Doubt

Descartes program of methodological doubt was to doubt absolutely everything. He thought that if all were doing is perceiving how do we know that what we’re perceiving is real when sometimes even our mind makes mistakes. For example, we see things aren’t there or hear a noise that wasn’t actually made or even think we see a family member but it was actually someone else. In my opinion Descartes theory goes very deep into the mind and really makes you think and almost makes you afraid. When it…

The Importance of John Locke’s Theory of Empiricism in Contrast to the Cartesian “Method of Doubt” The Rene Descartes “method of doubt” arises from the dualistic view that the mind is separated from the body. The premise of doubt is found in the weakness of human sensory perception to see the truth outside of bodily functions, especially with the use of the human brain. Therefore, the foundation of doubt is based on the inability of the body to reconcile the mental processes or the functions…

In 1571, Queen Elizabeth I of England wrote a short poem in The Doubt of Future Foes, as a response of her concerns about rumors and lies began by her enemies who their primary goal is to make people turn against her so they can get Protestant queen off the throne and place the Catholic queen, Mary, Queen of Scots on throne. Since, the poem occurred to show it is one of her way to express her feeling about the situation, which I am able to make connection with my life as I blog to express my…

between doubt and certainty. William Lyon Phelps believed that with certainty you could accomplish almost anything. On the other hand and a stark contrast to Phelps, Bertrand Russell was of the sound mind that no one should be certain of anything, even their own opinions. While both intelligent minds bring up good points in their own respective way, both fail to recognize the complex, intricate system that makes up the human mind. It simply doesn’t have to be an either-or situation. Doubt…

Certainty and doubt are two concepts that one’s mind goes back and forth. They are both concepts that one experiences in many situations but, having doubt is better than being certain. When certain, one has confidence and feels powerful but, when one is doubtful it creates the opposite feelings. However, being doubtful develops and build one’s character. In most cases, it is very common that one becomes doubtful, but later one discovers certainty replaces the doubtful thoughts. In order, to be…

Certainty and Doubt both hold great power when it comes to specific things. Some people have never asked themselves, “which one is a better motivator?” They both have their benefits but, now it is time to pull the argument apart and see for ourselves which one is truly better. I strongly believe certainty has more power when it comes to most things. For example faith. You need to have certainty when it comes to your faith. ln the bible it says if you have doubt in your heart nothing will go…

The struggle between certainty and doubt is the ultimate choice and feeling you have on a decision, yourself, or others. The choice is not so finite; it could lay anywhere in between the two. The perspectives of William Lyon Phelps and Bertrand Russell are antithetical to each other, but their views are on differing topics as well. Phelps implies that you must have certainty in yourself in order to complete and defeat any task in the way. On the other hand, Russell mentions that the views or…

and why it is so. Hamlet represents the human condition before the solution of Jesus was available to man. Throughout the entire play he suffers from self-doubt and existential emptiness and he searches for his own meaning through his own methods. The first tenant of the human condition that Hamlet exemplifies is the suffering from self-doubt and existential emptiness. From the very first…

The most meaningful part of this book, The River of Doubt, I believe is when Theodore Roosevelt decided to go on the journey to the Amazon. This is the most meaningful part to me because it shows how you should never give up and just because you can’t get one thing that you want doesn’t mean you can’t reach a different goal. After Roosevelt lost the presidential election in 1912 he set his eyes on one of his other passions, adventure. I believe that the purpose of this book was to show that…

A key issue would be the unclear determination of what constitutes morally right or wrong actions, or the lacking of a solid worldview foundation. In an article titled Grace, Doubt, and Evil: The Constructive Task of Reformation Theology (2002), the author Ted Peters wrote about how agnosticism falls under the realm of naturalism, and is also aligned with the idea of pluralism when it comes to religion. Peters (2002) made a…