What role does DOUBT play in your day-to-day thought and life?

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Please also include your own faith tradition.

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Answer 1

Doubt, for me, is a wonderful thing. I'm an atheist and a journalist, and doubt is what keeps me searching for a better explanation, of humanity, of our motives, of the universe, of everything. I guard against the contentment of feeling like I have the "ultimate" explanation of any damn thing at all, because it's when people start being terribly certain of things that other people start dying. If you maintain the capacity for doubt, you maintain the ability to accept many points of view, and that, for me, is at the core of my being. So much so that when I felt the need to have my first and only tattoo, I chose to have it in the shape of a question-mark, to remind me to keep questioning everything or doubting everything, especially my own sense of self-righteousness.

Answer 2

Very little, actually. My husband, now he's the doubter. In general men tend to doubt and question things more than women do. Oh I apologize to anyone if my use of generalization offends you.

Occasionally I will worry about something, but I think worry is very different from doubt.
For example, at the moment I'm unemployed. I have no doubt that God has a job and a place for me. I do worry sometimes though, that His timing and my timing are not the same.

Christian here, if you didn't know already.

Answer 3

I can't say what my faith is because I don't have one, however doubting that there is an existence of a higher being from day to day clears many questions about why, and helps me control anger. What I mean by this is if I just accept that I am on my own then there is no higher being to blame for misfortune, only myself or other people. I am more likely to take responsibility for my self by seeing things more realistically, instead of praying to a being that never answers, or believing bad things happen because I am being tested (anger). In essence it prevents a lot of confusion, which in the long run leads to mental illness. ;-)

Answer 4

i'm the mum of three toddlers a while 6, 3, and 11months. Being a determine is complicated paintings. i comprehend I rather have a large function in my little ones existence. your toddlers seem as much as you while they're small. think of roughly it who do they see constantly. YOU. I constantly attempt to do whats ideal for my little ones. I admire them besides as them respecting me. I provide them love and interest daily. i attempt to coach them approximately honesty, accountability, and purely being a great man or woman. I take them to church and we spend varied time at the same time as a relatives. to make certain that me to coach all of them those good issues then I could be a hardworking, to blame mom. on the tip of the day once I positioned them to mattress and kiss them goodnight, while they say i admire you mommy, i comprehend that i've got finished a great activity.

Answer 5

ooooo, i had to think about that one, i am sad to say, but i am in middle school and doubt has a lot to do in my life, i doubt if this guy likes me, i doubt if i can keep my grades high, and i doubt i can make a goal in basketball, that's something i need to work on, i am a Christian, and i'm very proud of it!

Answer 6

Doubt keeps me grounded and solid in my lack of beliefs. But I do believe that doubt without curiosity is dead.

Atheist

Answer 7

Atheist here, doubt in the skeptical sense serves me very well. I've never fallen for an email hoax, no matter how well intentioned the sender/friend was.

Answer 8

Without a doubt,I'm a doubter. Non-theist spiritualist.

Answer 9

For me, doubt is a sickness that infiltrates my life. I must work diligently to trust and have faith even in just myself.

Answer 10

I mostly doubt everything