I recently read about the “Unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise” and dislike the continual attacks on the Cruise family because of their support of the Scientology religion. I will give you a few facts about the Scientology religion that you might not know.
In 1957, I realized that much of our world was based on greed, fear, and violence but also realized that it didn’t have to be that way. I envisioned a world based on kindness, knowledge, and reason. I found another person with similar beliefs and that person was L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Dianetics and Scientology. We wrote to each other from 1957 until Ron’s death in 1986.
We live at a time when prudent management of our natural resources is essential if we are to survive on Earth. We can already see diminishing fossil fuels, adverse climate changes, and shortages of water as near-future challenges. We have to get along with each other well enough to accomplish vital tasks, related to the prudent management of resources. In short, we need to develop a sustainable future for life on Earth. Planetary solvency is one of the most important issues of our time.
We will not succeed if we continue to waste our remaining resources on activities that involve man’s inhumanity to man. Just look at the budgets of the most powerful nations and you can quickly see that significant spending occurs in the areas of war and weaponry.
Dianetics and Scientology were developed to put an end to “man’s inhumanity to man” once and for all. Scientology does not replace religions such as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam, and it was not designed to. Ron and I have always encouraged people to worship God in their established religion. Scientology should be done in addition to other religious activity and is vital because you can get a full understanding of the spiritual nature of human beings. It is actually more important to understand others than it is to understand yourself, because an understanding of others is essential if people are to get along with each other.
The future of others can depend on our attitudes toward them and what we do.
I recently read about the “Unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise” and dislike the continual attacks on the Cruise family because of their support of the Scientology religion. I will give you a few facts about the Scientology religion that you might not know.
In 1957, I realized that much of our world was based on greed, fear, and violence but also realized that it didn’t have to be that way. I envisioned a world based on kindness, knowledge, and reason. I found another person with similar beliefs and that person was L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Dianetics and Scientology. We wrote to each other from 1957 until Ron’s death in 1986.
We live at a time when prudent management of our natural resources is essential if we are to survive on Earth. We can already see diminishing fossil fuels, adverse climate changes, and shortages of water as near-future challenges. We have to get along with each other well enough to accomplish vital tasks, related to the prudent management of resources. In short, we need to develop a sustainable future for life on Earth. Planetary solvency is one of the most important issues of our time.
We will not succeed if we continue to waste our remaining resources on activities that involve man’s inhumanity to man. Just look at the budgets of the most powerful nations and you can quickly see that significant spending occurs in the areas of war and weaponry.
Dianetics and Scientology were developed to put an end to “man’s inhumanity to man” once and for all. Scientology does not replace religions such as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam, and it was not designed to. Ron and I have always encouraged people to worship God in their established religion. Scientology should be done in addition to other religious activity and is vital because you can get a full understanding of the spiritual nature of human beings. It is actually more important to understand others than it is to understand yourself, because an understanding of others is essential if people are to get along with each other.
The future of others can depend on our attitudes toward them and what we do.
Richard J. Petroski