While many people consider certainty and doubt to be opposing terms, I believe that they are two critical parts of a person’s thought process, and should be used together to improve society’s knowledge and understanding. If one of these elements is missing, a person’s thoughts can become clouded and incorrect as they either strongly believe false information, or don’t find any topics to be believable at all.
If a person does not doubt facts, they are given, and they take everything at face value as fact, then they can be driven to believe false information and share it with others as fact. One example of people with a stronger sense of certainty than doubt are people who believe that the Earth is flat. Even though an abundance of scientific …show more content…
By not having stances on certain issues, it can be hard for a person to make decisions on certain issues. The constant doubt in their minds will make it hard for them to make decisions in life as they will constantly be second guessing themselves and wondering if the decision that they made was the correct one. This lack of certainty in their minds prevents them from making decisions and having stances on issues, which prevents them from being productive and advocating for issues that they believe in.
The best thought process is one which combines a balance of certainty and doubt. While doubt can be an important prompt for people to question facts that they are given and can inspire the quest for knowledge and learning, a certain level of certainty is necessary for decision making and for the ability to persist when trying to achieve a goal. When someone has the conviction that a goal can be achieved, they are going to try their best to solve the problem. Once they have arrived at a solution, a certain level of doubt is necessary to ensure that the solution is correct and reliable. However, too much doubt can cause a person to lose faith in their pursuit of knowledge and achievement and can prevent someone from reaching their full
If a person does not doubt facts, they are given, and they take everything at face value as fact, then they can be driven to believe false information and share it with others as fact. One example of people with a stronger sense of certainty than doubt are people who believe that the Earth is flat. Even though an abundance of scientific …show more content…
By not having stances on certain issues, it can be hard for a person to make decisions on certain issues. The constant doubt in their minds will make it hard for them to make decisions in life as they will constantly be second guessing themselves and wondering if the decision that they made was the correct one. This lack of certainty in their minds prevents them from making decisions and having stances on issues, which prevents them from being productive and advocating for issues that they believe in.
The best thought process is one which combines a balance of certainty and doubt. While doubt can be an important prompt for people to question facts that they are given and can inspire the quest for knowledge and learning, a certain level of certainty is necessary for decision making and for the ability to persist when trying to achieve a goal. When someone has the conviction that a goal can be achieved, they are going to try their best to solve the problem. Once they have arrived at a solution, a certain level of doubt is necessary to ensure that the solution is correct and reliable. However, too much doubt can cause a person to lose faith in their pursuit of knowledge and achievement and can prevent someone from reaching their full