So, I just learned today that the idea of prison planet is one of the beliefs held within Scientology. The more I listened to the particular interview/conversation that I was listening to, the more Scientology and Farsight's developed narrative converged. The idea that there's a Galactic Federation, the idea of prison planet, the memory-wiping, the forced reincarnation cycle, the idea of galactic wars, etc. At some point I question myself, "hold on, am I believing in Scientology now?"
There are other proponents of the idea of prison planet, such as David Icke. I also know that Technical Intuition RV'd the concept of Moksha (i.e. freedom from the cycle of birth and death) from Hinduism, and found something akin to a death trap. Farsight seems to have come across the idea from the book Alien Interview, where the alleged accounts of Matilda McElroy having interviewed a captured alien from the Roswell crash are described. That alien, Airl, described the death trap, among other things.
So, here's what I am thinking: either Scientology deserves more credibility than what it is given, or the whole idea of death trap and prison planet is a giant psychological operation, not unlike virtually all religions, and of which Farsight is part of, consciously of it or not.
The big question is, how to find out? I think that there is scope for Farsight to do a mysteries project on Scientology.
It would be truer to say that you (apparently) believe things that other people believe, and that they have verified for themselves by using the techniques that they have been using.
Are you shocked in that you believe that the Earth rotates around the sun? Just because a whole lot of others do as well (even those you may not like?) If it's true, then it shouldn't be surprising.
When a 'real' scientologist says they believe in the Death Traps, it's not supposed to be because they've read it in one of L.Ron's writings - but because they have personally remembered them. You don't *need* scientology to have those memories - but their techniques are effective (although, I'm not going to suggest 100%, as they would!)
I don't think Courtney 'believes' the Alien Interview stuff from Matilda and Airl - I think he read it, and RVed it, and then 'found out for himself'. So, it's not a matter of 'faith' to him - it's of personal evidence. Which is what we should all do.
Sort of getting back to your question - RV!!! Yourself! So that you come to understand that what these people 'believe', they do so because they have a personal experience of it. And you can too!
(There's not a huge point of RVing Scientology - although, it would be interesting to see what was going on with L.Ron when he was getting all of this... it sounds a LOT like it was channelled!)
"So, here's what I am thinking: either Scientology deserves more credibility than what it is given, or the whole idea of death trap and prison planet is a giant psychological operation, not unlike virtually all religions, and of which Farsight is part of, consciously of it or not."
FTR - yes... that's pretty much where it's at!
Good that my comment triggered your interest, but my intention was not to get into the discussion of belief versus direct personal experience. I am perfectly aware of that and I understand your point. I am not a person who wants to believe, I want to know for a fact. I wrote what I wrote in simple and straightforward language to make a point about the similarities between Scientology and Farsight and raise the flag.
My last sentence was intended to give Farsight the benefit of the doubt and a possibility to address the question through a project.
Oh no. That isn't going to happen. IMO.
You can't expect Courtney to find out he's been wrong for the last 40 years and just meekly delete all the offending videos. He's not that sort of guy.
It's a bit like Charlton Heston and guns. Epic child hood love story that can't be abandoned without losing self identity.
And yeah, maybe I've got some child hood experiences I can't let go of either without losing self identity, so it's not really a Courtney thing, it's an AGE thing. Which he's always trying to run away from.