American science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954. The church's teachings are based on Hubbard's philosophy of Dianetics, which utilizes a process called “auditing” to free a person's spirit from the psychological burdens that interfere with happiness and self-realization. Both the religion and Hubbard himself remain the subjects of controversy and investigation. Why do some suspect that Hubbard founded Scientology as part of a money-making scheme?

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