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From: theta88008@my-deja.com
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:15:15 -0800
Subject: Scientologists: 17 Questions

Dear scientologists,

The hardback L. Ron Hubbard Library version of the New Slant On Life (Copyright 1988, 1990) says in it's editorial foreward ...

"This book, first published in 1965, contains basic Scientology information anyone can use to effectively better his or her life.

In producing this new edition, a careful study of the author's literary archives was conducted, yielding ADDITIONAL [emphasis mine] material he wrote for this work after its initial release."

In the above foreward, the "editors" MISLEAD scientologists by saying ADDITIONAL material was added. They utterly failed to announce that they DELETED the following chapters from the original 1965 "By L. Ron Hubbard" version .... (Why?)

1. The Reason Why
• 2. The Conditions of Existence
• 3. Myths of the Mind
• 4. The Man Who Succeeds
• 5. On Death of the Consciousness
• 6. Accent on Ability
• 7. Freedom vs Entrapment
• 8. The Human Mind
• 9. Communication

• 1) Were these deletions in NSOL made per LRH order? and Why?

• 2) Why are the missing chapters not important to this introductory book?

• 3) Were they put in other revised books where it seemed the subject matter of those chapters fits better?

• 4) Are we looking again at some kind of internal "reform"?

• 5) Is somebody thinking they know better about what some public would be more comfortable reading?

• 6) Who makes the altering decisions?

• 7) The above chapters may be articles in early mags that they no longer have the copyrights for. Has that been checked?

• 8) Anybody still got those LONG lists of HCOBs that supposedly have expired copyrights?

• 9) Why are some parishioners so lemminglike that they don't seem to notice or to care?

• 10) Isn't the BIGGER thing the misuse of ethics and so on that makes the person think he has to toe the line or he will LOSE his bridge?

• 11) Why was the vital basic subject of communication even taken out of this introductory book on scientology (NSOL) in the first place?

• 12) Why doesn't the altered L. Ron Hubbard Library version (from the original) not contain ANY chapters about communication?

  The Communications Course has LONG been the best introductory to scientology. Yet, ironically, the subject is now DELETED in this most basic introductory book.

  I also found it peculiar that there is NO chapter on FREEDOM in the altered L. Ron Hubbard Library version. This is curious considering that FREEDOM is what scientology is suppose to be about.

  In the By L. Ron Hubbard version (the original), there is that classic chapter called "Freedom vs. Entrapment."

• 13) So I wonder why these vital elements of scientology (communication and freedom) are not in the altered LRH Library version?

• 14) Isn't it an out-point that the editors of the L. Ron Hubbard Library version (Copyright 1988, 1990) Hardback edition in the "Editors Foreward" mislead the reader into thinking that the book is the original PLUS ADDED MATERIAL. They fail to mention they deleted nine apparently "non-essential" chapters from the original.

  It's very hard for me to believe that LRH ordered the original 9 chapters removed from NSOL. Can you picture RON saying "I want those essential chapters on freedom and communication deleted NOW!"

  What's even more interesting is that this revised Hardback edition came out in 1988 which is two years after the death of LRH. What are the chances of LRH authorizing these deletions considering this time frame?

  It kind of makes one wonder. As you know, I don't take changes to LRH works too well. There better be accessible proof somewhere to find out this was authorized by him. Public Relations says I have to join the Sea Org to get proof. But that's another can of worms for another thread.

  Why is it so hard to authenticate LRH works? It should not be this hard to keep point nine of KSW in. Remember what that is?

  "Closing the door on ANY possibility of incorrect technology."

  Amazingly, I'm getting CI (counter-intention) to this by some alleged scientologists, even Robert of the Public Relations of the Church of Scientology, Inc. himself!

• 15) Does any scientologist here disagree with the idea of having copies of all original LRH handwritten works in the qual of each org to so each scientologist has the ability to easily take personal responsibility for quick authentication? (save Robert)

• 16) Does any scientologist here disagree with having the original works preserved on microfilm for all scientologists to see? (save Robert)

  I can't believe I'm getting CI to this idea by Public Relations.

• 17) Why? I'm looking for the right why. I hope you do too.

Safe