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80IssueTHE AXIOMS OF SCIENTOLOGYTHE PRELOGICSTHE LOGICSTHE AXIOMS OF DIANETICS

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2THE AXIOMS OF SCIENTOLOGYbyL .R O NAXIOM 1.HUBBARDL IF E IS B A SIC A L L Y A ST A T IC .D e fin itio n : a L ife S ta tic h a s n o m a s s , no m o tio n , no w a v e le n g th , n o lo c a tio n in sp a c e o r in t im e . It h a s the a b ilityto p o s tu la te and to p e r c e iv e .AXIOM 2. THE ST A T IC IS C A P A B L E OF CONSIDERATIONS ,P O S T U L A T E S , A N D OPINIONS.AXIOM 3. S P A C E , E N E R G Y , O B JE C T S , F O R M , AND TIMEA R E TH E R E SU L T OF CO NSIDERATIONS MADE A N D /O RA G R E E D U P O N lBY THE ST A T IC , A ND ARE P E R C E IV E DSO L E L Y B E C A U SE THE STA TIC CO NSIDERS THAT ITC A N P E R C E IV E T H E M .AXIOM 4 .S P A C E IS A VIEW POINT OF DIM ENSION.AXIOM 5. E N E R G Y CONSISTS OF P O S T U L A T E D P A R T IC L E SIN S P A C E .AXIOM 6. O B JE C T S CONSIST OF G R O U PE D P A R T IC L E SA N D SO LID S.AXIOM 7. TIM E IS B A SIC A L L Y A P O S T U L A T E THAT SPA C EA N D P A R T IC L E S W ILL P E R S IS T .AXIOM 8. THE A P P A R E N C Y OF TIM E IS THE CHANGE OFPO SITIO N OF P A R T IC L E S IN S P A C E .AXIOM 9. CHANGE IS THE PR IM A R Y M A N IFESTA TIO N OFT IM E .AXIOM 10. THE HIGHEST PU R P O SE IN THIS UNIVERSE ISTHE C R E A T IO N OF A N E F F E C T .AXIOM 11. TH E CO NSIDERATIO NS R ESU LTIN G INTIONS O F E X IST E N C E ARE F O U R -F O L D .C O N D I a . A S -IS -N E S S i s th e c o n d itio n o f im m e d ia te c r e a tio n w ith out p e r s i s t e n c e , and i s the c o n d itio n of e x is t e n c e w h iche x i s t s at th e m o m e n t of c r e a tio n and the m o m en t of d e s t r u c tio n , and i s d iffe r e n t fr o m o th e r c o n s id e r a tio n s in that itd o e s n ot c o n ta in s u r v iv a l.

b. A L T E R - I N - N E S S i s th e c o n s i d e r a t i o n w h ic h i n t r o d u c e sc h a n g e , a n d t h e r e f o r e t i m e a n d p e r s i s t e n c e in to a n A S - I S N ESS to o b ta in p e r s i s t e n c y .c. IS-N E S S is an a p p a r e n c y of e x is te n c e b ro u g h t a b o u t byth e c o n tin u o u s a l t e r a t i o n of an A S -IS -N E S S . T h is i s c a lle d ,w hen a g re e d upon, R e ality .d. N O T -IS -N E S S is th e e f f o r t to h a n d le IS -N E S S b y r e d u c in g its c o n d itio n th r o u g h th e u s e of f o r c e . It is a n a p p a r en c y and ca n n o t e n tir e ly v an q u ish an IS-N ESS.A X I O M 12. T H E P R I M A R Y C O N D I T I O N O F A N Y U N I V E R S E ISTH A T TW O S P A C E S , E N E R G IE S , OR O B JE C T S M UST NOTO C C U P Y T H E S A M E S P A C E . W H E N T H IS C O N D I T I O N ISV IO L A T E D ( P E R F E C T D U P L IC A T E ) T H E A P P A R E N C YO F A N Y U N I V E R S E O R A N Y P A R T T H E R E O F IS N U L L E D .A X I O M 13. T H E C Y C L E O F A C T I O N O F T H E P H Y S I C A L U N I V E R S E IS : C R E A T E , S U R V I V E ( P E R S I S T ) , D E S T R O Y .A X IO M 14. S U R V I V A L IS A C C O M P L I S H E D B Y A L T E R - I S - N E S SA N D N O T - I S - N E S S , BY W H I C H IS G A I N E D T H E P E R S I S T E N C Y KN OW N AS T IM E .A X IO M 15. C R E A T I O N IS A C C O M P L I S H E D B Y T H E P O S T U L A T IO N O F AN A S -IS -N E S S .A X IO M 16. C O M P L E T E D E S T R U C T I O N IS A C C O M P L I S H E D BYT H E P O S T U L A T IO N O F T H E A S -IS -N E S S O F ANY E X IS T EN C E AND TH E PA R T S T H E R E O F .A X IO M 17. T H E S T A T I C , H A V I N G P O S T U L A T E D A S - I S - N E S