Scientology and Its Discontents

October 2, 2011 Scott Lauder, Hulton Archive, Getty Images In 1968, L. Ron Hubbard used his Electrometer to determine whether tomatoes experience pain. He concluded that they “scream when sliced.” Enlarge Image By Seth Perry This past spring, in a course I called “American Scriptures,” my students and I listened … Continue reading Scientology and Its Discontents