Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard is no crazier than the average prophet, and Scientology is better than a lot of religions--at least it preaches self-improvement in this life through self-analysis rather than rewards in an afterlife through prayer.
But Scientology makes one huge mistake: it promises improved intelligence rather than the attainment of eternal bliss. And intelligence can be measured whereas no one has ever come back from the grave to prove that a religion was a fraud. Putting it another way, what Scientology must learn is that it’s much safer to insult the intelligence than to improve it.
JAMES IRONS
Los Angeles
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