What are the important beliefs values about scientology?

Answer 1

Scientology was established as a secular philosophy in 1952 by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, then recharacterised by him in 1953 as an "applied religious philosophy."

Scientology beliefs are structured in a series of levels, with new initiates working their way up by steps to the more advanced strata of esoteric knowledge (ALL levels must be purchased). This is described as the passage up "the bridge to total freedom," or simply "the bridge." The more advanced teachings are kept strictly confidential.

The central beliefs of Scientology are that:

• a person is an immortal spiritual being (termed a thetan) who possesses a mind and a body, accompanied by a lesser "genetic entity";
• the thetan has lived through many past lives, stored memories of which can cause problems in the present day;
• a person is basically good, but is "aberrated" by the memories of past traumas.

Alternate Answer:

The major beliefs of Scientology are stated in 'The Creed of The Church of Scientology'.

　

We of the Church believe:

That all men of whatever race, color or creed were created with equal rights;

That all men have inalienable rights to their own religious practices and their performance;

That all men have inalienable rights to their own lives;

That all men have inalienable rights to their sanity;

That all men have inalienable rights to their own defense;

That all men have inalienable rights to conceive, choose, assist or support their own organizations, churches and governments;

That all men have inalienable rights to think freely, to talk freely, to write freely their own opinions and to counter or utter or write upon the opinions of others;

That all men have inalienable rights to the creation of their own kind;

That the souls of men have the rights of men;

That the study of the mind and the healing of mentally caused ills should not be alienated from religion or condoned in nonreligious fields;

And that no agency less than God has the power to suspend or set aside these rights, overtly or covertly.

And we of the Church believe:

That man is basically good;

That he is seeking to survive;

That his survival depends upon himself and upon his fellows and his attainment of brotherhood with the universe.

And we of the Church believe that the laws of God forbid man:

To destroy his own kind;

To destroy the sanity of another;

To destroy or enslave another's soul;

To destroy or reduce the survival of one's companions or one's group.

And we of the Church believe that the spirit can be saved and that the spirit alone may save or heal the body.

　

The Creed of the Church of Scientology was written by L. Ron Hubbard shortly after the Church was formed in Los Angeles on February 18, 1954. After he issued this creed from his office in Phoenix, Arizona, the Church of Scientology adopted it as official because it succinctly states what Scientologists believe.

The best way to understand what the beliefs are, is to personally read the basic books of the subject. These books, called 'The Basics', are available to anyone in nearly any public library for free. Most Scientologists have or plan to acquire the complete set of these books for themselves or their family to have as their own, so they can understand the basic beliefs as well as possible.

Scientologists believe the best way to read these books is read them chronologically, in the exact order the author wrote them so one can see the development of the ideas and beliefs for themselves one at a time at one's own speed. There are lectures available for each of the basic books that provide a further and much greater understanding of the principles in each book. You get to hear the author in person, one on one.

These books describe the nature of an individual person from the viewpoint of the author. They include his personal researches and conclusions, and they recognize the contributions of others to the subject, and what was not contributed, as well. Descriptions are provided in great detail for anyone to read or listen to.

These books and lectures have been accepted by Scientologists as a statement of their beliefs and that they are available for all to read and have, only if they wish.

Answer 2

• We believe in helping you. The whole technology is for helping yourself. And learning how to help others. If you have the cash, that is.

• You reach a certain level of 'enlightenment' which is called OTIII. Once you have reached this level they will tell you about Xenu and that your body is home to a bunch of aliens.And you will get your superpowers.

first off, they do NOT believe in helping you. all scientology wants is your money. Google operation Snow White.

The thing about scientology is that it was a scheme by a Science Fiction writer to make money. In order to become a member, you have to give a sum of money, which is why many people resent scientology, believing that one should not have to pay to worship the religion of their choice (i personally agree with this as well)

Answer 3

That we are aliens , and a war was fought thousands of years ago and the losers were dumped in big holes in the earth and trapped by alien technology but something went wrong and that we must pay many thousands of dollars to find out how to resolve it all.

In short : complete nonsense.

If you want to inform yourself of more type in a ' Ex-Scientologist ' in a search engine, There are many stories out there of people who got caught up in it and will serve to inform you better than I could in here.

Answer 4

heres the main belief, WATCH TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET EPISODE OF SOUTH PARK its what they actually believe and every site ive been to says that too, INCLUDING news sites. if you wanted to join you might as well stamp RETARD on your forehead.

have a nice day :)

Answer 5

Scientology emphasizes the importance of survival, which it subdivides into eight classifications that are referred to as dynamics. An individual's desire to survive is considered to be the first dynamic, while the second dynamic relates to procreation and family. The remaining dynamics encompass wider fields of action, involving groups, mankind, all life, the physical universe, the spirit, and the Supreme Being. The optimum solution to any problem is held to be the one that brings the greatest benefit to the greatest number of dynamics.

Scientology teaches that spiritual progress requires and enables the attainment of high ethical standards. In Scientology, rationality is stressed over morality. Actions are considered ethical if they promote survival across all eight dynamics, thus benefiting the greatest number of people or things possible while.

