Scores by kind of claim
Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.
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Factual claims
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Predictions
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Insufficient record: 0 predictions resolved, 5 needed for a score.
All types combined: 71 (likely 64 to 78, medium confidence), from 55 claims: 55 factual claims. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.
Peter Thiel's claims
34 claims
“I’m not sure it’s esoteric, but it is the book of Revelations, is the apocalypse because apocalypse in Greek means unveiling, and if you unveil the social order, you might end up deconstructing and destroying it.”
Peter Thiel, answering audience question April 2024 Peter Thiel on Political Theology (Ep. 210) (Conversations with Tyler)
The word 'apocalypse' in Greek means 'unveiling'.
Mostly true True in substance, wrong in a detail.
The second judge would not resolve this claim; the verdict shown is the first judge's.
What would count as true or false
True: standard Greek lexicons give 'uncovering', 'unveiling' or 'revelation' as the meaning of ἀποκάλυψις (from apo- 'off' + kalyptein 'to cover'). Mostly true: lexicons give 'revelation' or 'disclosure' as the main sense, with 'unveiling' only as the literal or etymological sense. Mostly false: 'unveiling' is only a remote or contested rendering. False: the word has no such meaning.
Evidence
- Apocalypse - Etymology, Origin & Meaning - Etymonline Etymonline (Douglas Harper)
“from Greek apokalyptein "uncover, disclose, reveal," from apo "off, away from" (see apo-) + kalyptein "to cover, conceal"”
- Greek New Testament Dictionary Bill Mounce (billmounce.com)
“pr. uncover; to reveal, Mt. 11:25; pass. to be disclosed, Lk. 2:35”
- What the Bible says about Apocalypto Bible Tools (Forerunner Commentary, David C. Grabbe)
“This noun comes from the verb apocalupto, which literally means "to take away the veil," such as when a painting or statue has its covering taken away.”
- What the Bible says about Apocalypto Bible Tools (Forerunner Commentary, David C. Grabbe)
“Even though apocalypsis is most often translated "revelation," the best equivalent word in English is "unveiling."”
Reasoning
Etymonline traces 'apocalypse' to Greek apokalyptein, 'uncover, disclose, reveal', built from apo 'off' and kalyptein 'to cover, conceal' (E1). Mounce's New Testament dictionary marks 'uncover' as the proper (literal) sense of the verb apokalyptō, then gives 'reveal' (E2). A Bible commentary says the noun comes from the verb apocalupto, which literally means 'to take away the veil', and that the noun is most often translated 'revelation' (E3, E4). So the evidence supports 'unveiling' as the literal, etymological sense, with 'revelation' as the usual sense. That matches the mostly-true criterion. None of the sources is a full standard lexicon entry for the noun ἀποκάλυψις.
Cite this claim
Peter Thiel, “The word 'apocalypse' in Greek means 'unveiling'.” (said April 2024). Verdict: mostly true. Reliability API, claim c_0cdddbbfcf63, method 0.1.0+3e03e2df. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_0cdddbbfcf63
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