S ,T H E N P R A C T I C E S A L T E R - I S - N E S S , A N D SO A C H I E V E ST H E A P P A R E N C Y O F I S - N E S S A N D SO O B T A I N S R E A L I T Y .A X IO M 18. T H E S T A T I C , IN P R A C T I C I N G N O T - I S - N E S S ,B R IN G S A B O U T T H E P E R S I S T E N C E O F U N W A N T E D E X I S T E N C E S , A N D SO B R I N G S A B O U T U N R E A L I T Y , W H I C HIN C L U D E S F O R G E T F U L N E S S , U N C O N S C IO U SN E SS , ANDO T H E R U N D E S IR A B L E S T A T E S .A X IO M 19. B R I N G I N G T H E S T A T I C T O V IE W A S - I S A N YC O N D IT IO N D E V A L U A T E S T H A T C O N D IT IO N .A X IO M 20. B R IN G I N G T H E S T A T I C T O C R E A T E A P E R F E C TD U P L IC A T E C A U SE S T H E V A N ISH M E N T O F ANY E X I S T EN CE OR PA R T T H E R E O F .A p e r f e c t d u p lic a te i s an a d d itio n a l c r e a t i o n of th e o b je c ti t s e n e r g y , an d s p a c e , in i t s own s p a c e , in its ow n tim e3

u sin g i t s own e n e r g y . T h is v io la t e s the co n d itio n thattw o o b je c ts m u s t n ot o ccu p y th e sa m e s p a c e , and c a u s e sv a n ish m e n t o f th e o b je c t.AXIOM 21. U N DERSTANDING IS CO M PO SED OF A F F IN IT Y ,R E A L IT Y , A N D COM M UNICATION.AXIOM 22. THE P R A C T IC E O F N O T -IS -N E S SU N D ER STA N D IN G .REDUCESAXIOM 23 . THE STA TIC HAS THE C A P A B IL IT Y OF TO TA LKNOW INGNESS. T O T A L KNOWINGNESS WOULD C O N SIST O F T O T A L A R C .AXIOM 2 4 . T O T A L ARC WOULD BRING A BO UT THE VANISH M ENT O F A L L M ECH ANICAL CONDITIONS OF E X IS T ENCE.AXIOM 25. A F F IN IT Y IS A SC A LE O F A T T IT U D E S WHICHF A L L S AWAY FR O M THE C O -E X IST E N C E OF ST A T IC ,THROUGH THE IN TER PO SITIO N S OF DISTANCEANDE N E R G Y , TO C R E A T E ID E N T IT Y , DOWN TO CLOSEPROXIM ITY B U T M Y ST E R Y .B y th e p r a c t ic e o f I s - n e s s (B e in g n e s s ) and N o t - i s - n e s s(r e f u s a l to B e ) in d iv id u a tio n p r o g r e s s e s fr o m the K n ow in g n e s s o f c o m p le te id e n tific a tio n down th rou gh the in tr o d u c tio n o f m o r e and m o r e d is ta n c e and l e s s and l e s s d u p lic a tio n , th ro u g h L o o k in g n e s s , E m o tin g n e s s , E ffo r tin g n e s s ,T h in k in g n e s s , S y m b o liz in g n e s s , E a tin g n e s s , S e x in g n e s s ,and s o th ro u g h to n o t-K n o w in g n e ss (M y ste r y ). U n til thep o in t o f M y s te r y i s r e a c h e d , s o m e co m m u n ica tio n is p o s s ib le , b u t e v e n at M y s te r y an a ttem p t to c o m m u n ic a tec o n tin u e s . H e r e w e h a v e , in th e c a s e of an in d iv id u a l, ag r a d u a l fa llin g a w a y fr o m th e b e lie f th at one can a s s u m e ac o m p le te A ffin ity dow n to th e c o n v ic tio n th at a ll i s a c o m p le te M y s te r y . A n y in d iv id u a l i s so m e w h e r e in th is K now to M y s te r y s c a l e . T h e o r ig in a l C h a rt o f H um an E v a lu a tio n w a s th e E m o tio n s e c t io n o f th is s c a le .AXIOM 2 6 . R E A L IT Y IS THE A G R E E D -U P O N A P P A R E N C YO F E X IS T E N C E .AXIOM 27 . A N A C T U A L IT Y C AN EXIST FO R ONE INDIVID U A L L Y , B U T W HEN IT IS A G R EED WITH BY OTHERS ITCA N T H E N B E SAID TO B E A R E A L IT Y .T h e a n a to m y o f R e a lit y i s c o n ta in e d in I s - n e s s , w h ich isc o m p o s e d of A s - i s - n e s s and A l t e r - i s - n e s s .I s - n e s s isan a p p a r e n c y , i t i s n ot an A c tu a lity . T he A c tu a lity i s A s i s - n e s s a lte r e d s o a s to ob tain a p e r s is t e n c y .

