The Great Disappointment is viewed by some scholars as an example of the psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance[29] and True-believer syndrome. The theory was proposed by Leon Festinger to describe the formation of new beliefs and increased proselytizing in order to reduce the tension, or dissonance, that results from failed prophecies.[30] According to the theory, believers experienced tension following the failure of Jesus' reappearance in 1844, which led to a variety of new explanations. The various solutions form a part of the teachings of the different groups that outlived the disappointment.

위에서 설명하는 인지적 부조화를 해소하기 위해 만들어 낸 것 중에 하나가 조사심판이라는 결론이겠지요.

그냥 예언이 틀렸으면 잘못된 것을 인정하고 바른 길로 돌아가면 그만이었을텐데 말입니다. 그럴 수가 없었나

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