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The longest con?
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RE: The longest con?
March 20, 2012 at 2:18 am
(March 20, 2012 at 1:44 am)Faith No More Wrote: I don't know how much truth there is to it, but my dad has always claimed that L. Ron Hubbard made a bet with someone that he could start a religion and get people to follow it.

Legend has it that the bet was with Robert Heinlein. I don't think there's evidence to support it - though there does seem to be plenty of anecdotal evidence regarding the claim that LRH was in it for the money.

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The longest con? - by Jackalope - March 19, 2012 at 8:06 pm
RE: The longest con? - by kılıç_mehmet - March 19, 2012 at 8:11 pm
RE: The longest con? - by zip_ster - March 19, 2012 at 8:46 pm
RE: The longest con? - by padraic - March 19, 2012 at 8:47 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Loading Please Wait - March 19, 2012 at 9:10 pm
RE: The longest con? - by mediamogul - March 19, 2012 at 9:46 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Jackalope - March 19, 2012 at 10:17 pm
RE: The longest con? - by mediamogul - March 19, 2012 at 10:24 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Jackalope - March 19, 2012 at 10:41 pm
RE: The longest con? - by SophiaGrace - March 19, 2012 at 9:51 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Erinome - March 19, 2012 at 10:25 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Minimalist - March 19, 2012 at 10:29 pm
RE: The longest con? - by padraic - March 19, 2012 at 10:44 pm
RE: The longest con? - by mediamogul - March 19, 2012 at 10:59 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Jackalope - March 19, 2012 at 11:01 pm
RE: The longest con? - by mediamogul - March 19, 2012 at 11:03 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Jackalope - March 19, 2012 at 11:07 pm
RE: The longest con? - by Faith No More - March 20, 2012 at 1:44 am
RE: The longest con? - by Jackalope - March 20, 2012 at 2:18 am
RE: The longest con? - by mediamogul - March 25, 2012 at 12:05 pm
RE: The longest con? - by NoMoreFaith - March 20, 2012 at 5:56 am

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