Crowley

[jd]

I haven't heard about the bet, but at some point Hubbard did write
that the best way to make a million dollars was to start a religion

On 8/11/06, Peter E. Zelz <pzelz at earthlink.net> wrote:
> You know, I've heard a variant of the same story.  As I recall, three
> authors were sitting around and made a bet among themselves concerning who
> could cook up a 'religion' that would generate a profit.  Sorta vague on
> the details, but I know I read about it in a compilation of stuff by Arthur
> C. Clarke; something I read back in the '70s.  I never dispose of a book,
> so I know it's around here somewhere....  I'll see if I can excavate it.
>
> Cheers,
> z
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: the Robot Vegetable <veg at dvandva.org>
> > To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> > Date: 8/11/2006 16:02:32
> > Subject: Re: Crowley
> >
> >
> > The apocrophal story is that Hubbard, Campbell, and one other
> > giant of the 40s (Heinlein? Asimov? probably Heinlein) were
> > drinking one night, shooting the bull, and Hubbard said that
> > if you really wanted to get rich, you should start a religion.
> > Campbell bet him he couldn't.
> >
> >
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