what is the origin of Scientology?

Question

i heard it was a bar bet to his buddy's that he said he could come up with a religion that people would follow, the guy i am talking about it that one Hubberd guy or something. it this correct? Or was his intentions pure and good? just wondering about where the helll it came from.

Answer 1

Here's some info about what Scientology is and it's origins:
Scientology is an applied religious philosophy. When I say "applied" I mean you actually use it in your life to change or improve existing conditions. It is a very practical religion.
All religions if you learn about them have a basic philosphy, but they also have certain dogma, rituals and observances, and a certain faith or belief is required. There is nothing wrong with this, but Scientology is not that kind of religion. It does not intrude on anyones faiths of beliefs in the area of God , the Supreme Being, or the Infinite. This area is left totally up to the indivdual as pasrt of his life. It does not conflict.
You can have no specific religious beliefs and still benefit from it.
And it is only true for you according to your own observation and experience with it.
It is also not a messianic religion. This means there is no worship of messiahs in Scientology. There are no “beliefs” as such because a truth should be according to ones own observation and experience.
The dictionary definition that applies:
Religion: The spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognises the existence of superhuman power or powers.

The most basic principle of Scientology is that YOU are your own immortal soul, that this is not a "thing" you HAVE but what YOU actually are.
The whole purpose of Scientology is to increase an individual's understanding and awareness of himself. and lifeAnd thereby his native abilities .
When you do this the sphere and zone of his positive influence increases and moves outward into his life, his family ,his friends, his groups and mankind which he is part of.

How this result is achieved is the "technology" of Scientology, which was developed by L.Ron Hubbard after his extensive research and the discoveries he made, about the human spirit. The basic religious philosophy and knowledge of Scientology is very old, going back 10,000 years at least to the Veda or Vedic Hymns from the East. L. Ron Hubbard researched and made new discoveries about the human spirit. He developed technology from these discoveries to apply to increase spiritual awareness and ability.
He completed his research before his death in 1986 and left all of his results and copyrights
to the Church of Scientology along with most of his considerable personal estate, when he died.

He published a book in 1951 to communicate the basic principles he discovered called: " Scientology The Fundementals of Thought"
There are currently over 10 million Scientologists in more than 163 countries world wide. However we are a new religion, only 53 years old.
The true story of Scientology as a religion goes like this:
1. A philosopher developes a philosophy about life and death.
2. People find it interesting.
3. People find it works.
4. People pass it along to others.
5. It grows.

This is just an overview.
L. Ron Hubbard explained fully the theology and technologies of Scientology in more than 500,000 pages of writings, including dozens of books and over 2,000 tape-recorded public lectures. So it's not possible to fully answer your question on this forum.
However logically you would have to have better motives
than some "bar bet" to spend that many years researching the human spirit and writing that many words about your discoveries and developments regarding it's rehabilitation......

Answer 2

Origin Of Scientology

Answer 3

L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer & “prophet” of Scientology, has been quoted as saying: "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion" http://lisatrust.freewinds.cx/scientology/hubbard.htm

Answer 4

That is supposedly the story behind why Hubbard wrote the book Dianetics and the Church of Scientology began. Here is his official biography from the Church of Scientology to see what the posssible intents were http://lron.hubbard.org/ I have only ever heard the bar story though.

Answer 5

It is a very wierd religion and I think it was based on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. the book, published in 1952 called Dianetics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology

If you check this site out, scroll down till you find the part about the aliens that brought billions of people to earth 75 million years ago and placed them by volcanos...this was due to the leadership of some alien called Xenu! How absurd!

I would suggest that you search for the truth and let dead aliens lie! lol Really, this is a waste of time, search for the true God, Jehovah. You can read all about him in the Bible, which is available in nearly every language and in every country of the world.

For a free home Bible study, contact Jehovah's Witnesses in your area, or at the local Kingdom Hall

Answer 6

It is a bunch of people who came up with an idea how to exploit people and become rich. This is anything but a religion. It is an exclusive club brain washing people who are retarded enough to believe everything they are promised and ready to be financially and psychologically exploited. Just look at all the so called celebs who became members, one more stupid than the other, topped by Presley's widow.

Answer 7

L Ron Hubbard based it off a series of fictional novels he wrote. He wanted to see if people would follow it as a religion or if they would just ignore it.

Answer 8

It started out as a philosophy in 1952--by a philosopher.

Answer 9

Made in the USA.

Answer 10

Satan