U n r e a l ity is th e c o n s e q u e n c e an d a p p a r e n c y of th e p r a c t i c eof N o t - i s - n e s s .A X I O M 2 8 . C O M M U N I C A T I O N IS T H E C O N S I D E R A T I O N A N DA C T IO N O F IM P E L L IN G AN IM P U L S E OR P A R T IC L EF R O M S O U R C E -P O IN T A C R O SS A D IS T A N C E T O R E C E I P T P O I N T , W IT H T H E IN T E N T IO N O F B R IN G IN G IN T O B E IN GAT T H E R E C E IP T -P O IN T A D U PL IC A T IO N O F TH ATW H IC H E M A N A T E D F R O M T H E S O U R C E -P O IN T .T h e f o r m u l a of C o m m u n ic a tio n is :w ith A tte n tio n and D u p lic atio n .C a u s e , D is ta n c e , E ffe ct,T h e c o m p o n e n t p a r t s of C o m m u n i c a t i o n a r e C o n s i d e r a t i o n ,In ten tio n , A tte n tio n , C a u s e , S o u rc e - p o in t, D is ta n c e , E ffe c t,R e c e i p t - p o i n t , D u p lic a tio n , th e V e lo c ity of th e i m p u l s e o rp a r tic le , N o th in g n e ss o r S o m e th in g n e s s . A n o n -C o m m u n ic a tio n c o n s i s t of B a r r i e r s . B a r r i e r s c o n s i s t of S p a c e ,I n t e r p o s i t i o n s ( s u c h a s w a l l s a n d s c r e e n s of f a s t - m o v i n gp a r tic le s ) , and T im e . A c o m m u n ic a tio n , by d efin itio n d o esn o t n e e d to be tw o -w a y . W hen a c o m m u n ic a tio n is r e tu r n e d ,the fo rm u la is r e p e a te d , w ith th e r e c e ip t- p o in t now b e c o m in g a s o u r c e - p o i n t a n d t h e f o r m e r s o u r c e - p o i n t n o w b e c o m in g a r e c e i p t - p o i n t .AXIOM 29 . INSIST, ONECREA TIO NIT WOULDORDER TO CAUSE A N A S -IS -N E S S TO P E R MUST ASSIGN OTHER AUTH O RSHIP TO THETHAN HIS OWN. OTHERW ISE HIS VIEW OFCAUSE ITS VA N ISH M EN T.Any s p a c e , e n e rg y , f o rm , o b je c t,, in d iv id u al, o r p h y s ic a lu n iv e r s e c o n d itio n c a n e x i s t o n ly w h en an a l t e r a t i o n h a so c c u r r e d of t h e o r i g i n a l A s - i s - n e s s s o a s to p r e v e n t ac a s u a l v i e w f r o m v a n i s h i n g i t . In o t h e r w o r d s , a n y t h i n gw h ich is p e r s is tin g m u s t c o n ta in a " lie " s o th a t th e o r i g i n al c o n s id e ra tio n is n o t c o m p le te ly d u p licated ,A X I O M 3 0 . T H E G E N E R A L R U L E O F A U D I T I N G IS T H A T A N Y T H I N G W H I C H IS U N W A N T E D A N D Y E T P E R S I S T S M U S TB E T H O R O U G H L Y V IE W E D , AT W H IC H T IM E IT W IL LV A N IS H .If o n l y p a r t i a l l y v i e w e d , i t s i n t e n s i t y , a t l e a s t , w i l lcrease.de -A X IO M 31. G O O D N E S S A N D B A D N E S S , B E A U T IF U L N E S SA N D U G L IN E SS , A R E A L IK E C O N SID E R A T IO N S A N DH A V E N O O T H E R B A S IS T H A N O P I N I O N .A X IO M 3 2 . A N Y T H I N G W H I C H IS N O T D I R E C T L Y O B S E R V E DTENDS TO PE R SIST .5

