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Change "Hubbard maintained that 20 percent of the population would be classed as "suppressive persons" because were truly malevolent or dangerous:" to "Hubbard maintained that 20 percent of the population would be classed as "suppressive persons" because they were truly malevolent or dangerous:" Code807 (talk) 17:05, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Key Scientology beliefs include reincarnation, and that traumatic events cause problematic "engrams" in the mind which can only be removed through an activity called "auditing". A fee is charged for each session of "auditing". Once an "auditor" deems an individual free of "engrams", typically after several years, they are given the status of "clear". CHANGES BEGIN HERE: Change Scholarship differs to Scholars differ on the interpretation of these beliefs: Disneybuff2002 (talk) 23:26, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you I didn't notice they were asking for a simple typo fix, I saw that it was on Scientology so I thought they were trying to add unsourced information, thank you for looking out and I'll be more careful. WanderingMorpheme02:36, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Don't know about "not acceptable": I didn't say that. But the relevant fact here is that sources - i.e. scholarship about the subject from which this article draws its information - differ on the nature of these beliefs. "Scholars differ" suggests or implies an argument or debate (yet to exist explicitly). Scholarship differs indicates the facts: some sources say a. some sources say b. Cambial — foliar❧21:20, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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The opening sentence should be edited to read "Scientology is a cult, invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, claiming to be a religious movement" (or something similiar). The article must be clear that it is a cult, not simply that some believe it is a cult. Cult analysts strongly believe it is one of the world's most destructive cults. It has done countless harm to many people, ruining their lives. Only people within the cult believe it is legitimate. By stating that "it is variously defined as a cult", you imply it might not be. Wikipedia has indicated other cults are indeed cults in the opening sentences of those other pages - including other cults that are less destructive than Scientology is. Wikipedia must be accurate and not feed into any lies that are sometimes perpetuated by problematic groups. Relegating the concern to the "Controversy" section is not enough, especially since that section is not very explicit that the movement is indeed a cult. All cult experts agree about the destructiveness of Scientology - it is not an opinion. If you define other cults as indeed cults, you must also do the same about the most destructive cult our world faces. Please note: I am not, nor have I ever been, affiliated with Scientology. I am a social worker and have followed news of world-wide cults for many years. 97.120.78.249 (talk) 15:47, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Done. I did it. looked like a simple issue of which sounds better in a general English sentence. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 02:09, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
