientologist years ago.

Shouldn't Scientology have released a veritable "splurge" of creativity, art, and science, along with all that freed theta?

Instead this happened...

Am I being unfair?

Scientology did inspire a few people here and there, at first, but inevitably, prolonged exposure to Scientology seemed to damage, rather than enhance, people's creative and artistic impulses.

 

[Gadfly]

Especially, since all of that "whole track recall" was going to be opening up, and letting loose a veritable avalanche of "past memories of advanced Space Opera technology".

I remember Scientologists telling me how it wouldn't be long before Scientologists would be developing "free energy", and solving all Man's ills with the technologies of the past!

I just always wanted to remember where I buried those 142 gold bars from that train robbery I pulled in 1871. But, alas, even after more than 500 hours of auditing, with LOTS of whole track, the memory never did appear. :confused2:

The idea that Scientology could turn average people into great artists was always absurd to me. It was clear to me that for the most part, you either have it or you don't. Sure, hard work and training HELPS, but you can't come up with talent when it isn't there to start with.

What Scientology does is creates average people who feel good about themselves, but even after endless auditing and training, basically, deep down, they are still exactly the SAME!!!! Of course, an already talented person will confuse the source of his or her success, and incorrectly credit Scientology, when really, it was him or her all along that was responsible.

Scientology can "change conditions" in little ways. As can a great many things. But, as the saying goes, "you can't polish a turd". That means that you can't turn mediocrity into genius by Scientology auditing and/or training.

 

[Sindy]

Art for art's sake is one thing but art for the sake of pulling in lots of cold hard cash (in order to make donations to the Mothership) would naturally devolve into kitsch.

An example of kitsch in the non-scio world would be, imo, Thomas Kincaid though Scientology's sense of aesthetics is many levels more grotesque.

I think artists were too busy trying to contribute to Scientology to actually fully expand as artists.

Scientology tried to destroy Charles Wildbank, right?

He's a great artist. One can't have lots of great art while simultaneously working to destroy the artist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCeRP_MYHE4&feature=related​

 

[Idle Morgue]

They tried: Idle Morgues, New Div 6 life improvement course, revamped Die-a-netics, Super power....total failure!! It won't work - they are too far gone! Thank god for the internet! Thank you all for your posts! The Scientologist's still in are in confusion and they keep making mistakes. They don't know they are a church that is suppose to help people!

 

[Veda]

Scientology Space Org Success on another planet: 2010

...There were, of course, a few diehards [sic] - who claimed man couldn't be helped, that all life was basically composed of star dust... Anyway, we sent these pathetic few to a secluded island where they could get special attention... Eventually even they... were rehabilitated...

From 'Advance!' magazine, circa 1969​

 

[Captain Koolaid]

Space Org success? Really? At first I thought it was a spoof! But the fact that they really wrote that makes it even more hilarious.

BTT: One might also ask: Given the enormous wins of going clear, where are the Nobel price winners Scientology should have churned out like hot cakes?

 

[FoTi]

Space Org success? Really? At first I thought it was a spoof! But the fact that they really wrote that makes it even more hilarious.

BTT: One might also ask: Given the enormous wins of going clear, where are the Nobel price winners Scientology should have churned out like hot cakes?

Miss Cabbage is the Nobel price winner......

Miss Cabbage won the Nobel price award by pricing the Church of Scientology out of existence.

The award was: Miss Cabbage got to spend the Church's money any way Miss cabbage saw fit. A good portion of it Miss Cabbage spent on personal pleasures as well as on some of the favored celebrities.

 

[Gus]

...Scientology can "change conditions" in little ways. As can a great many things. But, as the saying goes, "you can't polish a turd". That means that you can't turn mediocrity into genius by Scientology auditing and/or training.

For the state of Scientology aesthetics, just check out the golden turds that make up the decor at any Big Scientology Event. Little Tiny Dave surrounded by gilded phalluses. Thus is the present state of Scientology aesthetics.

Gus