There are several versions of the story floating around the web. I
heard it from Herbert himself who was a frequent guest on the Seattle TV
show that I played music for. I'm pretty sure he mentioned Twitchell
that time. These guys seem to like to spin big tales. ;-)
On 04/01/2015 08:08 PM, Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Isaac Asimov commented in a 1980's interview that the bet was
informal, and not JUST between Hubbard and Heinlein. Supposedly, it
was Asimov, Heinlein, Hubbard, and Frank Herbert, more of a dare than
a true bet. "Who can make the best religious story." Resulting
stories: Nightfall, Dune, Job, and supposedly, Dianetics.
I have not yet found the interview with Asimov so it may be apocryphal
too.
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*From:* "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 1, 2015 9:32 PM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Notes from a viewing of "Going Clear"
According to Frank Herbert, the author of "Dune", Hubbard and another
writer, Paul Twitchell, had this bet about starting a cult.
Twitchell, of course, started Eckankar. The members of that
organization meditated on the mantra "Hu".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Twitchell
On 04/01/2015 12:32 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
