Anonymous asked this question on 4/19/2000:

Why Lisa Mcpherson die? Is it truth that the "actual" Administration has Squirreled the tech? Is this Possible? Thanks for your time :-))) A Clueless 1/2Clam

desertphile gave this response on 4/19/2000:

The reason why Ms. Lisa McPherson died are too complex for me to go in to in this medium. There are social issues, economic issues, political issues, and theological issues that are involved in her death--- a thick book would be required to even begin to cover the issue well.

The short answer is "No," they were not "squireling" the Tech--- they were following it to the letter. That appears to have been the deciding factor in the actual death of McPherson: the tech was not appropreate to her mental and physical condition.

The question you will probably ask then is, Why did her friends discontinue the Tech (Introspection Rundown) and seek valid help for her?

The answer to that is equally complex.

Basically, they were unable to think to do so. Litterally. I have observed many times where a Scientologist is assigned a hat (position of department or authority) where they are not qualified to act autonomously and think things through--- due to the lack of knowledge and experience. Given the condition of McPherson, her friends just appeared to have lacked enough sense to stop what they were doing to her. They were like a computer running a program: no good information was going in, so no good information was going out to help McPherson.

The other major concern is that for the Church to seek actual help for Ms. Lisa McPherson would have been to admit to the world that the Tech did not work. She was a public relations liability (called PTS3). I suppose if the Church had been more interested in the health and well-being of their parisioners and less worries about their public image, McPherson would be alive and well today.

That is pure speculatkon however.

Did I answer your question? If not, please clarify.

desertphile gave this follow-up answer on 4/19/2000:

Note the missing word in my answer:

"The question you will probably ask then is, Why did her friends discontinue the Tech (Introspection Rundown) and seek valid help for her?"

should read:

"The question you will probably ask then is, Why did her friends NOT discontinue the Tech Introspection Rundown) and seek valid help for her?"

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