::Whilst Calidude didn't go about it correctly, I'm in the same camp as him.  This is an encyclopaedia, not a self-help group.  The entire paragraph, "In his early days . . . disappears completely." does not belong here.  It is the insertion that needs to be justified, not the removal of it.  There may be scope for a subsection that presents a far more neutral version, but even then I'm not convinced.  I'm cutting it and reinstating the more staid version.  Also, I'm very hesitant (this is typical British understatement!) about using the Journal of Scientific Exploration for cites here ("The JSE, while presented as neutral and objective, appears to hold a hidden agenda. They seem to be interested in promoting fringe topics as real mysteries and they tend to ignore most evidence to the contrary. They publish 'scholarly' articles promoting the reality of dowsing, neo-astrology, ESP, and psychokinesis. Most of the prominent and active members are strong believers in the reality of such phenomena.). 
 ::If someone wants to revert my revert, I won't edit war.  As I've said, I believe it is the contentious insertion last month by Brummfrosch that needs justification rather than its removal.