AX IO M 33. ANY A S - I S - N E S S W HICH IS A L T E R E D BY N O T I S - N E S S (BY F O R C E ) T E N D S TO P E R S I S T .A X IO M 34. ANY IS -N E S S , W H E N A L T E R E D BY F O R C E ,TEN D S TO P E R S IS T .A X IO M 35.T H E U L T I M A T E T R U T H IS A S T A T I C .A S tatic h a s no m a s s , m e a n in g , m o b ility , no w a v e -le n g th ,n o t i m e , no lo c a ti o n in s p a c e , no s p a c e .T h is h a s th e te c h n ic a l n am e of "B a sic T ru th . "A X I O M 3 6 . A L I E IS A S E C O N D P O S T U L A T E , S T A T E M E N TOR C O N D IT IO N D E S IG N E D T O M A SK A P R IM A R Y P O S T U L A T E W H I C H IS P E R M I T T E D T O R E M A I N .E x am p les:N e i t h e r t r u t h n o r a l i e i s a m o t i o n o r a l t e r a t i o n of a p a r t i d e f r o m one p o s itio n to a n o th e r.A lie is a s ta te m e n t th a t a p a r ti c le having m o v e d d id n o tm o v e , o r a s ta te m e n t th a t a p a r tic le , not having m o v e d ,d id m o v e .T he b a s ic lie is th a t a c o n s id e r a tio n w h ich w a s m a d e w a sn o t m a d e o r th a t it w a s d if fe r e n t.A X I O M 3 7 . W H E N A P R I M A R Y C O N S I D E R A T I O N IS A L T E R E DB U T S T I L L E X I S T S , P E R S I S T E N C E IS A C H I E V E D F O RT H E A L T E R IN G C O N SID E R A T IO N .A ll p e r s i s t e n c e d e p e n d s on th e B a s i c T r u t h , b u t th e p e r s i s t e n c e is of th e a l t e r i n g c o n s id e r a t io n , f o r th e B a s icT ru th h as n e ith e r p e rs is te n c e n o r im p e rs is te n c e .A X IO M 38.1:2:S T U P I D I T Y IS T H E U N K N O W N E S S O F C O N S ID E R A T IO N .M E C H A N I C A L D E F I N I T I O N : S T U P I D I T Y ISU N KN OW NESS O F T IM E , P L A C E , F O R M ANDEVENT.T h u s w e s e e th a t f a i l u r e to d i s c o v e r T r u t h b r i n g s a b o u tstu p id ity .T h u s w e s e e t h a t th e d i s c o v e r y of T r u t h w o u ld b r in g ab o u tan A s - is - n e s s by a c tu a l e x p e rim e n t.T h u s w e s e e th a t a n u lti m a t e t r u t h w o u ld h a v e no t i m e ,p la c e , f o r m o r ev e n t.

T h u s, th e n , w e p e r c e iv e th a t w e c a n a c h ie v e a p e r s is te n c eo n ly w h e n w e m a s k a tr u t h .L y i n g i s a n a l t e r a t i o n of t i m e , p l a c e , e v e n t , o r f o r m .L y in g b e c o m e s A l t e r - i s - n e s s , b e c o m e s S tu p id ity .( T h e b l a c k n e s s o f c a s e s i s a n a c c u m u l a t i o n of t h e c a s e ' sown o r a n o t h e r 's lie s . )A n y th in g w h ic h p e r s i s t s m u s t av o id A s - i s - n e s s .th in g , to p e r s i s t , m u s t c o n ta in a lie .A X IO M 39.Thus, any L I F E P O S E S P R O B L E M S F O R IT S OWN SO L U T IO N .A X IO M 40 . ANY P R O B L E M , T O B E A P R O B L E M , M U ST C O N T A IN A L I E . I F IT W E R E T R U T H , IT W O U L D U N M O C K .A n " u n s o lv a b le p r o b l e m " w o u ld h a v e th e g r e a t e s t p e r s i s t e n c e . It w o u ld a l s o c o n ta in th e g r e a t e s t n u m b e r of a l t e r e dfa c ts . T o m a k e a p ro b le m , one m u s t in tro d u c e A lte r - is ness.A X I O M 4 1 . T H A T I N T O W H I C H A L T E R - I S - N E S S IS I N T R O DUCED BECOM ES A PR O B LEM .A X IO M 4 2 . M E S T ( M A T T E R , E N E R G Y , S P A C E , T IM E ) P E R S I S T S B E C A U S E I T IS A P R O B L E M .It is a p r o b le m b e c a u s e it c o n ta in s A l t e r - i s - n e s s .A X IO M 43.T I M E IS T H E P R I M A R Y S O U R C E O F U N T R U T H .T im e s ta te s th e u n tru th of c o n s e c u tiv e c o