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Hyperlink "school of thought" Longtime4321 (talk) 21:30, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: There are already many links in the lead, and since the School of thought article is limited, MOS:SEAOFBLUE should try to be avoided. Terasail ^[✉] 22:12, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:EXCEPTIONAL; see here. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 04:26, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Will Durant is a good source. That stackexchange website has a comment regarding how it was just taken from "The Disciples of Christ" article, however, I do not see any evidence of that by any scholarly source. Because Durant is well-respected, I think that his account is alright. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shakespeare143 (talk • contribs) 18:15, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Durant is just repeating mideval speculation; he's not asserting it to be true. Teishin (talk) 18:32, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that Durant is not asserting that it is a fact. However, he is saying that it is a possibility. Shakespeare143 (talk) 18:44, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Later life and death

In the second paragraph of “later life and death” an approximation of between a kilometer and half a mile is used for six stadia. I’m inexperienced with Wikipedia editing standards, but it seems odd to combine two systems of measurement in one article, let alone one specific measurement. I would recommend replacing it with “between 800 and 1,000 meters” or similar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phoenix51291 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Peacock" change

It isn't just a NYT article, but a research from one of the biggest universities in the world, plus I think that it doesn't even need any more citations. (Likewise Confucius is Confucius, each one for different cultures f.e). In many other significant people such as Karl Marx, Confucius, Charles Darwin etc you can find the same thing.Holloman123 (talk) 19:14, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]