1. Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, Charles Manson & the Birth of Cults: A Twitter Essay. (warning: this will run long).
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4. Heinlein and Hubbard both emerged as major writers of pulp science fiction in late 1930s.
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5. They were both major writers for Astounding, which mistakenly celebrated in s.f. circles as home to "hard" (scientifically plausible) sf
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@HeerJeet As I've said before, Robert Heinlein might've started more cults by *accident* than L. Ron Hubbard ever did on purpose.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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