The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential

Unsubstantiated religious claims

Incidence

For right-wing groups who believe they are being persecuted by the satanic government of the United States, the Book of Revelation's message fits perfectly into their world view. This world view, in combination with a literal interpretation of the Book of Revelation, is reflected in extremist ideology, violent acts, and literature.

Claim

Religious stories embodied in sacred literature tend to lack any contemporaneous substantiating evidence. The Bible, for example, is currently believed to have been compiled between 35 to 70 years after the events portrayed in the New Testament and have not been satisfactorily linked to known authors. The contradictions and conflicting reports of precise events are also not satisfactorily explained.

Broader

Contradictions

Aggravates

Loss of faith in religion ^{[in 1 loop]}

Aggravated by

Fabricated quotations

Misreading sacred documents

Politicization of scholarship

Inconsistencies in sacred texts

Ignoring implications of biblical scholarship

Strategy(ies)

Contradicting

Value(s)

Contradiction

Nonreligious

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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