n s id e r a tio n s .A X I O M 4 4 . T H E T A ( T H E S T A T I C ) H A S N O L O C A T I O N INM A T T E R , E N E R G Y , S P A C E O R T I M E . I T IS C A P A B L EO F C O N S ID E R A T IO N .A X IO M 45. T H E T A C A N C O N S ID E R I T S E L F T O B E P L A C E D ,A T W H I C H M O M E N T IT B E C O M E S P L A C E D , A N D T OTHAT DEGREE A PRO BLEM .A X I O M 4 6 . T H E T A C A N B E C O M E A P R O B L E M BY I T SS ID E R A T IO N S , B U T T H E N B E C O M E S M E S T .A p r o b l e m is to s o m e d e g r e e M E S T .M EST is a p ro b lem .A X IO M 47.TH ETA CAN RESOLVE PRO B LEM S.A X IO M 48.L IF EISAGAMECON W H E R E INT H E T A ASTHE

8STA TIC SO L V E S TH E P R O B L E M S OF TH ETA AS ME ST.AXIOM 4 9 . TO SO LV E ANY P R O B L E M IT IS ONLY N E C E S SARY TO B E C O M E T H E T A , THE SO L V E R , RATHERTH AN T H E T A , TH E P R O B L E M .AXIOM 50. T H E T A AS M EST MUST CONTAIN CONSIDER A TIONS WHICH ARE L IE S.AXIOM 51 . P O S T U L A T E S A ND LIV E COM M UNICATION NOTBEING M EST AND BEING SENIOR TO M EST CAN ACCO M PL ISH CHANGE IN M EST WITHOUT BRINGING ABOUT AP E R S IS T E N C E O F M E ST . THUS AUDITING CAN OCCUR.AXIOM 52. M EST P E R SIST S AND SO L ID IFIES TO THE DE G R E E TH A T IT IS NOT G R A N T E D L IF E .AXIOM 53. A S T A B L E D A TU M IS N E C E SSA R Y TO THEA LIG NM ENT OF D A T A .AXIOM 54. A T O L E R A N C E OF CONFUSION AND AN A G R E E D U PO N S T A B L E D A TU M ON WHICH TO ALIGN THE DATAIN A C O N FU SIO N A R E AT ONCE N ECESSARY FO R ASANE R E A C T IO N ON THE EIGHT DYNAM ICS. THISD E F IN E S SA N IT Y .AXIOM 55. TH E C Y C L E OF ACTIO N IS A C O N SID ER A TIO N .C R E A T E , SU R V IV E , D E ST R O Y , THE C Y C LE OF ACTIONA C C E P T E D BY THE G . E . , IS ONLY A CONSIDERATIONWHICH CAN B E CHANGED BY THE T H E T A N MAKING ANEW CO N SID ER A TIO N OR D IF F E R E N T ACTIO N C Y C L E S.AXIOM 56.T H E T A BRING S ORDER TO CHAOS.C o r o lla r y :C h a o s b r in g s d is o r d e r to th eta .AXIOM 57. ORDER M A N IF E ST S W HEN C O M M UNICATIO N,C O NTRO L A ND HAVINGNESS ARE A V A IL A B L ETOTHETA.D e fin itio n :C o m m u n ica tio n :th e in te r c h a n g e of id e a s a c r o s s s p a c e .C o n tro l: p o s it iv e p o s tu la tin g , w h ic h i s in te n tio n , and thee x e c u tio n th e r e o f.H a v in g n e ss: th a t w h ic h p e r m it s th e e x p e r ie n c e of m a s sand p r e s s u r e .Pr 1 u v -' o

THE PRELOGICSQ . 1.SE L F -D E T E R M IN IS M IS THE COMMON DENOM INATOROF A L L L IF E IM P U L SE S.Q. 2.D EFIN ITIO N OF SE L F -D E T E R M IN IS M : THE ABILITYTO LO C A TE IN SP A C E AND TIM E ENERGY AND M A T T E R , ALSO THE A BILITY TO C R E A T E SPA C E ANDTIM E IN WHICH TO C R E A T E AND LO CATE ENERGYAND M A T T E R .Q . 3.THE ID E N T IFIC A T IO N OF THE SOURCE OF THATWHICH P L A C E S M A TTER AND ENERGY AND ORIGI N A T E S SP A C E AND TIM E IS NOT NECESSARY TO THERESO LU TIO N OF THIS P R O B L E M AT THIS T IM E .Q. 4.TH ETA C R E A T E S S P A C E , ENERGY AND O B JE C T S BYPO STULATES.Q . 5.U N IVERSES ARE C R E A T E D BY THE A P P L IC A T IO N OFS E L F -D E T E R M IN IS M ON EIGHT DYNAM ICS.Q. 6.SE L F -D E T E R M IN IS M , A P P L IE D , W ILL C R E A T E , A L T E R , CO NSERVE AND PO SSIBLY DESTROY U N IV E R SE S.Q . 