L. Ron Hubbard
L.
Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) was an American science fiction writer who founded Scientology, a religious movement based on his self-help system Dianetics.
Before Scientology, he was a prolific pulp fiction author.
His legacy is inseparable from the controversial church he created, which claims millions of followers and has faced accusations of abuse and fraud.
L. Ron Hubbard's books still line the shelves of Scientology centers worldwide.
Neural memory substrates
- analytical mindReasoning capacity favoring examination
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
- DianeticsPseudoscientific mental health doctrine
survival · dynamics · recall · aberration · case · processing · release
Speculative fiction with technological themes
- pulp magazinesCheap sensational fiction periodicals
- space operaDramatic sci-fi in cosmos
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- prolificProducing abundantly and often
Religion founded on self-improvement technology
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- disconnectionState of being severed
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
tech · org · Clearwater
Fervent fringe group
- litigationLegal dispute process
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- exposeMake known publicly
- criticsThose who evaluate work
defectors · disconnection · abuse allegations · lawsuits · brainwashing
engrams
Neural memory substrates
- analytical mindReasoning capacity favoring examination
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
Dianetics · survival · dynamics · recall · aberration · case · processing · release
science fiction
Speculative fiction with technological themes
- pulp magazinesCheap sensational fiction periodicals
- space operaDramatic sci-fi in cosmos
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
prolific · adventure stories · fantasy · westerns · manuscripts
Church of Scientology
Religion founded on self-improvement technology
- auditingExamining records for accuracy
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- disconnectionState of being severed
ethics · tech · org · Clearwater
cult
Fervent fringe group
- litigationLegal dispute process
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- exposeMake known publicly
critics · defectors · disconnection · abuse allegations · lawsuits · brainwashing
Montana
Northwestern state, fourth-largest
- RhodesiaFormer British African territory
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- commodoreOne-star naval officer
recluse · death · photographs · Aleister Crowley · bigamy · children · biography
- NovelistsStephen King, Agatha Christie, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen
- Religious FoundersBuddha, Jesus, Muhammad, Joseph Smith, Siddhartha Gautama
- ScientologistsTom Cruise, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Elisabeth Moss, Nancy Cartwright
- controversial figuresdictator, tyrant, demagogue, extremist, war criminal
- Scientologyauditing, auditor, clear, Dianetics, engram
- Pseudoscience PromotersSamuel Hahnemann, Wilhelm Reich
L. Ron HubbardBuddha
Enlightened spiritual founder
Jesus Christ · Muhammad · Moses · Confucius · Laozi
L. Ron HubbardCarl Sagan
Isaac Asimov · Neil deGrasse Tyson · Martin Gardner · Arthur C. Clarke · Ursula K. Le Guin
L. Ron HubbardIsaac Asimov
Arthur C. Clarke · Ursula K. Le Guin · Philip K. Dick · Ray Bradbury · Octavia Butler