History Creator / LRonHubbard

* BlatantLies: Website/{{Cracked}} gathered [[http://www.cracked.com/article_16337_l.-ron-hubbards-5-most-impressive-lies-besides-scientology.html five particularly glaring examples]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The mythos of Scientology is actually based on a screenplay called "Revolt in the Stars" that Hubbard tried to pitch to studios in the early 70s. It was...complex, to say the least.

Undaunted, Hubbard used Dianetics as the basis for a religious movement called Scientology (known on this wiki as the ChurchOfHappyology). Supporters claim that Hubbard's shift from a psychological movement to a religious one was due to "having discovered that man is most fundamentally a spiritual being". Skeptics have suggested that his true motive was to exploit tax breaks and insulate himself from criticism from the scientific community. This isn't helped that [[WordOfGod Hubbard himself]] has made jokes making light of him founding Scientology, such as the page quote above.

Undaunted, Hubbard used Dianetics as the basis for a religious movement called Scientology (known on this wiki as the ChurchOfHappyology). Supporters claim that Hubbard's shift from a psychological movement to a religious one was due to "having discovered that man is most fundamentally a spiritual being". Skeptics have suggested that his true motive was to exploit tax breaks and insulate himself from criticism from the scientific community.

* BrokenPedestal: For some readers, and especially for Hubbard's grandson.

Near the end of his life, Hubbard returned to his roots as a science fiction author, releasing ''Literature/BattlefieldEarth'' in 1982 and the ten-volume, four thousand page SpaceOpera ''Mission Earth'' (no relation) over a two-year period starting in 1985. Both were bestsellers, although how much of this is attributable to Scientologists buying multiple copies in a effort to drive the books up the lists is a matter of debate. '''Battlefield Earth'' got some respect from fans of pulp adventure ([[Film/BattlefieldEarth The movie]], not so much.), but ''Mission Earth'' not. Hubbard died January 24, 1986, three months after the first volume of ''Mission Earth'' was published.

To cut a very, very long story short, Scientology was incredibly successful and secured Hubbard's fortunes for the rest of his life, but controversy has dogged the movement to the present day. Critics have alleged that the church practices fraudulent medicine, financially exploits adherents, and has a cultlike atmosphere. The church in turn has been very public (sometimes criminal) in battles against its critics. Scientology has gathered a massive {{Hatedom}}, and modern pop culture uses it as a stock punchline, although members of the church remain devoted.

* AuthorTract: His final novels, ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' and the 10-volume ''Mission Earth''. In ''Battlefield Earth'' psychiatry is what caused the evil space overlords to turn from their generally happy live-and-let-live prior existence, into amoral PlanetLooters who regularly commit planetary genocide just so nobody will get in the way of their mining operations. Psychiatry is also the big-bad in ''Mission Earth'', to the extent that ''every single antagonist'' is either a supporter of the profession or a practitioner or exporting it off-world or using it to take over the world. It doesn't help that almost every character is a [[StrawCharacter Strawman Political]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The mythos of Scientology is actually based on a screenplay called "Revolt in the Stars" that Hubbard tried to pitch to studios in the early 70s. If you are at all familiar with the mythos, let's just say it would make ''Dune'' look like ''Star Wars''.

* JerkAss

* TheSociopath

* Mission Earth

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born March 13, 1911, and was both a sailor and writer before founding of one of the most controversial religious movements of the 20th century.

This page NeedsMoreLove, but respect the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement.

* AuthorTract: His final novels, ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'' and the 10-volume ''Mission Earth''. In ''Battlefield Earth'' psychiatry is what caused the evil space overlords to turn from their generally happy live-and-let-live prior existence, into amoral PlanetLooters who regularly commit planetary genocide just so nobody will get in the way of their mining operations. Psychiatry is also the big-bad in ''Mission Earth'', to the extent that ''every single antagonist'' is either a supporter of the profession or a practitioner or exporting it off-world or using it to take over the world. It doesn't help that almost every character is a StrawmanPolitical.

