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"Tapping into oneness" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Tapping into oneness has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 31 § Tapping into oneness until a consensus is reached. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 09:28, 31 October 2023 (UTC)Reply

Concept preceded name by 14 years

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Fourteen years before "telepathy" was coined, the substance of it was described in the British magazine Spectator: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-before-telepa/170474962/ I propose to revise the history accordingly.Cpacker666 (talk) 23:45, 16 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

I doubt that the above was the first time such a theory had been proposed, but regardless, we don't base article content on our own analysis of old newspaper clippings. Not relevant to article content without coverage in WP:RS to indicate this particular clipping is of any significance. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:05, 17 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

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"Tapping into oneness" listed at Redirects for discussion

Concept preceded name by 14 years