View of God
The theology of Scientology will
sound somewhat familiar to
Christians, but the words have
very different meanings. While
they speak of a Supreme Being
or God, it is not the Creator
God of the Bible.
In Scientology, the concept of
God is expressed as the Eight
Dynamic - the urge toward
existence as infinity. This is also
identified as the Supreme
Being. As the Eight Dynamic,
the Scientology concept of God
rests at the very apex of
universal survival. As L. Ron
Hubbard wrote in Science of
Survival.
No culture in the history of the
world, save the thoroughly
depraved and expiring ones,
has failed to affirm the
existence of a Supreme Being.
It is an empirical observation
that men without a strong and
lasting faith in a Supreme Being
as less capable, less ethical and
less valuable to themselves and
society. A man without an
abiding faith is, by observation,
more of a thing than a man.
Based on his observation,
Hubbard asserts that faith is an
important element of humanity,
but he does so in an arbitrary
way. He points not to any real
authority, but to personal
experience. He also asserts
that an atheist is of less benefit
to society than a person who
believes in a Supreme Being of
some sort, but does not provide
any justification for his claims.
Unlike religions with Judeo-
Christian origins, the Church of
Scientology has no set dogma
concerning God that it imposes
on its members. As with all its
tenets, Scientology does not
ask individuals to accept
anything on faith alone.
Rather, as one's level of spiritual
awareness increases through
participation in Scientology
auditing and training, one attains
his own certainty of every
Dynamic. Accordingly, only when
the Seventh Dynamic (spiritual) is
reached in its entirety will one
discover and come to a full
understanding of the Eight
Dynamic (infinity) and one's
relationship to the Supreme Being.
"The Highest
One Can Attain
To Truth Is To
Attain To His
Own Illusions"
- L. Ron
Hubbard
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