Do you believe there are good things in Dianetics and/or Scientology?
You don’t have to be afraid to admit it, it’s your freedom of opinion and you should not be ashamed of having your own opinion and nobody should feel the need to hide their opinions. If critics or criticism scare you, it’s most likely because you agree with what they say more than you dare to admit. Forget for a moment the debate about Hubbard being mad or not, forget Xenu and all the incredible lies. Forget the horrible testimonies from former members. You may have the opinion that your experience with CoS was good for you, or at least not a bad one. You probably also have experienced that most of the Scientologists you met were nice people. I don’t argue with you on any of that. Try looking at what is actually happening with Scientology. Anybody having an opinion about Scientology can’t ignore the fact that more people than ever before are being made aware of its darker sides. You may agree with some of those accusations or not, it doesn’t matter. What matters for Scientology is that