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'''Doubt''' is | '''Doubt''' is a relative absence of [[belief]]. One can doubt ''anything'', but one cannot doubt ''everything''. To doubt everything, to have no belief, is to descend into [[madness]]. Equally, to believe everything, to have no doubts, is an [[innocence]] that will neither last nor end well. Belief with too little doubt invites [[exploitation]]. Doubt with too little belief invites [[paranoia]]. ''Doubt'' and ''belief'' in fact constitute a pair. They are always relative to one another. They are tied together in a [[chiasm]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:00, 20 February 2011
Doubt is a relative absence of belief. One can doubt anything, but one cannot doubt everything. To doubt everything, to have no belief, is to descend into madness. Equally, to believe everything, to have no doubts, is an innocence that will neither last nor end well. Belief with too little doubt invites exploitation. Doubt with too little belief invites paranoia. Doubt and belief in fact constitute a pair. They are always relative to one another. They are tied together in a chiasm.
