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To evaluate any organization it is essential to begin at the beginning, look at the vision and mission statements, the reasons for founding the organization and then evaluate based upon the service to community. Religions, organizations, churches, cults, and other groups that come together under a common belief, a shared interest is going to come under scrutiny by those who do not share in the belief or interest. Fear is the driving force for all scrutiny and criticism, a fear of the unknown.

Somewhere there is an article yet to be uncovered today that reflects a conversation between L. Ron Hubbard and a friend in which he was quoted as saying "I bet I can create a religion that people will follow." This is supposed to be the birth of Scientology. Whether this conversation is truth or fiction does not matter, out of the science fiction writings and his life the basics of Scientology and Dianetics were created. L. Ron Hubbard was an author, a writer of fiction and non-fiction, his books span the same basics of self-help as many others such as Steven Covey, Neale Donald Walsch, Vernon Howard, and Dale Carnegie to mention only a view.

Scientology is an organized belief system set with laws that work for those who believe. Just as any religion when one believes in the essence of the religion then their life is improved. As that person believes so be it, this is the basics of all self-help mastery. The center is self-love, help others and live a life free of hate and crime. The cult or religion itself is never at fault for the insanity of its members, just as with the religious zealots there are those who give an organization a bad name.

Evaluating Scientology or any religion or cult one must first begin with an open mind, examine the facts and then remain unbiased in the evaluation. This article is the scientific endeavor, not an emotional or belief oriented culmination, neither for nor against. It is the scientific mind that is able to review and learn from any religion, cult or organization seeking to adapt change into the world it is residing in. Social change occurs because someone stood up and said this is how we can change, give it a try. Rather than ask questions about that suggestion or idea there are those who out of fear choose to destroy. There is a history of violence this world has conducted in the name of God, love and freedom. What one does not understand or fears s/he will attempt to destroy, it is inevitable.

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