Scientology has a colorful and checkered past, including some very interesting people who have taken part in it. Near the top of this list is Captain Bill Robertson, a fanatical Sea Org member who worked directly under Hubbard, bought into all his nonsense and then contributed a bunch of his own when he broke away from the Mother Church in the 1980s. In this short clip, I discuss this man and his efforts. Enjoy!
This clip was excerpted from Critical Q&A #63, first published on June 25, 2016.
I knew Bill in the Sea Org – we never got along well. He was crazy, but in a way that was very acceptable in the world of Scientology – he loved conspiracy theories and loved to talk about space opera. That he started his own Scientology based on some of Hubbard’s wildest rantings was no real surprise to me. Interestingly, his wife Joan was a wonderful lady and very sane and practical.