NextScribe

Article summary

NextScribe is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to creating a place on the Web that promotes spirituality, understanding and peace. It arose from a web design project developed in 1994 by then Brother Mary Aquinas Woodworth at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in New Mexico. The organization conducts research and development in the field of computer supported spiritual development (CSSD). NextScribe continues to conduct research in the field in partnership with both Catholic and Protestant organizations.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1272989257