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Gilbavel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Scientology is a shite religion that idiots pay to see what's next... and what's next always ends up being the same.
LRH's early work was pioneering SF.
ronboy38 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I've been reading and following Harlan off-and-on for almost 40 years now. Those of us who came up on science fiction were not strangers to Ron Hubbard. Good short story writer, then one day he shows up with a religion and next thing we knew "Scientology" had this huge following. We were dumbfounded! I could have created that! God help you if you try to debate someone who believes in that stuff, though. Hubbard was smart and sharp and a good, good, good salesman. You can start a religion!
JonMGilbertson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You have to give it up for a guy who can talk at such a pace that Robin Williams can barely get a word in.
writertrump (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ur an idiot, the book is awesome, the movie sucked
willsclassic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"AAAHHHHhhh yes, so begins Scientology."
Yes indeed, my friend. Yes indeed.
openuniverse2003 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Parsons died in a lab explosion. Too bad Hubbard wasn't with him at the time.
KanedaJones (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Hubbard had a failed business deal with Jack Parsons, and ran off with Jack's boat and babe. Jack Parsons who would be responsible for the famous JPL (Jet Propulsion Labrotories) turned out to also be an occultist who was a disciple of Crowley's.
thieving the babe and boat kinda goes with Hubbard's love the navy and getting funky wit the ladies. He could have also got influence indirectly from crowley.. hmm.
arcadiandelsol (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You have to understand that Ellison grew up idolizing Hubbard and derived a great deal of inspiration from his work, and his dedication to it - long before Hubbard went batshit crazy. He's trying desperately to hold onto that hero, and blot out what that hero ultimately became.
SchmokinJoe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
AAAHHHHhhh yes, so begins Scientology.
But no matter how many times it's shown and/or proven that L Ron Hubbard basically made up Scientology, the people who follow it refuse to accept the truth. Obviously the higher ups are just money hungry and crazy but the lower people are fucking sheep (sheeple).
soulinite (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WARNING LRH was a bad bad writter. Battlefeild earth was the literary equivilant of Troll 2. |
