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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (10596)12/6/2010 10:08:12 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Respond to of 69300
 
Poker was not involved...

>It is widely believed that the creation of Scientology was the result of a bar bet between L. Ron Hubbard and Robert A. Heinlein. The story says L. Ron Hubbard dared that he could create a religion all by himself. According to Scientology critic Lindsay[4] this is "definitely not true", no such bet was ever made, it would have been "uncharacteristic of Heinlein" to make such a bet, and "there's no supporting evidence". However, several of Heinlein's autobiographical pieces, as well as biographical pieces written by his wife, claim repeatedly that the bet did indeed occur.<

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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (10596)12/8/2010 5:30:46 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 69300
 
I am been under that understanding for years. I don’t remember when I first read about this bet. I think it is true considering the various reports and the motives involved…

You gotta give him credit! A SCI-FI fellow creating a major religion in modern civilized society!! Incredible!!

God, he must have laughed once his book and his programs started to sell like hot cakes! Yuck, Yuck!!