Space opera in Scientology

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Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard routinely referred to "space opera" in his teachings, drawing from science-fiction and weaving it into his origins of human history. In his writings, wherein thetans (roughly comparable to the concept of a human soul) were reincarnated periodically over quadrillions of years, retaining memories of prior lives, to which Hubbard attributed complex narratives about life throughout the universe. The most controversial of these myths is the story of Xenu, to whom Hubbard attributed responsibility for many of the world's problems. Some space opera doctrines of Scientology are only provided by the Church of Scientology to experienced members, who church leaders maintain are the only ones able to correctly understand them. Several former members of the Church have exposed these secret documents, leading to lengthy court battles with the Church, which failed to keep the secret. Critics of the Church have noted that some of the narratives are scientifically impossible...

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