What Do Scientologists Believe?
January 08, 2007 by
Over the past couple of years, many of us have noticed the self-righteous and sometimes completely erratic behavior of one of the world's most mediocre movie stars: Tom Cruise. It's been known for a long time that Tom is a Scientologist, but what exactly does that mean? Is 
Scientology another name for Christian Scientists? Are Scientologist's even Christians? What do they believe? Is it a cult? Who the hell is Xenu?
These are all questions I had and I found that when I went online to research the basic principles of Scientology, it was quite difficult. (It has since gotten much easier to find information perhaps due to generated interested by Tom's recent tirades, plus the development of resources such as Wikipedia.) Every attempt to get to their core beliefs was thwarted by an attempt to sell me Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology's founder. This is the book that started it all and lays the groundwork for what would become Scientology. Originally, published in 1950, it was basically a self-improvement book that described the human mind as being tainted with what Hubbard calls "engrams," a term for traumatic experiences that have accumulated within the psyche that inhibit a person from reaching his or her full potential. These engrams can be "cleared" with the help of an auditor. The auditor basically asks questions and listens to the "pre-clear" (the patient) while hooked up to an e-meter. This device works much like a polygraph, measuring electrical currents through the body. It is said that when an auditor asks the pre-clear a question, the machine can read mental disturbances. From there, the auditor can assess specific memories and problems the pre-clear is having and, supposedly, "clear" them.
These are all questions I had and I found that when I went online to research the basic principles of Scientology, it was quite difficult. (It has since gotten much easier to find information perhaps due to generated interested by Tom's recent tirades, plus the development of resources such as Wikipedia.) Every attempt to get to their core beliefs was thwarted by an attempt to sell me Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology's founder. This is the book that started it all and lays the groundwork for what would become Scientology. Originally, published in 1950, it was basically a self-improvement book that described the human mind as being tainted with what Hubbard calls "engrams," a term for traumatic experiences that have accumulated within the psyche that inhibit a person from reaching his or her full potential. These engrams can be "cleared" with the help of an auditor. The auditor basically asks questions and listens to the "pre-clear" (the patient) while hooked up to an e-meter. This device works much like a polygraph, measuring electrical currents through the body. It is said that when an auditor asks the pre-clear a question, the machine can read mental disturbances. From there, the auditor can assess specific memories and problems the pre-clear is having and, supposedly, "clear" them.
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