Daughter and this classmate of hers have been dating since August. She told us him & his whole family are Scientologists. I’m not going to lie, I didn’t know anything about it until she mentioned it, my first thought was “oh, they believe in science? That’s cool”. Then I looked it up online… and I still don’t understand anything. Most sources say it’s a bad thing, but I don’t get what it’s all actually about, as in doctrine, beliefs, activities, etc. I don’t even understand if it’s an actual religion or one of those pay-to-level-up self-care courses. One of the most confusing things I’ve ever read about. So if anyone could explain it straight to the point, I’d be very grateful.
There are parts of it where he explicitly has the aliens talking about how stupid humans are for following dumbass religions, and how easily religious leaders - of any religion - can be bribed with power, money, and sex.
Its definitely not in support of any religion
yeah I took that as going after the “other”.
The sheer number of different religions and the general talk about any religion, as well as the laughter at the idea of a god other than power, would have me disagree on that.
But that’s the fun thing about books - everyone gets their own interpretation of the message!
oh books. I only saw the movie thing and I may even be mixing it up. I saw battlfield earth but honestly it was not good and I did not pay great attention so you are likely right on this. Honesly I geeked out on the whole scientology thing at one point as it was so wierd but like now I am hard pressed to put any effort into looking into it. Maybe in the cult sense as I geeked out on cults when I realized how mlms seem to run like one.
Ohhh… No, not battlefield earth.
Mission Earth. 10 book series.
yeah. I don’t even read good authors anymore. If I was I would not go for him. Heck I still have not finished wheel of time. I read all the jordan but not the wrapup by the other guy. I don’t want to spoil but when the main character did that whole significant thing. I swear that book was like 10 mins long as it jumped between like two dozen different groups.
Oh he is not a good author by any stretch. The sci-fi equivalent of eating sugar - technically reading, has that fun sci-fi bits, but nothing of real value underneath.
C.S. Friedman is a highly undervalued SciFi/Fantasy writer IMO, I think she played in a lot of the same themes as Hubbard but with way better writing and much more interesting stories.
Hubbard was good at churn and rock solid as a swindler, and Mission Earth IMO was just him throwing his last "screw you"s to the people he conned.
A stupid but moderately entertaining read, with insane alien sex scenes, mostly from the perspective of a (I swear I’m not joking) small dicked trickster alien who keeps screwing up his own plans. I think its Hubbard’s self insert.
I wouldn’t bother with it though.