Near the end of his life, Hubbard returned to his roots as a science fiction author, releasing ''Literature/BattlefieldEarth'' in 1982 and the ten-volume, four thousand page SpaceOpera ''Mission Earth'' (no relation) over a two-year period starting in 1985. Both were bestsellers, although how much of this is attributable to Scientologists buying multiple copies in a effort to drive the books up the lists is a matter of debate. '''Battlefield Earth'' got some respect from fans of pulp adventure ([[Film/BattlefieldEarth The movie]], not so much.), but ''Mission Earth'' is either SoBadItsGood or DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible. Hubbard died January 24, 1986, three months after the first volume of ''Mission Earth'' was published.

Near the end of his life, Hubbard returned to his roots as a science fiction author, releasing ''Literature/BattlefieldEarth'' in 1982 and the ten-volume, four thousand page SpaceOpera ''Mission Earth'' (no relation) over a two-year period starting in 1985. Both were bestsellers, although how much of this is attributable to Scientologists buying multiple copies in a effort to drive the books up the lists is a matter of debate. '''Battlefield Earth'' got some respect from fans of pulp adventure ([[Film/BattlefieldEarth The movie]], not so much.), but ''Mission Earth'' is either SoBadItsGood or SoBadItsHorrible. Hubbard died January 24, 1986, three months after the first volume of ''Mission Earth'' was published.

To cut a very, very long story short, Scientology was incredibly successful and secured Hubbard's fortunes for the rest of his life, but controversy has dogged the movement to the present day. Critics have alleged that the church practices fraudulent medicine financially exploits adherents, and has a cultlike atmosphere. The church in turn has been very public (sometimes criminal) in battles against said critics. Scientology has gathered a massive {{Hatedom}}, and modern pop culture uses it as a stock punchline, although members of the church remain devoted.

Near the end of his life, Hubbard returned to his roots as a science fiction author, releasing ''BattlefieldEarth'' in 1982 and the ten-volume, four thousand page SpaceOpera ''Mission Earth'' (no relation) over a two-year period starting in 1985. Both were bestsellers, although how much of this is attributable to Scientologists buying multiple copies in a effort to drive the books up the lists is a matter of debate. ''BattlefieldEarth'' got some respect from fans of pulp adventure (The movie, not so much.), but ''Mission Earth'' is either SoBadItsGood or SoBadItsHorrible. Hubbard died January 24, 1986, three months after the first volume of ''Mission Earth'' was published.

To cut a very, very long story short, Scientology was incredibly successful and secured Hubbard's fortunes for the rest of his life, but controversy has dogged the movement to the present day. Critics have alleged that the church practices fraudulent medicine financially exploits adherents, and has a cultlike atmosphere. The church in turn has been very public (sometimes [[criminal DisproportionateRetribution]]) in battles against said critics. Scientology has gathered a massive {{Hatedom}}, and modern pop culture uses it as a stock punchline, although members of the church remain devoted.

-> ''"You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion."''

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born March 13, 1911, and became first a sailor, then a writer for pulp magazines. He turned to longer work in 1937 with ''Buckskin Brigades'', and was prolific there as elsewhere. He died January 24, 1986, but if certain sources are to be believed, he reincarnated sometime around 2007... See why this entry has been [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment so neutral and bland]] so far?

Hubbard founded Scientology, otherwise known on this wiki as the ChurchOfHappyology, and for better or worse it strongly influenced his writing and responses to it in three ways: 1) he tended to work it into his later books, [[WriterOnBoard sometimes]] [[{{Anvilicious}} bluntly]]; 2) the followers who automatically bought his books made him CriticProof; and 3) the sheer strength of the {{Hatedom}} that has sprung up around him, combined with the vehemence of his followers, has rendered it almost impossible to judge his work objectively, [[http://www.agonybooth.com/agonizer/Fear_by_L_Ron_Hubbard.aspx although some have tried]] (not to mention made the mere mention of his name into FlameBait).

On a lighter note, Hubbard currently holds Guinness world records for most books published (1,084) and most languages his books have been translated into (71).

* ''BattlefieldEarth''