Practitioners of Dianetics believe that "the basic principle of existence is to survive"[9] and that the basic personality of humans is sincere, intelligent, and good.[9] The drive for goodness and survival is distorted and inhibited by aberrations[9] "ranging from simple neuroses to different psychotic states to various kinds of sociopathic behavior patterns." Hubbard developed Dianetics, claiming that it could eradicate these aberrations.[10]