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| Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health | 
 enlarge | Author: L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher: Bridge Publications, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (300 reviews)
Sales Rank: 287099
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 702
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 088404632X
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.9
EAN: 9780884046325
ASIN: 088404632X
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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 Not even good science fiction May 6, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I checked out the book to see what all the fuss is about, I am sorry but I watched Ed Wood films that were more plausible.
This has got to be the biggest load of bull I have ever read.
Save you money do not buy this book.
Strange, and Possibly Dangerous April 19, 2008
287 out of 293 found this review helpful
I found this book to be filled with jargon, half baked theories and bizarre assertions. Hubbard seems to only be guessing; he gives no clue as to how he arrives at any of his fantastic claims- that one can raise one's IQ, avoid accidents, pretty much eradicate any and all issues in one's life, by clearing away "engrams" created by bad experiences, including *prenatal* experiences.
In short, one will become more or less superhuman- and if not, it's because you're not doing it right- and it's this weird circular logic that makes the book impossible to take seriously. He seems to have started with some interesting borrowed ideas (regression therapy, ritual magick, etc.) and gotten extraordinarily carried away. In short, he combines older forms of psychotherapy with magical techniques and his own version of Buddhist mindfulness meditation.
This could be of limited usefulness, but I am very concerned that the book makes claims that homosexuality, infertility, etc., are 'perversions,' actual physical illnesses that can be 'cured' by Dianetics, and that ulcers and other diseases are caused by unsuccessful attempts at abortion. These are just two of the many odd medical assertions hubbard makes which could cause serious harm were one to prefer Hubbard's advice over proper medical or pychological care. Most disturbing of all, critics of Hubbard's methods are, of course, ill themselves, criminals, or worse, a frighteningly convenient idea.
Scientifically Wrong and Morally Unacceptable April 18, 2008
143 out of 150 found this review helpful
"The sexual pervert (and by this term, Dianetics, to be brief, includes any and all forms of deviation in dynamic two such as homosexuality, lesbianism, sexual sadism, etc., and all down the catalog of Ellis and Kraft-Ebbing) is actually quite ill physically. Perversion, as an illness, has so many manifestations that it must be spread over the entire gamut of classes from 1 to 5 above. Overdevelopment of the sexual organs, underdevelopment, seminal inhibition or magnification, etc., are found some in one pervert, some in another."
(pages 149-150 1992 edition)
This book claims homosexuality and lesbianism are perversions associated with shriveled or over-sized genitalia. To make such a claim is demonstrably incorrect and morally abhorrent. If readers want self-help that is compatible with modern science and basic standards of human decency, they will not find it in this book.
Dianetics Is Purely a Ploy to Control the Weak Minded Person April 17, 2008
101 out of 104 found this review helpful
After reading this book, I have to say that I was truly impressed by Mr. Hubbard being a Science Fiction writer....but not, by any means a writer of a new religion / cult / "Way To Happiness" ...
If you read between the lines here, this book sounds like a way to get people to sign off on their Christian values and submit to the "Cult" of Scientology.
Buyer Beware!!! This is dangerous reading, you would be better of reading "Battlefield Earth" if you want some peace of mind.
Final Note, if you are going to buy this book, make sure you buy it from the used book bin at your local book fair....that way the so called Church of Scientology will not reap the rewards of your "fresh purchase" which goes straight into the pockets of the Church Leaders....
A cult March 17, 2008
89 out of 91 found this review helpful
This book is the basis for the religion L. Ron Hubbard created called Scientology. The religion is a cult and this book will lead you down that path. The book itself seems very useful...almost like a self-help book, however it is meant to pave the way for your induction into the cult.
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