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A SCIENCE OF MIND is a goal which has engrossed thousands of generations of man. Read the first page
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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If you are of African descent...,
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This review is from: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (Mass Market Paperback)
Dianetics makes laughable attempts to sound "scientific" by using obscure words to express mundane ideas while at the same time completely ignoring the basics of scientific method. The book also contains several frightening examples of cultural bias. Potential readers should be aware of them. Perhaps the most disturbing example is on page 195, wherein Mr. Hubbard discusses the Zulu tribe of Africa. According to Mr. Hubbard, the Zulu would escape his "reactive data" if he were moved out of his "restimulative" area and taught English. But left in his native habitat, a "Zulu is only outside the bars of a madhouse because there are no madhouses provided by his tribe." This could be dismissed as an anomaly if there weren't several other examples of this kind of frightening generalization. For example, on page 149 Mr. Hubbard asserts that homosexuals can be shown to have either overdeveloped or underdeveloped genitalia. The book is ludicrous scientifically, and a nightmare as a piece of social commentary. Avoid.
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ANECTODAL EVIDENCE IS NOT SCIENCE,
By "ernestlouis" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (Mass Market Paperback)
Mr. Hubbard asserts that Dianetics is a modern "science" of mental health. But science doesn't put forth theories without presenting empirical evidence. Were Mr. Hubbard's results ever duplicated by an outside source? Were they ever published in a reputable scientific journal? The book doesn't tell us. He DOES provide endless bits of anecdotal evidence. But anecdotes-- no matter what their numbers-- are not scientific evidence.And while neither debating nor criticizing Mr. Hubbard's socio-political assertions, an awareness of them may be useful in deciding if this is the self-help book for you. To cite two examples from Dianetics, Mr. Hubbard asserts that "any judge or doctor recommending an abortion should be instantly deprived of position and practice, whatever his 'reason'" (page 190). He also asserts that gays and lesbians (or "perverts" as Mr. Hubbard refers to them) can be demonstrated to have either overdeveloped or underdeveloped sexual organs (page 145). There are better-researched and better-written books out there. Not recommended.
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This review is from: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (Mass Market Paperback)
Don't waste your time with that book, instead, read Battlefield Earth.(It will be more useful for your mental health)
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