Answer 6

Dianetics and Scientology: The Basic Teachings

What is the main idea behind Dianetics?

L. Ron Hubbard described his main theories in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, published in 1950. He said that moments of unconcious pain - either physical or emotional - create "engrams", or lasting errors in our thinking processes. According to Hubbard, these engrams can be created while in the womb - or even in a past life. He said these engrams were the root of all kinds of problems, from physical pains and illnesses to acting in counterproductive ways. He said they could be erased by reliving the incident in auditing sessions. Once you've erased all your engrams, you're Clear.

What is the main idea behind Scientology?

Scientology encompasses the teachings of Dianetics, but once you progress past Clear, you begin to deal with auditing body thetans - the spirits of other beings, often from other planets (see the FAQ entry on aliens), who are attached to your body and are causing you additional problems, including physical illnesses.

Dianetics: Engrams and Clear

What causes an engram?

For example, if your mother ran into a table while pregnant with you, and exclaimed, "I'm so clumsy!", you could experience a conviction that you're clumsy if you heard your mother say that after you were born - or, hearing her say that could restimulate the pain of hitting the table, giving you a headache or similar psychosomatic pain. In Dianetics, Hubbard described extensive injuries caused by attempted abortions - including puncturing the skull of a fetus - as well as injuries caused by domestic violence.

Are engrams real?

No. A scientific study from 1958, conducted with the cooperation of the Dianetic Research Foundation in Los Angeles, showed that auditing was unable to retrieve an engram. The researchers tried to deliberately create an engram by pinching the unconcious subject while reading aloud from a book. Despite more than 30 hours of auditing by several certified auditors, the engram was never retrieved.

Has anyone ever reached the state of Clear?

Several thousand people have been listed in Scientology publications as having attested to reaching Clear - see the Clear List Project for details. However, Hubbard described several attributes of being Clear, including having perfect memory, improved eyesight, and excellent health, and no Scientology Clear has ever demonstrated those traits.

When Hubbard introduced "the world's first Clear" before a public audience in the early 1950's, he (and she) were embarrassed by the lack of results. She was a physics student, but couldn't remember a simple formula asked by an audience member; when another audience member asked her to state the color of Hubbard's tie, she couldn't recall that either. Much later, in the 1960's, Scientology announced a new world's first Clear, John McMaster. Widely acknowledged as a charming, sweet man, he didn't demonstrate the alleged perfection of a Clear, either.

Scientology: Body Thetans and Postulates

What are the upper levels of Scientology?

The upper levels are known as the "OT Levels" - they claim to make participants into "Operating Thetans" with superhuman abilities. Eight levels (OT I - VIII) have been released. Additional levels have been promised for years. Much of the material of the OT Levels deals with space aliens - eradicating mental implants we supposedly received from them, and ridding our bodies of the spirits of alien beings that are stuck to us.

What else does Scientology teach?

A big part of Scientology, especially upper-level Scientology, involves postulates - basically, making things happen by believing in them hard enough.

Other important teachings of Scientology include:

Psychiatry is extremely evil and has caused severe problems for us for millions of years

2.5 percent of the population is suppressive (routinely committing evil acts to impede the survival of others), and associating with these people can make you sick - Scientologists who associate with "suppressive persons" (SPs) are not allowed to do Scientology services

Answer 7

I am being genuinely serious here. People pay money to learn more about the religion until they get to level 3 which costs by that point roughly $£3,000 only to find out that an evil alien warlord named xenu apparently captured trillions of aliens and froze them. He threw these ice cubed aliens into the volcanoes of Earth and their souls inhabit our bodies to this day causing all of our emotions like sadness, happiness, anger and love. After this you can count your losses and leave the ''church'' if you have any sense or you can be like Tom Cruise, too stupid or too proud to admit you got robbed and you can actually pay more money to learn the details of it but overall it's like a Saturday morning cartoon used to rob people of their hard earned money.

Answer 8

Fundamental to Scientology is a view of Man as a spiritual being. In Scientology, the spiritual being is called the thetan. The term is taken from the Greek letter theta for "thought" or "life" or "the spirit." It is used to avoid confusion with previous concepts of the soul. The thetan is immortal and has lived-and will continue to live-through countless lifetimes. One is a thetan who has a mind and who occupies a body. The thetan animates the body and uses the mind.

Also fundamental to Scientology is a view of life as compartmentalized into urges (drives, impulses) toward survival. These are called the dynamics and number eight in all.

The First Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as one's self. Here we have individuality expressed fully. This can be called the Self Dynamic.

The Second Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as a sexual activity. This dynamic actually has two divisions. Second Dynamic (a) is the sexual act itself. And the Second Dynamic (b) is the family unit, including the rearing of children. This can be called the Sex Dynamic.

The Third Dynamic-is the urge toward existence in groups of individuals. Any group, or part of an entire class, could be considered to be a part of the Third Dynamic. The school, the society, the town, the nation are each part of the Third Dynamic and each one is a Third Dynamic. This can be called the Group Dynamic.

The Fourth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as or of Mankind. Whereas one race would be considered a Third Dynamic, all the races would be considered the Fourth Dynamic. This can be called the Mankind Dynamic.