7.THE A CTIO N C Y C LE IS ONE OF TH E A B IL IT IE S OF AT H E T A N . A N A CTIO N C Y C L E GOES FRO M 4 0 . Q TO0 .0 ON THE TONE S C A L E . AN ACTION C Y C LE ISTHE C R E A T IO N , GROW TH, CO N SER V ATIO N, DECAYAND D E A T H OR D ESTR U C TIO N OF ENERGY AND M A T T E R IN A S P A C E . ACTION C Y C L E S PR O D U C E TIM E.THE LOGICSLOGIC 1. KNOW LEDGE IS A WHOLE G R O U P OR S U B -D IV IS ION OF A G RO UP O F DATA OR SPE C U L A T IO N S OR C O N CLUSIONS ON DATA OR M ETHODS OF GAINING DATA.LOGIC 2. A BODY OF KNOW LEDGE IS A BODY OF DATA ,ALIG N ED OR U N A L IG N E D , OR M ETHODS OF GAININGDATA.LOGIC 3. ANY KNOW LEDGE WHICH CAN BE SE N SE D , M EA S URED OR E X P E R IE N C E D BY ANY E N T IT Y IS C A P A B L EOF IN FL U E N C IN G THAT E N T IT Y .COROLLARY - THAT KNOW LEDGE WHICH CANNOT BESE N SE D , M EASURED OR E X P E R IE N C E D BY ANY EN TITY9

OR T Y P E OF E N T IT Y CANNOT IN F L U E N C E THAT E N TITY OR T Y P E OF E N T IT Y .LOGIC 4. A DATUM IS A FA C SIM ILE OF ST A T E S OF BEING ,ST A T E S OF NOT B E IN G , ACTIONS OR INACTIONS, C O N CLUSIONS, OR SU PPO SITIO N S IN THE PH YSICAL ORANY OTHER U N IV ER SE.LOGIC 5. A D EFIN ITIO N OF TERM S IS NECESSARY TO THEA L IG N M E N T , ST A T E M E N T AND RESO LUTIO N OF S U P PO SITIO NS, O BSER V A TIO N S, PR O B L E M S AND SOLU TIONS A ND THEIR COM M UNICATION.D EFIN ITIO N - D E SC R IP T IV E DEFINITION: ONE WHICHC L A SSIFIE S BY C H A R A C TER ISTIC S, BY DESCRIBINGEXISTING S T A T E S OF B EIN G .D EFIN ITIO N - D IF F E R E N T IA T IV E D E F IN IT IO N : ONE WHICHC O M PARES U N LIK ENESS TO EXISTING ST A T E S OF B E ING OR NOT B EIN G .D EFIN ITIO N - ASSOCIATIVE D EFIN ITIO N :ONE WHICHD E C L A R E S LIK EN ESS TO EXISTING ST A T E S O F BEINGOR NOT B EIN G .DEFIN ITIO N - A CTIO N D EFINITIO N: ONE WHICH D ELIN E A T E S CAUSE AND P O T E N T IA L CHANGE O F ST A T E OFBEING BY CAUSE OF E X IS T E N C E , IN E X IST E N C E , AC TION, INACTIO N, PU R P O SE OR LACK OR P U R P O S E .LOGIC 6.A B SO L U T E S ARE U N O B T A IN A B L E .LOGIC 7. GRADIENT SC A LES ARE NEC ESSARY TOE V A LU A TIO N OF PR O B L E M S AND THEIR D A TA .THET h is i s th e to o l of in fin ity v a lu ed lo g ic : A b so lu te s a r e u n o b ta in a b le. T e r m s su ch a s good and bad, a liv e and d ead ,rig h t and w ro n g a r e u se d on ly in con ju n ction w ith g r a d ie n ts c a l e s . On the s c a le of rig h t and w ro n g , e v e r y th in g abovez e r o or c e n te r w ould be m o r e and m o r e r ig h t, a p p r o a c h ing an in fin ite r ig h t n e s s , and e v e r y th in g b elo w c e n te rw ould be m o r e and m o r e w ron g a p p ro a ch in g in fin ite w r o n g n ess.A ll th in g s a s s is t in g th e s u r v iv a l of the su r v iv o r arec o n s id e r e d to be rig h t fo r the s u r v iv o r . A ll th in g s in h ib it ing s u r v iv a l fr o m the v ie w p o in t of the s u r v iv o r can be c o n s id e r e d w ron g fo r the s u r v iv o r . T he m o r e a thing a s s i s t ss u r v iv a l, the m o r e it can be c o n s id e r e d r ig h t fo r the s u r v iv o r , the m o r e a thing or a c tio n in h ib its s u r v iv a l, them o r e it i s w ron g fr o m the v ie w p o in t of the in ten d ed s u r v iv o r .

