"What does the other fellow consist of? What is that other fellow? Well, the philosopher had to answer that question. And it's the one question he never answered satisfactorily. And it's the one question that's been answered satisfactorily in Scientology." - L. Ron Hubbard An extraordinary drama played out across thousands of years, Man's long search to penetrate the mystery of the other fellow and thereby to know himself found its expression not only in philosophy and religion, but even in war and conquest. Yet in spite of, or perhaps because of, the crucial intensity of this quest, its continuing failure down the centuries accumulated ever deepening problems for Man. Hence, in desperation, he eventually abandoned the search entirely in 1879, to be precise. And into the vacuum of its failure there stepped a new and deadly theory. Specifically, that the other fellow is no more than an aggregate of brain, blood and sinew, a stimulus response mechanism that reacts to but is incapable of mastering its environment. As this concept gained strength, so declined the respect shown each individual and, with it, the sense of honor and purpose of Man as a whole. In interpreting this remarkable story, Ron not only explains why Man's epic search met with failure for so long, he reveals the missing element that has finally brought success and solved the mystery of the other fellow. For today, one can indeed know the truth about one's fellow human beings and, hence, come to understand oneself. And what that knowledge foretells for both the individual and Mankind is not only the recovery of respect, honor and purpose, but a level of success that exceeds anything previously attainable.
With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century.