Reference: Subject: Scientology Fundamentals
Scientology provides the following definitions for POSTULATE.
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Scientology Technical Dictionary
“POSTULATE, n. 1. a self-created truth would be simply the consideration generated by self. Well, we just borrow the word which is in seldom use in the English language, we call that postulate. And we mean by postulate, self-created truth. He posts something. He puts something up and that’s what a postulate is.”
A postulate, such as, “the speed of light is a universal constant” by Einstein, is simply put there to explain a phenomenon. It is treated as self-evident as long as it does not conflict with what is observed.
“POSTULATE, n. 2. a postulate is, of course, that thing which is a directed desire or order, or inhibition, or enforcement, on the part of the individual in the form of an idea.
A postulate is continuous, consistent and harmonious with other observations. It is not something arbitrary, whether a directed desire or an idea.
“POSTULATE, n. 3 . that self-determined thought which starts, stops or changes past, present or future efforts.”
The purpose of postulate is to know the unknowable. Self is the ability to postulate and to become aware. Self is not some identity or individuality.
“POSTULATE, n. 4 . is actually a prediction.”
A postulate provides the basis for further reasoning.
“POSTULATE, v. 1 . in Scn the word postulate means to cause a thinkingness or consideration. It is a specially applied word and is defined as causative thinkingness.”
To postulate is to put something up that explains a whole lot of observations.
“POSTULATE, v. 2 . to conclude, decide or resolve a problem or to set a pattern for the future or to nullify a pattern of the past.”
To postulate is to provide stable data that resolves problems or anomalies.
“POSTULATE, v. 3 . to generate or “thunk” a concept. A postulate infers conditions and actions rather than just plain thinks. It has a dynamic connotation.”
To postulate is to conceive a basic concept that explains a whole lot of conditions and actions.
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Subject Clearing
A postulate explains a whole lot of observed phenomena. Therefore, there has to be a set of postulates that explains the knowable universe.
The particle of thought may be called a postulate. A postulate is something, which is put forth with or without reasoning. Its source is unknowable. A postulate is manifested and knowable. It has substance, extents and duration. Postulates may be arranged in a “spectrum” of increasing condensation of thought. The thought in the state of apathy is much more condensed than the thought in the state of serenity. We have an approximation of this “spectrum” in the Tone Scale of Scientology by Hubbard. The size of a postulate is estimated to be trillions of times the size of a photon. Postulates account for all space. This is an area where much research is needed.
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