[preciousjeni]

Originally posted by DZTUBAGIRL
Ok, does anyone know exactly what they believe? I looked on the website and I coudn't really find an explination of their religion. Someone told me something about them believing that we all have aliens living in us and that is why we get sick. I don't know if this is true but if it is...they are "special". If anyone can clear it up that would be great. Thanks!

I would check this out: http://religiousmovements.lib.virgin...ientology.html

In short:

Scientologists believe that the levels of Scientology beyond "clear" allow an individual to progress up the "bridge of total freedom"; freedom from physical constraints of their material bodies and the material universe, which Scientologists call MEST (Matter, Energy, Space, and Time). Scientologists who progress up the OT (Operating Thetan) Bridge may "know...immortality and freedom from the cycle of birth and death," according to " The State of Operating Thetan," a Church document. 28 Thus, the individual's goal in Scientology is to come into full awareness of his existence as a being who transcends MEST. Scientology, in sum, is a religious movement that professes to guide the journey of the individual towards a state of transcendent near-perfection.

As Scientologists progress up the Bridge, they learn the details of Hubbard's cosmology, which articulates a many-trillion-year history similar to the "galactic space opera" of Hubbard's prolific science-fiction efforts. Operating Thetan Level III ( NOT a link to the actual document, but rather to an independent summary of it), which details how, when, and why humans came to Earth, is a good sample of this cosmology. 29

The symbol for Dianetics is shaped like the Greek letter delta, with yellow stripes symbolizing life and four green panels, representing four subdivisions of the urge for man's survival. The Eight Dynamics of Scientology continue Hubbard's examination into the importance of survival. The Eight Dynamics (in order) are Self, Creativity, Group Survival, Species, Life Forms, Physical Universe, Spiritual Dynamic, and Infinity. 30 Each of these pertains to the role of survival of each of these components. The Eight Dynamics transcend throughout all of nature, including animals and vegetation, and beyond.