Despite a "100% failure rate" for date-specific predictions, doomsday beliefs often persist due to several psychological factors:
: People often stick to false beliefs when they provide a sense of control over an unpredictable future. Doomsday Prophecy
: The Book of Revelation describes a series of "judgments" (seals, trumpets, and bowls) representing God’s wrath before a period of restoration. Other traditions, like the Millerites in the 1840s, focused on a specific date for Christ's return, leading to the "Great Disappointment" when the date passed without event. Despite a "100% failure rate" for date-specific predictions,
The fascination with the apocalypse has spawned numerous creative works: like the Millerites in the 1840s