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   anschauung.scientology   
   From: napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com   
      
   I am being defamed and forged here wrote:   
   > Stu Miller wrote:   
   >   
   >>CLAIM:  1950s:  Psychosurgery was touted as a treatment "breakthrough."  "The   
   >>brain cutting operation known as pre-frontal lobotomy can bring 'striking'   
   >>improvement to chronically sick mental patients."   
   >>- Science Newsletter   
   >>   
   >>FACT:  1970s:  Psychosurgery was later recognized as a failure:  "The   
   >>psychosurgery operations have a general blunting effect on emotions and   
   thought   
   >>processes" and "there is no theoretical or empirical justification for any of   
   >>them." - Science Journal   
   >>   
   >>FACT:  1997:  Psychosurgery is "nothing short of a mental health holocaust   
   >>perpetrated by mind-stealing hacks in the dimly lit clinics of public   
   >>psychiatric hospitals." - Frank Vertosick, neurosurgeon   
   >>   
   >>FACT:  2003:  With psychosurgery procedures still being performed today,   
   >>"researchers still do not fully understand how the operations affect the   
   brain,   
   >>or why." - The Toronto Star   
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   >   
   > Very interesting, Stu. Keep the facts coming.   
   >   
   > Barbara Schwarz   
      
   Interesting indeed. Though what this has to do with the Scientology cult   
   I'll never know. ;)   
      
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