“That’s a very limited viewpoint right there … ‘All other-determinism are contrary to my own.’ That’s a definition of ‘paranoia.’ Well, Man’s complete freedom happens to lie, unfortunately for such thinking, in his recognition of his brotherhood with the entire universe. And in his failure to recognize this, he will fail. …
“Self-determinism was a concept of very early days of Scientology and the late days of Dianetics. We have exceeded the concept—exceeded it very markedly. …
“Instead of self-determinism, we now have freedom of viewpoint. You see how these two things would merge, one with another, and how freedom of viewpoint is a tremendously higher concept than self-determinism? Because freedom of viewpoint would mean it’s perfectly all right for you to argue with yourself any day you want to, if you’ll just remember you’re arguing with yourself.”
— L. Ron Hubbard
Excerpted from the lecture Training of Auditors delivered on 16 July 1954. This can be found in the 7th American ACC lectures. Track 9.
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