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Scientology Beliefs
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Scientology is a body of teachings and related techniques developed by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard. Hubbard began Scientology in 1952 as a self-help philosophy, an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics, and later described it as a new religion. Here are some of the beliefs associated with Scientology.
| | Evidence is not required for a belief. You can believe anything you like. |
| | Belief in Deity: There exists a life energy or force (Theta) beyond and within all. |
| | Incarnations: There are no particular human incarnations of God, as the universal life force (Theta) is inherent in all. All humans are immortal spiritual beings (thetans) capable of realizing a nearly godlike state through Scientology practices. |
| | Origin of Universe and Life: All is manifestation of the universal spirit, which is all that actually exists. |
| | After Death: Rebirths continue until one consciously confronts all pre-birth, current-life, and previous-life traumas and realizes one's true nature as a "thetan," immortal spirit--transcending matter, energy, space, and time. |
| | Why Evil?: Painful experiences and harmful acts in one's prebirth, current, and past lives become imprinted in the reactive mind and lead to irrational behavior. |
| | Salvation: The ultimate goal is to realize one's true nature as an immortal spirit, a thetan. |
| | Suffering: Occurs as part of the spirit's entrapment here in the physical universe. |
| | Contemporary Issues: Favors the use of their methodology for spiritual/mental healing over the use of conventional treatment. |
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