Sunday, May 31, 2009

On the Nature of Doubt

What is Doubt ?

Is it a question that can be answered with certainty ? Can one ever be sure that he has known the nature of doubt ? Does anyone know what all his doubts are ?

Normally Doubt is used interchangeably with umcertainity or suspicion. Doubt is the opposite of trust. Doubt is a prelude to certainty. If truth is light, and untruth is dark, then doubt is the penumbra, the dawn.

Whereever there is a question, there is an enquiry. That is the nature of the human mind. The question creates a doubt. Or, is it the doubt creates the question ? May be both arise simultaneously ? No, No. Doubt is the state of mind and question is the vocalisation of that state of mind.

Oh why, why shall we enquire into the nature of doubt ?Becuase Certainty is the desired state of mind. When the question arises, immediately also arises the question - is the question answerable ? Does it have an answer ? If it does have an answer, can any human find it ? Will it happen in my lifetime ? If it happens, will I get to know the answer ? Could I be the one, the first one, to get at the answer ?



Are there questions, which even when answered, remain unanswered ?
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  1. UnknownMay 31, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Doubt is the opposite of certainity. The fact that doubt exists means that we are never 100% sure or certain of the answer. If we were right all the time, we would not have the reason to doubt. But doubt will exist because we continuously stretch our questions beyond certainity ...and hence border on doubt. If you are asked the question what is 2*2? - you can answer without doubt.

    Yes, the state of mind is the one that doubt's the mind itself... does God exist? You can answer with conviction depending on the inner belief or doubt your own existence...

    Sometimes, certainity may not be desired by some..it is too boring...the mind seeks new answers and the process of finding the answer is the doubt...perhaps doubt is a pre-cursor and guides one to think deeper.

    Here goes the saying.."The fools are always cocksure and the intelligent always in doubt"

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