Reference: The Book of Scientology
Behavior of Universes
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Summary
Hubbard differentiates between a person’s own universe of postulates and the MEST universe. Unfortunately, Hubbard does not believe in the principle of oneness; and, therefore, he fails to see how postulates explain the MEST universe.
The postulates discovered by Einstein, which gave birth to his theory of relativity, explain the concepts of substance (matter and energy), extents (space), and duration (time) beautifully. This explanation provides a much fuller picture of the MEST universe than what Hubbard describes. The postulates and the MEST universe are intimately related through the principle of oneness. Oneness is described by the continuity, consistency and harmony of substance. The substance consists of thought in addition to energy and matter.
Hubbard appears to decry against the watchfulness and the cooperation required in the MEST universe. But those are the very qualities that the scientific method brings into play to resolve the anomalies in our perception of the MEST universe.
In opting for one’s own universe, Hubbard says, “One’s universe is an unthwarted sway, the MEST universe is a compromise.” Unthwarted sway means that one does not want any checks and balances, but an undisciplined existence where one can do anything one wants. It sounds like a wishful thinking after one has failed to resolve most of the situations in one’s life. It is a reaction to overwhelm. It only leads to a defeatist philosophy. What you want to rehabilitate is the person’s ability to discover the postulates that underlie the MEST universe, so he can resolve the situations he is facing in life.
Hubbard’s approach to use mock ups in auditing is useful only to the degree it helps a person understand why certain situations exist in his life. The person should not be using mock-ups to escape the realities of life and live in a dreamworld. Maybe Hubbard did not intend it to be an escape from reality, but he makes it sound that way by continuously railing against the MEST universe.
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Comments
There is no personal universe separate from the MEST universe. There is only one universe that can be explained through the oneness of postulates. Hubbard’s personal universe comes from arbitrary, contradictory, and missing “postulates” that spring from Hubbard’s fixation on self.
As a person comes to understand the MEST universe better through the use of the scientific method, he can operate with greater freedom. Science has been very successful in exploring the laws of matter (classical mechanics). Currently, it is successfully exploring the laws of energy (quantum mechanics). It has yet to explore the laws of thought (postulate mechanics); but that is currently being attempted through subject clearing.
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