Comments on: I passed a test! http://terahertzatheist.ca/2008/09/28/i-passed-a-test/ Science and compassion for a better world Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: Michael Vester http://terahertzatheist.ca/2008/09/28/i-passed-a-test/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:27:52 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/?p=807#comment-944 Your test had more “gizmo’s” than my test. Back in 1979, I was approached by a pretty young lady. She asked me if I wanted a free psychological test. I was more interested in her than the test but I agreed. I was led up to an second floor office right next to the Princess Theatre. An older man greeted me and sat me down in a small room with a table and a chair. I was given a multiple choice test, about a 100 true/false questions.

It took about 15 minutes to write the test. Later, I found out it was a variation of a real psychological test, a MMPI, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. I went to the office where the gentleman that gave me the test was sitting. He took one look at the test and claimed that I had some very serious mental problems. I asked him, shouldn’t he actually score the test first.

He claimed that he had a lot of experience and he could tell that I had some very serious mental problems just by looking at the answer sheet. Then I asked him, “What kind of credentials do you have to make such an assessment?”

The next thing he said was, “Get out!”

I asked, “What about my mental problems? Aren’t you going to help me?”

I got another, “Get out!” and another two males showed up to escort me out of the building. Afterwards, I thought about the whole episode. I never saw the attractive girl that lured me in the first place. I was not being sarcastic ass but I did ask an intelligent question. I guess I was not good Scientology material, stupid was a lot of money.

I should give it another try. With almost 30 years under my belt, I should be able to advance a bit further into the indoctrination process without tripping off any alarms. I should be able to get as far as possible without spending any money. Unlike most other religions, Scientology requires a considerable outlay of cash to become “clear.”

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By: Evolved Rationalist http://terahertzatheist.ca/2008/09/28/i-passed-a-test/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:22:14 +0000 http://terahertzatheist.ca/?p=807#comment-747 Hmm, interesting. When I met some Scilons outside the center here in Pittsburgh while they were doing about the same thing (sometime last year) and asked them about Xenu, they claimed that it was all a lie made up by the people “persecuting Scientology”. I wonder if they were lying or if they were truly ignorant. With cults, one never knows…

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