In his class, I so many SF novels written by L Ron Hubbard. Moreover, he even had a book that praised Hubbard by showing all the list of novels and magazines that he wrote or worked for. Do you think my English teacher's a scientologist? Moreover, is L Ron Hubbard significant being and American literature?
2007-12-22 10:17:12 · 5 answers · asked by Joyful Days 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hubbard was a relatively obscure science fiction writer. His works are basic pulp. His only claim to fame was as a cult leader. He was also psychotic and required medication to keep himself semisane almost all of his life. He died still hiding from American law because of criminal charges.
2007-12-22 10:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Buke 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Being a fan of Sci Fi and the author L. Ron Hubbard in particular does not make a person a Scientologist.
L.Ron Hubbard was a prolific and significant writer (not just Sci Fi) in the 30's and 40's mostly. He's best known for his Sci Fi novels and stories he wrote for the popular pulp mags of that era like "Astounding Sci Fi" and others. He also published several books and novels.
H was a successful at that time and used the money he made from his fiction royalties to fund his research into the human mind and spirit.
His discoveries from this research led to developing Dianetics and Scientology. That's about the only connection I know of between his fiction work and the subject of Scientology.
Anyway as Gandalf said, why not just ask your teacher if he is or isn't a Scientolgist. It's not a big deal either way.
P.S. I am a Scientologist but I'm not a Sci Fi fan particularly.
2007-12-22 23:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im an ex-scientologist.
I never saw any connection between being a scientologist and liking what he did as far as researching the course material, and also liking what he did as a scifi writer. In fact, Id say that often people tended to like one and be embarrased by the other.
So Id say probably not. But you could just ask. They really dont bite.
2007-12-22 19:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dan 1:4 Children in whom [was] no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
1Ti 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
2007-12-22 18:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
he was a good science fiction author
who created a another stupid religion like christianity
2007-12-22 18:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by Paul B 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