PRIMARY AXIOMS FROM THE ORIGINAL THESIS
| AXIOM 1 | SURVIVE! |
| AXIOM 2 | THE PURPOSE OF THE MIND IS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO SURVIVAL. |
| AXIOM 3 | THE MIND DIRECTS THE ORGANISM, THE SPECIES, ITS SYMBIOTES OR LIFE IN THE EFFORT OF SURVIVAL. |
| AXIOM 4 | THE MIND, AS THE CENTRAL DIRECTION SYSTEM OF THE BODY, POSES, PERCEIVES AND RESOLVES PROBLEMS OF SURVIVAL AND DIRECTS OR FAILS TO DIRECT THEIR EXECUTION. |
| AXIOM 5 | THE PERSISTENCY OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN LIFE IS DIRECTLY GOVERNED BY THE STRENGTH OF HIS BASIC DYNAMIC. |
| AXIOM 6 | INTELLIGENCE IS THE ABILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL GROUP OR RACE TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO SURVIVAL. |
Dianetics: The Original Thesis 1948