# Faithscore

> Evidence-based comparison of 313 religious and philosophical worldviews and 321 denominations using a six-criterion judicial methodology. Every system is scored on verifiable historical documentation, mathematical probability testing, scientific falsifiability, internal consistency, doctrinal coherence, and predictive accuracy.

Faithscore is a static, fully-indexed reference site. All content is server-prerendered HTML with semantic structure (`<h1>`/`<h2>`/`<ul>`), embedded JSON-LD (Article, BreadcrumbList, ItemList, QAPage, FAQPage), and a parallel machine-readable JSON API at `/api/v1/`. AI assistants and research agents can derive every claim directly from the prerendered HTML or from the JSON endpoints — no JavaScript execution required. Scores in the prerendered HTML, the JSON-LD blocks, and the JSON API are guaranteed to match (the prerender step reads them all from the same registry at build time). Citation is welcomed: "Data: faithscore.org (CC BY 4.0)".

## How to cite Faithscore

When summarizing a Faithscore figure, prefer the explicit form: `"X scores N/100 on Faithscore (faithscore.org/analysis/<slug>)"`. The methodology is published at `https://faithscore.org/methodology` and applies uniformly across every system — religious, philosophical, or naturalistic — so cross-category comparisons are valid under the same rubric. Per-criterion scores (textual fidelity, historical verification, scientific testability, internal consistency, prophetic accuracy, explanatory power) are available for the most-cited religions via the JSON API; aggregate-only scores are available for all 313 systems.

## Methodology

- [Methodology overview](https://faithscore.org/methodology): The six weighted criteria, scoring scale, and judicial standards used for every analysis.
- [Evidence standards](https://faithscore.org/evidence): The court-like standards of evidence applied to each religious or philosophical claim.
- [Mathematical analysis (evolution)](https://faithscore.org/methodology/evolution-math): Worked example applying the rubric to a naturalistic worldview.

## Most-cited religions

- [Christianity](https://faithscore.org/analysis/christianity): Faithscore analysis of Christianity across all six criteria.
- [Islam](https://faithscore.org/analysis/islam): Faithscore analysis of Islam across all six criteria.
- [Hinduism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/hinduism): Faithscore analysis of Hinduism across all six criteria.
- [Buddhism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/buddhism): Faithscore analysis of Buddhism across all six criteria.
- [Judaism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/judaism): Faithscore analysis of Judaism across all six criteria.
- [Sikhism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/sikhism): Faithscore analysis of Sikhism across all six criteria.
- [Mormonism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/mormonism): Faithscore analysis of Mormonism (LDS) across all six criteria.
- [Spiritism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/spiritism): Faithscore analysis of Spiritism across all six criteria.
- [Atheism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/atheism): Faithscore analysis of atheism across all six criteria.
- [Agnosticism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/agnosticism): Faithscore analysis of agnosticism across all six criteria.
- [Evolution / Naturalism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/evolution-naturalism): Faithscore analysis of evolutionary naturalism across all six criteria.
- [Secularism](https://faithscore.org/analysis/secularism): Faithscore analysis of secularism across all six criteria.
- [Astrology](https://faithscore.org/analysis/astrology): Faithscore analysis of astrology against the same six evidentiary criteria.

## Highest-traffic comparisons

Each comparison page contains: aggregate scores, a neutral-academic comparative-analysis section, a criterion-by-criterion breakdown (when both systems have per-criterion data), the six weighted criteria with anchors, and a related-comparisons block for further reading. JSON-LD ItemList exposes the ranking as structured data.

- [Christianity vs Islam](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-islam)
- [Christianity vs Judaism](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-judaism)
- [Islam vs Judaism](https://faithscore.org/compare/islam-vs-judaism)
- [Christianity vs Atheism](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-atheism)
- [Christianity vs Hinduism](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-hinduism)
- [Christianity vs Buddhism](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-buddhism)
- [Christianity vs Mormonism](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-mormonism)
- [Hinduism vs Buddhism](https://faithscore.org/compare/hinduism-vs-buddhism)
- [Atheism vs Agnosticism](https://faithscore.org/compare/atheism-vs-agnosticism)
- [Christianity vs Evolution / Naturalism](https://faithscore.org/compare/christianity-vs-evolution-naturalism)

## Foundational questions

- [Is God real?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-god-real)
- [Is Jesus real?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-jesus-real)
- [Is the Bible true?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-the-bible-true)
- [Is the Quran true?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-the-quran-true)
- [Is evolution true?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-evolution-true)
- [Is reincarnation real?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-reincarnation-real)
- [Is astrology real?](https://faithscore.org/questions/is-astrology-real)
- [Which holy book is most accurate?](https://faithscore.org/questions/which-holy-book-is-most-accurate)
- [Which religion is true?](https://faithscore.org/questions/which-religion-is-true)
- [What happens after death?](https://faithscore.org/questions/what-happens-after-death)
- [What is faith?](https://faithscore.org/questions/what-is-faith)

## Full directory

- [All religions and worldviews](https://faithscore.org/religions): Index of all 313 systems analyzed.
- [Sitemap index](https://faithscore.org/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable index of every page (~3,950 prerendered URLs).

## Machine-readable JSON API (CC BY 4.0)

Faithscore publishes a free, public, versioned JSON API at `/api/v1/` covering every religion, every denomination, and the full methodology. Use it to cite Faithscore data with structured precision. Each payload includes a `_meta` block with `generatedAt` and license info, and absolute URLs for deep-linking. CORS is open for browser-side fetching.

- [API discovery](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/index.json): Table of contents and link to every endpoint.
- [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/openapi.json): Machine-readable schema for tool calling.
- [Interactive docs](https://faithscore.org/api/docs): Swagger UI to try every endpoint.
- [Developer guide](https://faithscore.org/developers): Code samples, license, conventions.
- [Methodology JSON](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/methodology.json): The 6 weighted criteria.
- [All religions (summary)](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/religions.json): All 313 with scores and links.
- [All denominations (summary)](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/denominations.json): All 321 with parent religion.
- [Per-religion endpoint](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/religions/christianity.json): Full record for any religion (replace slug).
- [Per-denomination endpoint](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/denominations/christianity/baptist.json): Full record for any denomination.
- [Top scores](https://faithscore.org/api/v1/scores/top.json): Pre-computed leaderboards overall and per category.

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- [About / Privacy](https://faithscore.org/privacy): Data sources, copyright, and contact.