Thursday, April 2, 2015
Dianetics
For my second book I read Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard. Hubbard is the creator of Scientology so it gives me a look into his mind as he was starting the religion. Technically the book was created before Scientology, but it is referred to as Book One of the religion. It deals with the mental aspect of the religion and is extremely similar to a self help book. It contrasts my first book which was created by a skeptic so that I now have a book from each side, with one actually being the creator. It really shows the thoughts behind why Scientology was created, and some of the beliefs of the religion. It does not really delve into the beliefs of the religion which is heavily talked about from a skeptics point of view, meaning that an extra source from a followers point of view would be helpful. I think this book gave me a lot of good information of Scientology, especially about the years directly before its creation.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Gabe,
ReplyDeleteI like how you read a book by the creator of Scientology, as it can give you an idea of why this religion was created and how it has developed from the beginning. It is also a good idea that you read one book from each side, so you get equal amounts of perspective from each point of view. I agree with your point about getting another source from a follower of the religion's point of view, so you can gain knowledge about every perspective behind Scientology.
Gabe,
ReplyDeleteI like how you read a book by the creator of Scientology, as it can give you an idea of why this religion was created and how it has developed from the beginning. It is also a good idea that you read one book from each side, so you get equal amounts of perspective from each point of view. I agree with your point about getting another source from a follower of the religion's point of view, so you can gain knowledge about every perspective behind Scientology.