> > Davis said that while the church avoids membership estimates, it's
> > "absolutely in the millions" globally and growing in the U.S.

> Davis is "absolutely" brainwashed if he believes that. I'm sure he
> picks up a vibe of excitement about Scientology in Hollywood, and
> thinks it is like that everywhere. Why is a cult that is so stat-
> obsessed in other respects -- right down to taking notes of every
> auditing session and keeping them on file, or miles of wire used in
> the Ft. Brainwash renovation  -- yet so disorganized they can't keep a
> database of people currently taking Scientology courses, or holding
> some kind of simple membership.

> I think this whole aspect of stats constitutes why it is so damn hard
> to get off their mailing list. Once you are taken off, you can't be
> part of someone's stats as an active member, and instead some drone is
> held accountable for the decline. Is that a good stat to tell your
> supervisor: "I took 40 pissed-off people off the mailing list today."
> Hip hip hurray!