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Table 3. Statements Rated Agree and Disagree by Critics Versus Experts: Means,
Standard Deviations, and Percentages
Statement Critics (n-58) Experts (n=85)
X SD %X SD %
Statements Rated Strongly Agree by Critics
New Age techniques when
mandated for all employees are an
invasion of privacy.
4.68 0.81 97* 3.94 1.07 71
Channeling is a fraud. 4.53 0.83 86** 2.65 1.25 20
Most New Age concepts are not
supported by scientific evidence.
4.50 0.66 91** 2.82 1.17 33
Statements Rated Agree by Critics
While spiritual growth is impor-
tant, public schools should not
prescribe the methods whereby
children grow spiritually.
4.30 0.91 89** 3.89 1.01 78
In the New Age movement the
combination of Eastern mysticism,
experimental approaches to
psychotechnology, emphasis on
experience, desire for transforma-
tion, and profit motivation
combine to create a strong
potential for the development of
cultic modes of relating.
4.18 0.80 72** 3.06 1.26 47
Thinking that one is God is ridicu-
lous.
4.16 1.00 83** 2.57 1.48 26
Programs like the
Forum for business executives are
a rip-off.
4.13 1.08 72** 2.80 0.80 10
Thinking that one is God is a
narcissistic delusion.
4.09 0.98 82** 2.57 1.41 28
Thinking that one is God is
spiritual arrogance.
4.07 1.05 83** 2.58 1.42 26
The New Age is dangerous. 4.04 0.99 80** 1.98 1.16 12
Statements Rated Agree by Experts
Raising individual consciousness is
necessary to save the world.
2.45 1.09 18** 4.24 1.01 82
Everyday problem solving and
fundamental breakthrough
insights tap an innate capacity of
the unconscious which all can
learn to apply.
2.50 1.04 16** 4.10 0.85 82
Statements Rated Strongly Disagree by Critics
Because man is a deity and can do
no wrong, there is no sin, no rea-
son for guilt.
1.25 0.86 05** 2.13 1.22 13
Spiritually advanced people
succeed at everything they at-
tempt.
1.29 0.46 00** 2.0 0.94 07
Table 3. Statements Rated Agree and Disagree by Critics Versus Experts: Means,
Standard Deviations, and Percentages
Statement Critics (n-58) Experts (n=85)
X SD %X SD %
Statements Rated Strongly Agree by Critics
New Age techniques when
mandated for all employees are an
invasion of privacy.
4.68 0.81 97* 3.94 1.07 71
Channeling is a fraud. 4.53 0.83 86** 2.65 1.25 20
Most New Age concepts are not
supported by scientific evidence.
4.50 0.66 91** 2.82 1.17 33
Statements Rated Agree by Critics
While spiritual growth is impor-
tant, public schools should not
prescribe the methods whereby
children grow spiritually.
4.30 0.91 89** 3.89 1.01 78
In the New Age movement the
combination of Eastern mysticism,
experimental approaches to
psychotechnology, emphasis on
experience, desire for transforma-
tion, and profit motivation
combine to create a strong
potential for the development of
cultic modes of relating.
4.18 0.80 72** 3.06 1.26 47
Thinking that one is God is ridicu-
lous.
4.16 1.00 83** 2.57 1.48 26
Programs like the
Forum for business executives are
a rip-off.
4.13 1.08 72** 2.80 0.80 10
Thinking that one is God is a
narcissistic delusion.
4.09 0.98 82** 2.57 1.41 28
Thinking that one is God is
spiritual arrogance.
4.07 1.05 83** 2.58 1.42 26
The New Age is dangerous. 4.04 0.99 80** 1.98 1.16 12
Statements Rated Agree by Experts
Raising individual consciousness is
necessary to save the world.
2.45 1.09 18** 4.24 1.01 82
Everyday problem solving and
fundamental breakthrough
insights tap an innate capacity of
the unconscious which all can
learn to apply.
2.50 1.04 16** 4.10 0.85 82
Statements Rated Strongly Disagree by Critics
Because man is a deity and can do
no wrong, there is no sin, no rea-
son for guilt.
1.25 0.86 05** 2.13 1.22 13
Spiritually advanced people
succeed at everything they at-
tempt.
1.29 0.46 00** 2.0 0.94 07
