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* technically not a hoax, as its inventor did not deliberately aim to decieve | * technically not a hoax, as its inventor did not deliberately aim to decieve | ||
* however, its practices have been questioned by governments, medical experts, and theologians | * however, its practices have been questioned by governments, medical experts, and theologians | ||
** especially the claim of secret Scientology texts that were created 70 million years ago by an outer space alien ruler | |||
* in 1950 author L. Ron Hubbard published, "Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science" in a science fiction magazine | * in 1950 author L. Ron Hubbard published, "Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science" in a science fiction magazine | ||
** the book mentioned the term, "Scientology" | ** the book mentioned the term, "Scientology" | ||