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Originally posted by Spanky
Have you guys heard that Urban myth that Heinlein, Asminov and Hubbard were all playing poker and they started talking about how crazy religoin is and Hubbard said that it would be really easy to start a religion. Everyone else was incredulous as to that boast, so Hubbard bet them that he could start a religion. He was supposed to uncover it as a fraud but he died before he got the chance.
Wouldn't that be great if it were true.
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The bet with Heinlein has been pretty much debunked.
The Church took German publishers to court over the report that Scientology was a money making scheme.
Rumors persist, though, that L. Ron Hubbard said several times that the best way to make a million dollars was to start a religion.
There's a huge anti-scientology movement on the web. If half of the stories are true, it's a really scary religion. I looked into it a bit when my friend was trying to get out of her marraige. There are stories of the Church going after people who left it and talked about it. They sue people all the time for revealing its material and texts. Basically, to move on to the next level of enlightenment, you have to pay to take their special courses.
Operation Clam Bake is the most comprehensive anti-scientology site out there. It's sort of fascinating to read about.
