We had a lively comments section this episode while I answered a ton of questions related to psychology, cults and Scientology. Enjoy!

Critical Q&A #396

This week, it’s answers about testing in Scientology, how I think Hubbard’s death had to be explained and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) Recently I went into a Church of Scientology and did some of the tests they offer as a free service. I did the OCA or personality test as well as their 30-minute… Read More »Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #395

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #395

This week, it’s answers about why Hubbard/Miscavige mistreat their staff, an honest assessment of why Scientology doesn’t get a deep look on the internet, what Scientologists mean by “the able” and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) What impact would it have had if the Sea Org prioritized morale with more days off, more parties and… Read More »Critical Q&A #394

Critical Q&A #394

We had a great time today answering a variety of questions dealing with Scientology and coercive control and I got to give some renewed promises on long-awaited content. Enjoy!

Critical Q&A #393 – LIVE

For our final episode of 2022, I’m giving you all a rundown on Scientology’s religious rituals, the rules around auditing of children, what are weaponized empaths and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) People have been asking about funeral rites in Scientology recently. Is there a method of body disposal (funeral, with or without embalming, cremation,… Read More »Critical Q&A #392

Critical Q&A #392

We went live today to answer a load of questions related to Scientology, Masterson, Miscavige and all the usual suspects. In the midst of this, I got to go a little deep on my exit from Scientology and had some choice words for some of my real critics out there. Enjoy!

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #391 – LIVE

This week, it’s answers about the Xenu story killing people, Hubbard’s obsession with scents, auditing and memory, and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) If Hubbard said (and believed) that exposure to OT III was harmful or even deadly to people, how on Earth could the man justify writing Revolt in the Stars, which is obviously… Read More »Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #390

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #390

This week we went live with a combination of some pre-chosen questions and taking them live from the chat, almost all focused around various aspects of Scientology, cult recruitment and current events. Enjoy!

Critical Q&A #389 – LIVE

We did a bonus Q&A episode to help catch up on some backlog of questions I’ve received over the years and we had a good time doing it, discussing cult recovery and, as always, a bunch of Scientology stuff. Enjoy!

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #388 – BONUS LIVE

This week, it’s my deepest answer yet about dealing with post-cult guilt, a breakdown on Hubbard’s pseudoscientific approach to Scientology, a rundown on Heber Jentzsch and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) After seeing how Scientology is a deceptive, evil organization and accepting that all of us are imperfect (me included), the question that comes to… Read More »Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #387

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #387

We had a lot of fun today talking about the events of this last week in the legal arena of Scientology-related stuff, the election, a deeper dive into the history of thetans in this world and what they’re doing here, and a lot more. Enjoy!

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #385 – LIVE

This week, it’s answers about loaded language in Scientology, how group processing reinforces group controls, a breakdown on body thetans and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) Did Hubbard create an additional language for Scientology as just another form of coercive control? In other words, would you say that all of those words that only make… Read More »Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #384

Chris Shelton’s Critical Q&A #384

This week it’s answers about how Scientology is stuck in the past, some more thoughts about Tom Cruise as a Scientologist, the kind of people who end up in OSA and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) I remember during my short experience with Scientology that emails are called telexes. The reason was because that was… Read More »Critical Q&A #383

Critical Q&A #383

This week we went live. I showed off my new encyclopedia of L. Ron Hubbard’s life as told by the Church of Scientology and we launched into answers to a ton of questions about Scientology and also Iran. Enjoy!

Critical Q&A #381 – LIVE

This week it’s a deep dive into what it takes to do Scientology’s OT levels, the Emotional Tone Scale, my thoughts on The Sandman and also on Alex Jones’ latest problems and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) Can you talk about the Sea Org’s security policies/procedures around the OT materials? You made reference to it… Read More »Critical Q&A 378

Critical Q&A 378

Today we did a live stream Q&A show and it went great. We talked Grant Cardone and other Scientology criminals and opportunists, the cancellation of the RPF and what replaced it and a lot more. Enjoy!

Critical Q&A #377 – We’re Back!

This week we went live to answer a slew of questions about Scientology and its history, Donald Trump in the news and a whole lot more. Enjoy!

Critical Q&A #376 – LIVE

This week it’s answers about Scientology Sunday services, Hubbard’s family tree, movies with Scientology data in them and more. Enjoy! (1) When were “Sunday services” introduced in Scientology? Was it before you left or after? If before, have you ever attended and if so, what did you think? Based on what you know, what do… Read More »Critical Q&A #375

Critical Q&A #375

This week I talk in detail about Scientology auditing and how it works, Tom Cruise and why Scientologists love him so much, why Hubbard is thought of so highly despite his bad looks and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) I am curious about people finding themselves in auditing sessions where they could not leave. You… Read More »Critical Q&A 374

Critical Q&A 374

This week, it’s answers about loaded language in Scientology, how much should cult education be part of schooling, why is David Mayo a significant name in Scientology’s history and a lot more. Enjoy! (1) When I was still relatively new to Scientology, I was put on the E-meter and asked many questions including “Are you… Read More »Critical Q&A #373

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