COROLLARY - ANY DATUM HAS ONLY R E L A T IV E TR U TH .COROLLARY - TR U TH IS R E L A T IV E TO E N V IR O N M EN TS,E X P E R IE N C E AND T R U T H .LOGIC 8. A D A TU M CAN B E E V A L U A T E D ONLY BY A D A TUM OF C O M PA R A B L E M A G NITUDE.LOGIC 9. A D A TU M IS AS V A L U A B L E AS IT HAS B E E NEVALUATED.LOGIC 10. THE V A LU E OF A DATUM IS E ST A B L ISH E D BYTHE AM OUNT OF ALIG NM ENT (R ELA TIO NSH IP) IT IM P A R T S TO OTHER D A T A .LOGIC 11. THE V A LU E OF A DATUM OR F IE L D OF DATACAN B E E ST A B L ISH E D BY ITS D EG R EE OF ASSISTANCEIN SU R VIVAL OR ITS INHIBITION TO SU RVIVAL.LOGIC 12. THE V A LU E OF A D A TU M OR A F IE L D OF DATAIS M O DIFIED BY THE VIEW POINT OF THE O BSER V ER .LOGIC 13. PR O B L E M S ARE R E SO L V E D BY C O M PA R TM EN TING TH EM INTO A R E A S O F SIM ILAR M AGNITUDE ANDD A T A , COM PARING THEM TO DATA A L R EA D Y KNOWNOR P A R T IA L L Y KNOWN, A ND RESOLVING EACH A R E A .DATA WHICH CANNOT B E KNOWN IM M EDIATELY MAYB E R E SO L V E D BY ADDRESSING WHAT IS KNOWN ANDUSING ITS SOLUTION TO R ESO LV E THE R EM A IN D ER .LOGIC 14. FA C T O R S INTR O D U C ED INTO A PR O B L E M ORSOLUTION WHICH DO NOT DERIVE FRO M N A TU R A LLAW B U T ONLY A UTH O RITARIAN COM M AND, A BER R ATE THAT P R O B L E M OR SO LUTIO N.LOGIC 15. THE INTRO DUCTIO N OF AN A R BITR A R Y INTO APR O B L E M OR SOLUTION IN V ITES THE FU R T H E R IN T R O DUCTION OF A R B IT R A R IE S INTO PR O B L E M S AND SO L U TIONS.LOGIC 16. AN A B ST R A C T P O ST U L A T E MUST B E CO M PAREDTO THE UNIVERSE TO WHICH IT A P P L IE S AND BROUGHTINTO THE CATEGORY OF THINGS WHICH C A N BESEN SE D , M EA SU R ED OR E X P E R IE N C E D IN THAT U N I VER SE B E F O R E SUCH P O S T U L A T E CAN B E CONSIDEREDW ORK ABLE.LOGIC 17. THOSE F IE L D S WHICH MOST D E P E N D UPON A U THO RITATIVE OPINION FOR THEIR DATA LEAST CON TAIN KNOWN N A T U R A L LAW .

