EVALUATION
Any attempt by someone to impose his arbitrary stable datum (whether correct or incorrect data) upon another. The first rule of the Auditor's Code is "Do not evaluate for the preclear".
From the AOGP Abridged Scientology Dictionary — based on original LRH source materials, updated through 1982.
Usage
If an auditor were to tell a preclear what their problem is or what they should think about an incident, that would be evaluation — imposing a stable datum on the preclear rather than letting them discover it for themselves. The first rule of the Auditor's Code prohibits this practice.
Why It Matters
Evaluation undermines the preclear's own ability to look, think, and reach conclusions. Avoiding evaluation in auditing ensures the preclear gains their own certainty and self-determined understanding.
Related Concepts
- STABLE DATUM — Any part or factor (which itself may or may not be correct or true) in a confusion that an individual selects out as a known and secure thing by which to relate and align the rest of the parts of the confusion, thereby…
- AUDITOR — A listener or one who listens carefully to what people have to say.
- CLEAR — (noun) A thetan who can be at cause knowingly and at will over mental matter, energy, space and time as regards the First Dynamic (survival for self).
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