The Fifth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence of the animal kingdom. This includes all living things, whether vegetable or animal, the fish in the sea, the beasts of the field or of the forest, grass, trees, flowers or anything directly and intimately motivated by life. This can be called the Animal Dynamic.

The Sixth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as the physical universe. The physical universe is composed of Matter, Energy, Space and Time. In Scientology we take the first letter of each of these words and coin a word-MEST. This can be called the Universe Dynamic.

The Seventh Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as or of spirits. Anything spiritual, with or without identity, would come under the heading of the Seventh Dynamic. This can be called the Spiritual Dynamic.

The Eighth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as infinity. This is also identified as the Supreme Being. This is called the Eighth Dynamic because the symbol of infinity, ∞, stood upright makes the numeral 8. This can be called the Infinity or God Dynamic.

Scientologists usually call these by number.

A further manifestation of these dynamics is that they could best be represented as a series of concentric circles, wherein the First Dynamic would be the center and each new dynamic would be successively a circle outside it. The idea of space expanding enters into these dynamics.

The basic characteristic of the individual includes his ability to so expand into the other dynamics. But when the Seventh Dynamic is reached in its entirety, one will only then discover the true Eighth Dynamic.

As an example of use of these dynamics, one discovers that a baby at birth is not perceptive beyond the First Dynamic. But as the child grows and interests extend, the child can be seen to embrace other dynamics.

As a further example of use, a person who is incapable of operating on the Third Dynamic is incapable at once of being a part of a team and so might be said to be incapable of a social existence.

As a further comment upon the Eight Dynamics, no one of these dynamics from one to seven is more important than any other one of them in terms of orienting the individual. While the dynamics are not of equal importance, one to the next, the ability of an individual to assume the beingness, doingness and havingness of each dynamic is an index to his ability to live.

The abilities and shortcomings of individuals can be understood by viewing their participation in the various dynamics.

Answer 9

Fundamental to Scientology is a view of Man as a spiritual being. In Scientology, the spiritual being is called the thetan. The term is taken from the Greek letter theta for "thought" or "life" or "the spirit." It is used to avoid confusion with previous concepts of the soul. The thetan is immortal and has lived-and will continue to live-through countless lifetimes. One is a thetan who has a mind and who occupies a body. The thetan animates the body and uses the mind.

Also fundamental to Scientology is a view of life as compartmentalized into urges (drives, impulses) toward survival. These are called the dynamics and number eight in all.

The First Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as one's self. Here we have individuality expressed fully. This can be called the Self Dynamic.

The Second Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as a sexual activity. This dynamic actually has two divisions. Second Dynamic (a) is the sexual act itself. And the Second Dynamic (b) is the family unit, including the rearing of children. This can be called the Sex Dynamic.

The Third Dynamic-is the urge toward existence in groups of individuals. Any group, or part of an entire class, could be considered to be a part of the Third Dynamic. The school, the society, the town, the nation are each part of the Third Dynamic and each one is a Third Dynamic. This can be called the Group Dynamic.

The Fourth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as or of Mankind. Whereas one race would be considered a Third Dynamic, all the races would be considered the Fourth Dynamic. This can be called the Mankind Dynamic.

The Fifth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence of the animal kingdom. This includes all living things, whether vegetable or animal, the fish in the sea, the beasts of the field or of the forest, grass, trees, flowers or anything directly and intimately motivated by life. This can be called the Animal Dynamic.

The Sixth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as the physical universe. The physical universe is composed of Matter, Energy, Space and Time. In Scientology we take the first letter of each of these words and coin a word-MEST. This can be called the Universe Dynamic.

The Seventh Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as or of spirits. Anything spiritual, with or without identity, would come under the heading of the Seventh Dynamic. This can be called the Spiritual Dynamic.

The Eighth Dynamic-is the urge toward existence as infinity. This is also identified as the Supreme Being. This is called the Eighth Dynamic because the symbol of infinity, ∞, stood upright makes the numeral 8. This can be called the Infinity or God Dynamic.

Scientologists usually call these by number.

A further manifestation of these dynamics is that they could best be represented as a series of concentric circles, wherein the First Dynamic would be the center and each new dynamic would be successively a circle outside it. The idea of space expanding enters into these dynamics.

The basic characteristic of the individual includes his ability to so expand into the other dynamics. But when the Seventh Dynamic is reached in its entirety, one will only then discover the true Eighth Dynamic.

As an example of use of these dynamics, one discovers that a baby at birth is not perceptive beyond the First Dynamic. But as the child grows and interests extend, the child can be seen to embrace other dynamics.

As a further example of use, a person who is incapable of operating on the Third Dynamic is incapable at once of being a part of a team and so might be said to be incapable of a social existence.

As a further comment upon the Eight Dynamics, no one of these dynamics from one to seven is more important than any other one of them in terms of orienting the individual. While the dynamics are not of equal importance, one to the next, the ability of an individual to assume the beingness, doingness and havingness of each dynamic is an index to his ability to live.

The abilities and shortcomings of individuals can be understood by viewing their participation in the various dynamics.