In this 1952 lecture, Hubbard criticizes the scientific method that he says has been in use for a long time, because it "results in super specialization." Hubbard gives an example of "super specialization," and names his authority: Dr. Pottenger, Monrovia, California. Why, you go down a hall in a medical building and you check in and you say, "There's something in my eye." And the doctor looks at you and he says, "No," he says, "I'm an optic specialist and you'll have to go next door. An … [Read more...] about Lecture: Organization of Data (1952)
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Book: DMSMH Appendix II (1950)
Appendix II [1. Hubbard, L. R. (1950). Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, a handbook of dianetic procedure (25th printing June 1981 ed., pp. 505-11). Los Angeles: Bridge Publications, Inc.] The Scientific Method The Scientific Method is based solidly on definite rules, but is none the less, like the American Way of Life, something that must be lived to be fully understood. The United States has a Constitution, but the American Way of Life is far more than that; so the … [Read more...] about Book: DMSMH Appendix II (1950)