Five Conditions

The increase of proselyting following unequivocal disconfirmation of a belief occurs when the following five conditions are met. If any one of the conditions is not met then it is believed (see chapter VIII of When Prophecy Fails) that the increase will not occur. These conditions are:

	There must be conviction.
	There must be commitment to this conviction.
	The conviction must be amenable to unequivocal disconfirmation.
	Such unequivocal disconfirmation must occur.
	Social support must be available subsequent to the disconfirmation.

Last Update: 11/27/2002