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Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

Behind the Bastards

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The New Science of Diabetics

In 1950, science fiction writer John Campbell published a 16,000 word article on Dianetics. The magazine was titled Dianetics, an introduction to a new science. In May of that year, the science of Dianetics was released in fantasy pulp magazine Shh! It proves the mind not only can but does rule the body completely following the sharply defined basic laws set forth physical ills such as ulcers asthma and arthritis could be cured.

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