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Subject: UNIVERSITY AND L. RON HUBBARD:FOUNDER OF SCIENTOLOGY
Date: 4 Nov 1996 22:14:33 GMT
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Many falsehoods and inaccurate statements regarding several aspects
of the religion of Scientology have been observed on ars.
The purpose of this message is to give you a sample of the true data
from the book 'What is Scientology?' and show you where you can look
to get the full contents of this book.

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He enrolled at George Washington University. His university subject
should probably have been ethnology, since he was already an expert
in many different cultures from the Philippine pygmies to
the Kayan shamans of Borneo to the Chamorros of Guam. But fate
and his father placed him, fortunately, in mathematics and engineering
instead. With his knowledge of many cultures and his growing awareness
of the human condition, his background in engineering and mathematics
would serve him well in undertaking a scientific approach to solving
the riddles of existence and man's spiritual potential.

Theorizing that the world of subatomic particles might possibly provide
a clue to the human thought process, he enrolled in one of the first
nuclear physics courses taught in the United States. Moreover, he
was concerned for the safety of the world, recognizing that if man
were to handle the atom sanely for the greatest benefit, he would
first have to learn to handle himself. His aim, then, was to synthesize
and test all knowledge for what was observable, workable and could
truly help solve man's problems. And to that end, he set out to determine
precisely how the mind functioned.


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