LOGIC 18. A P O S T U L A T E IS AS V A L U A B L E AS IT IS W O R K ABLE.LOGIC 19. TH E W ORKABILITY OF A P O ST U L A T E IS E S T A B LISH ED B Y TH E D E G R E E TO WHICH IT E X P L A IN S E X IS T ING PH E N O M E N A A LR EA D Y KNOW N, BY THE DEGREETHAT IT P R E D IC T S NEW PH EN O M ENA WHICH WHENLOOKED FO R W ILL B E FO U N D TO E X IST , AND BY THED E G R E E TH AT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT PH E N O M EN A WHICH DO NO T EX IST IN F A C T B E C A L L E D INTOE X IST E N C E FO R ITS E X P L A N A T IO N .LOGIC 20. A SC IE N C E MAY B E CO N SID ERED TO B E ALA R G E BO DY O F A LIG N ED DATA WHICH HAS SIM IL A R ITY IN A P P L IC A T IO N A ND WHICH HAS B E E N DED U C EDOR IN D U C E D FR O M BASIC P O S T U L A T E S.LOGIC 21 . M A TH EM A TIC S A R E M ETHODS O F P O S T U L A T ING OR R ESO LVING R E A L OR A B ST R A C T DATA IN ANYUN IV ER SE A N D INTEG RATING BY SYM BOLIZATION OFD A T A , P O S T U L A T E S AND R E SO LU TIO NS.LOGIC 22 . TH E HUM AN M IND* IS A N O B SE R V E R , P O S T U L A TO R , C R E A T O R A N D STORAGE P L A C E OF KNOW LEDGE.LOGIC 2 3 . TH E H UM AN MIND IS A SERVOM ECHANISM TOANY M A TH EM A TIC S E V O L V E D OR E M PL O Y E D BY THEH UM AN M IND.* T h e h u m an m in d b y d e fin itio n in c lu d e s th e a w a r e n e s s unito f th e liv in g o r g a n is m , th e o b s e r v e r , the co m p u ter of data,th e s p ir it , th e m e m o r y s t o r a g e , th e lif e f o r c e and the in d i v id u a l m o tiv a to r o f th e liv in g o r g a n is m s . It i s u se d asd is t in c t f r o m th e b r a in w h ich ca n be c o n s id e r e d to b e m o tiv a te d b y th e m in d .N O TE: T h e p r im a r y ste p in r e s o lv in g th e b road a c t iv it ie sof m a n c o u ld b e c o n s id e r e d to be th e r e s o lv in g of the a c t iv i t i e s o f th e m in d i t s e l f . H e n c e , th e lo g ic s c a r r y to th isp o in t and th en p r o c e e d a s a x io m s c o n c e r n in g the hum anm in d , su c h a x io m s b e in g s u b sta n tia te d a s r e la tiv e tru th s bym u ch n e w ly d is c o v e r e d p h en o m en a . T he en su in g a x io m s ,fr o m L o g ic 24, a p p ly no l e s s to th e v a r io u s " o lo g ie s" thanth e y do to d e -a b e r r a t in g or im p r o v in g th e o p e r a tio n of them in d . It sh o u ld n o t be thought th at the fo llo w in g a x io m sa r e d e v o te d to th e c o n s tr u c tio n of an ything a s lim ite d a s ath e r a p y , w h ic h i s o n ly in c id e n ta l to the r e s o lu tio n of hum ana b e r r a tio n and su c h th in g s a s p s y c h o s o m a tic i l l n e s s e s .T h e s e a x io m s a r e c a p a b le of su c h so lu tio n , a s h as b eend e m o n s tr a te d , b u t su c h a n a r r o w a p p lic a tio n w ould in d ic a tea v e r y n a r r o w s c o p e o f v ie w .

PO ST U L A T E - THE HUM AN MIND A ND INVENTIONS OF THEHUM AN MIND A R E C A P A B L E O F RESOLVING ANY ANDA L L P R O B L E M S WHICH CAN B E S E N S E D , M EASUREDOR E X P E R IE N C E D D IR E C T L Y OR IN D IR E C T L Y .COROLLARY - THE HUM AN MIND IS C A P A B L E OF R E S O L V ING THE P R O B L E M OF TH E HUM AN M IND.T he b o r d e r lin e o f s o lu tio n o f th is s c ie n c e l i e s b etw eenWHY lif e i s s u r v iv in g and HOW lif e i s su r v iv in g .It isp o s s ib le to r e s o lv e HOW lif e i s s u r v iv in g w ith ou t r e s o lv ing WHY lif e i s s u r v iv in g .LOGIC 24. THE RESO LU TIO N OF THE PH ILO SO PH IC A L SC I E N T IFIC A ND HUM AN ST U D IE S (SUCH AS ECONOM ICS,P O L IT IC S, SOCIOLOGY, M E D IC IN E , CRIM INOLOGY,E T C . ) D E P E N D S PR IM A R ILY U PO N THE RESO LUTIO NOF TH E P R O B L E M S OF THE HUM AN M IND.THE AXIOMS OF DIANETICSAXIOM 1. THE SOURCE OF L IF E IS A STATIC OF PEC U LIA RAND PA R T IC U L A R P R O P E R T IE S .AXIOM 2. AT LE A ST A PO R TIO N O F THE STATIC C A L L E DL IF E IS IM PIN G ED U PO N THE PH Y SIC A L U N IV E R SE .AXIOM 3 . THAT PO R T IO N OF THE STA TIC OF L IF E WHICHIS IM PING ED U PO N TH E PH Y SIC A L UN IV ERSE HAS FORITS DYNAMIC G O A L, SU R V IV A L A ND ONLY SU R V IV A L .AXIOM 4 . THE PH Y SIC A L UN IV ER SE IS R E D U C IB L E TOMOTION OF EN ER G Y O PER A TIN G IN SP A C

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