Scientology is a body of beliefs created by American science fiction author L.Ron Hubbard, the first Scientology church was established in New Jersey in 1953. Scientology believes that people are immortal spiritual beings (thetans) which have lived many lifetimes, thetans lived among extraterrestrial cultures before being trapped in human forms on earth. It is believed that thetans were brainwashed by these cultures and sent to Earth as a form of population control. Scientology materials are str