Literal Source Verification (LSV) is the method VeriFaith uses to test whether a religious or theological claim is objectively true.
LSV is a publicly maintained, cross-religious framework designed to analyze claims using only what can be verified in the original source text — with no interpretation, theology, or tradition allowed.
LSV was created to solve a simple problem:
Most theology is based on inherited beliefs — not provable facts.
We built VeriFaith to be the world's first truth-based religious validation system
and that means theology cannot shape facts.
Only facts should shape theology.
LSV is the only known framework that:
VeriFaith doesn't "believe" anything by default.
We test every claim using LSV — so only what can be proven is promoted as truth.
| Rank | Framework | Score(1-10) | Why It Scored This Way |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Literal Source Verification (LSV) | 9.8 | 9.8 Highest logical rigor, original-language validation, AI + peer review, theology excluded. Cross-faith, repeatable, transparent. |
| 02 | Philosophical Logic | 7.5 | Strong logical foundation but unanchored from source texts. Good for reasoning, not verifying. |
| 03 | Textual Criticism | 7.3 | Great for manuscript analysis but not designed for truth claims. Doesn't assess meaning. |
| 04 | Hadith Chain Method (Isnad) | 6.8 | Rigorous chain of transmission, but theological trust is required. |
| 05 | Rabbinic/Talmudic Logic | 6.7 | Strong internal reasoning, but relies on tradition and assumed authority. |
| 06 | Historical-Critical Method | 5.7 | Claims neutrality but is shaped by Western secular theology. Often overrides source meaning with scholarly theory. |
| 07 | Catholic Magisterial Tradition | 5.2 | Consistent but authority-bound. Claims are unchallengeable and circular. |
| 08 | Protestant Hermeneutics | 5.0 | Text-centered, but heavily shaped by denominational tradition and filtered interpretation. |
| 09 | Mystical/Experiential Revelation | 3.8 | Personally meaningful, but unverifiable and non-transferable. |
| 10 | Popular Theology / Cultural Tradition | 2.1 | Dominant in modern preaching. Built on emotion, tradition, and authority — not verifiable sources. |
LSV is not owned by VeriFaith.
It is maintained as an open-source, public framework by the nonprofit LiteralVerification.org.
Anyone — scholars, institutions, teachers, researchers — can use LSV freely to analyze religious claims, so long as they follow its five rule pillars.
VeriFaith simply puts it into action at scale — across every major religion.
Most religions were built on the best guesses of less-informed people — without the tools we have now:
LSV brings all of that together into a single, verifiable standard — so theology must face the source, not hide behind tradition.
No emotion. No commentary. No theological privilege.
Just text, language, logic and truth that survives challenge.