As if believing in talking snakes, magical fruit, and omniscent sky-gods wasn't enough, Scientology has claimed the devout loyalty of many well-known celebrities and otherwise brilliant minds. The whole belief system is reminiscent of reincarnation and the notion that we're the product of many past lives, but that's where the similarities end. Invented by a man who devoted his whole pre-career to...
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices which started in 1952 and was created by L. Ron Hubbard, as a successor to his earlier self help system, Dianetics. L. Ron Hubbard characterized Scientology as a religion, and around 1953 founded the Church of Scientology in Camden, New Jersey.