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Ali's Smile: Naked Scientology contributions[edit]

In Daniel Odier's The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs:

Burroughs described Scientology's concept of erasing the reactive mind through techniques such as the E-meter, to achieve "a complete freedom from past conditioning and immunity against such conditioning in the future." p. 46
Then criticizes L. Ron Hubbard for "overtly fascist utterances." p. 47 Scientology for "protecting the home, the church, the family, decent morals...(no wife swapping)...national boundaries, the concept of RIGHT AND WRONG." "Which side are you on Hubbard which side are you on?" p. 48
Claims oppression of Scientology for undoing human conditioning, in the same fashion as psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich by the FDA. "The medical profession is suppressing Reich's orgone accumulator and his discoveries relative to the use and dangers of orgonic energy. They are suppressing Dianetics and Scientology discovered by Mr L. Ron Hubbard." p. 60
"There is every indication that the discoveries of Scientology are being used by the CIA and other official agencies." p. 65 Compares to state and military experimentation with LSD, though does not mention the CIA's Project MKULTRA directly. p. 66
An additional reference to Burroughs' belief in apomorphine to effectively treat heroin addiction. Claims it is suppressed by the government and medical industry for the same reasons as Scientology and Reich's orgone theories. p. 122
Burroughs says that Hubbard claims "that certain words and and word combinations an produce serious illnesses and mental disturbances. I can claim some skill in the scriveners trade, but I cannot guarantee to write a passage that will make someone physically ill. If Mr. Hubbard's claim is justified, this is certainly a matter for further research, and we can easily find out experimentally whether his cliam is justified or not." Hubbard's "engram theory is very easily subject to to experimental verification. Take ten volunteer subjects, subject them to a pain stimulus accompanied by certain words and sounds and images. You can act out little skits." pp. 190–191