L. RON HUBBARD
(Lafayette Ronald Hubbard)
This was not text from one of his novels, but a claim that the Scientology founder made as to where he received insights and revelations that were incorporated in his religion. See Ted Koppel’s reaction to the Scientology Church head: {586870}. This quotation is used by Scientology detractors to illustrate that Hubbard was either hallucinating or lying.
Hubbard had a business based on his self-help book, Dianetics. He turned this into a pseudo-religion called Scientology which makes large sums of money years after Hubbard died.
The Scientology cult operates much like a secret society. One of their practices was to try and keep all their literature secret—to members only. When former members started releasing the material, the Scientologists would sue them. The Scientologists have tried to expunge this quotation as it demonstrates the aggressive, litigious strategy of the cult which purports to be a religion.
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was an American author of science fiction and fantasy stories who founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health and established a series of organizations to promote Dianetics. In 1952, Hubbard lost the rights to Dianetics in bankruptcy proceedings, and he subsequently founded Scientology. Thereafter Hubbard oversaw the growth of the Church of Scientology into a worldwide organization.
