cardinal Incidents of the church's esoteric scripture have elements found in science fiction literature with which Hubbard was familiar as a science fiction writer. Scientology's creation myth (Incident I), origin of man myth (Incident II), and their doomsday prophesy (Incident III), share the key distinction from other religions, except that, instead of divine intervention, there is alien intervention. Hubbard's Incident III was clearly modelled on the Book of Revelation, which he references in the original version of OT VIII: the prophet's discovery of these events are a revelation, there is a sense of urgency that the apocalypse will be soon, the savior dies first, then the calamity begins, then the savior returns to stop it. The alien civilizations that Hubbard describes resemble modern human civilization, but possess advanced technology that enables them to perform supernatural feats, such as telepathy. This is a common motif in science fiction, and was popularized by the Star Trek franchise, which was in syndication at the time. References External links OT VIII Series I Confidential Student Briefing, part of the Fishman papers hosted by academic David Touretsky. Scientology beliefs and practices