I did not refute them.
All of our instructors are second chamber members and leaders, and most operate groups, temples, or churches. So, we do not discourage or renounce groups. However, groups must be understood properly. Sadly, most people want to belong to a group for a sense of security; once they "belong" they feel "saved," as if attending a group means they are on the path. This is false.
Furthermore, the real Gnostic Church and all the real temples are not in the physical world. Yet again, people lose sight of this, and believe their physical group is the real Gnostic group, but this is false.
The real rituals are in the internal worlds, not the physical world.
The authentic masters are in the internal worlds, not the physical world.
Therefore, like Samael Aun Weor did, we encourage all students to stop seeking physically, but seek internally.
No one needs a physical group to be on the path. Everything you need is internal.