This is not groundbreaking stuff. In most species, survival is the premier driving force, even on a cellular level. Man’s nature prompts him to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. So I’m generally on board at this point, and although I think that there are exceptions to every rule, Dianetics would argue otherwise. In fact, they have workable proof demonstrating that this is mankind’s single and only goal, and it explains every single thing that he does, says or thinks during his life. I don’t know if I’m 100% in agreement on this – most humans I know have some rather destructive tendencies, and regularly pursue pain or suppress their survival instincts on behalf of pleasure. But maybe you guys are just aberrated beyond the norm.
Now that man is all figured out, we turn to the finite and measurable universe – a so-called equation consisting of time, space, energy and life. These things are all manipulated by man to obey the order to Survive! at all costs (hello, adaptation). And this is what we call the Dynamic Principle of Existence. To me this sounds a lot like the Theory of Evolution. We’re basically co-opting Darwin, but adding some much needed razzle-dazzle.
Just when we’re starting to interchange survival with immortality, we come to our first graph. I’m still puzzling out this graph, but once I figure it out, we’ll move on. REMEMBER* I was strictly forbidden by the book’s editors to turn the page until I’ve achieved perfect understanding of everything I’ve read so far. I shall obey you, great ones!
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