(July 22, 2020 at 2:45 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: It's a hard thing to argue. Maybe Hubbard was insane just like Jesus or genuinely believed what he preached.
Nah he was a clear scammer. In fact, he was so cocky that he could get away with his scam that he even admitted it. He knew that some people were so gullible his scam would still succeed anyway.
“You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.”
― L. Ron Hubbard
Pure barefaced cockiness. He knew exactly what he was doing.
"Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes." - Alan Watts
