Does the Scientology® religion have a concept of God?
Most definitely. In Scientology, the concept of God is expressed as the eighth dynamic-the urge toward existence as infinity, as God, or the Supreme Being. As the eighth dynamic, Scientology s concept of God rests at the very apex of universal survival. In his book, Science of Survival, L. Ron Hubbard wrote: 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 are less capable, less ethical, and less valuable to themselves and society …. A man without an abiding faith is, by observation alone, more of a thing than a man. Unlike religions with Judeo-Christian origins, Scientology has no set dogma concerning God that it imposes on its members. As with all its beliefs, Scientology does not ask individuals to believe anything on faith. Rather, as one s level of spiritual awareness increases through particip
