How is Dianetics any different to Oprah's book club or Tony Robbins?

[Stoned Goat]

I'm not into the whole religion part of the guy who wrote it, but Dianetics is a book on the science of mental health.

Why is it so bad?


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[Bwian's Virgin Mum ɹɐǝɟsuɐ]

Its not.

Just like anything, there are good parts and silly parts.

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[Vincent K, Atheati Mad Scientist]

Because it ain't science. It's nonsense, and is used as the basis of a mind control cult.

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[Breeze]

Theoretically, it is not so bad if it is actually taken as a book on mental health.

But...the problem is the "whole religion part" of it that you mentioned. Dianetics is the basis for Scientology, which is essentially a religious cult (really no better or worse than Christianity, I just use the world cult because when it is a smaller group of people worshipping/practicing together it is called a cult. When it becomes a much larger society that extends into multiple churches, it is called a religion...it's all essentially the same thing though..cult, religion)

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