> This claims to be the skill of seeing what is under ones nose- the
> obvious in other words.

> It would seem to be a useful skill to have. Very often the hardest
> things to see are the things directly under ones nose.

> Unfortunately there must be something very wrong with this technique
> because this is the very thing that Scientologists are unable to do.
> These guys spend years studying a subject in order to acquire super
> abilities- and then somehow fail to notice they do not have them!

> Learning Obnosis involves looking at someone and describing the
> obvious 'he has a nose!' and so on.

> This is supposed to help us notice the obvious but it is really quite
> absurd. I have never met a person who was unaware that people had
> noses.

> Put yourself in the place of the person doing the drill. What is he
> really learning? Is he learning to see the obvious? No. In reality he
> is learning NOT TO THINK!

> In order to pass the drill it is necessary to relate only what you see
> and avoid thinking about it at all.

> Now THAT is a skill that Scientologists have mastered well!

> http://leavingscientology.blogspot.com/

> > One of the first things a Scientologist learns is Obnosis.

> > This claims to be the skill of seeing what is under ones nose- the
> > obvious in other words.

> > It would seem to be a useful skill to have. Very often the hardest
> > things to see are the things directly under ones nose.

> > Unfortunately there must be something very wrong with this technique
> > because this is the very thing that Scientologists are unable to do.
> > These guys spend years studying a subject in order to acquire super
> > abilities- and then somehow fail to notice they do not have them!

> > Learning Obnosis involves looking at someone and describing the
> > obvious 'he has a nose!' and so on.

> > This is supposed to help us notice the obvious but it is really quite
> > absurd. I have never met a person who was unaware that people had
> > noses.

> As I see it, obnosis is mostly or is like a reference point.  All may
> be aware a person has a nose, but many have trouble separating the
> sight of a nose from opinions about a nose or opinions about noses in
> general.

>  There must be some other purpose to the drill.

> > Put yourself in the place of the person doing the drill. What is he
> > really learning? Is he learning to see the obvious? No. In reality he
> > is learning NOT TO THINK!

> Sorta.  He's learning HOW TO "not think".  2 different concepts.  See
> the differentiation?

> > In order to pass the drill it is necessary to relate only what you see
> > and avoid thinking about it at all.

> Not as I recall. (memopry may not be working well enough), but they
> need to be able to describe a space time pheonomina w/out introducing
> opinions is how I remember it.  1 of the skills of a good researcher
> or reporter.  They are learning to not editorialise in wog
> terminology.

>  The Scientologist is actually

> > learning to become an unthinking zombie!

> I'd like to have the ability to be an unthinking zombie.  I would not
> like to be 1 when I would rather be something else.  I would like to
> be anything I want to be whenever I want to.

> > Now THAT is a skill that Scientologists have mastered well!

> I would love to know what you find so attractive about sensationalist
> bullshit!

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