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'''Doubt''', a [[state]] of [[mind]] between [[belief]] and disbelief, involves uncertainty or distrust or lack of sureness of an alleged [[fact]], an [[action]], a motive, or a [[decision]]. Doubt brings into question some notion of a perceived "[[reality]]", and may involve delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concerns for mistakes or faults or appropriateness. Some definitions of doubt emphasize the state in which the mind remains suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them[1] (compare [[paradox]]).

'''Doubt''', a [[state]] of [[mind]] between [[belief]] and disbelief, involves uncertainty or distrust or lack of sureness of an alleged [[fact]], an [[action]], a motive, or a [[decision]]. Doubt brings into question some notion of a perceived "[[reality]]", and may involve delaying or rejecting relevant action out of concerns for mistakes or faults or appropriateness. Some definitions of doubt emphasize the state in which the mind remains suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them[1] (compare [[paradox]]).

The [[concept]] of doubt covers a range of [[phenomena]]: one can characterise both deliberate questioning of uncertainties and an [[emotion]]al state of indecision as "doubt".

The [[concept]] of doubt covers a range of [[phenomena]]: one can characterise both deliberate questioning of uncertainties and an [[emotion]]al state of indecision as "doubt".

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Doubt''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Doubt this link].</center>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Doubt''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Doubt this link].</center>

==Impact on society==

==Impact on society==

Doubt sometimes tends to call on [[reason]]. It may encourage people to hesitate before acting, and/or to apply more rigorous [[method]]s. Doubt may have particular importance as leading towards disbelief or non-acceptance.

Doubt sometimes tends to call on [[reason]]. It may encourage people to hesitate before acting, and/or to apply more rigorous [[method]]s. Doubt may have particular importance as leading towards disbelief or non-acceptance.

==Law==

==Law==

Most criminal cases within an adversarial [[system]] require that the prosecution proves its contentions beyond a reasonable doubt — a doctrine also called the "[[Burden of Proo]]f". This means that the State must present propositions which preclude "reasonable doubt" in the [[mind]] of a reasonable [[person]] as to the [[guilt]] of defendant. Some doubt may persist, but only to the extent that it would not affect a "reasonable person's" belief in the defendant's guilt. If the doubt raised does affect a "reasonable person's" belief, the jury is not satisfied beyond a "reasonable doubt". The jurisprudence of the applicable jurisdiction usually defines the precise [[meaning]] of [[words]] such as "reasonable" and "doubt" for such [[purpose]]s.

Most criminal cases within an adversarial [[system]] require that the prosecution proves its contentions beyond a reasonable doubt — a doctrine also called the "[[Burden of Proo]]f". This means that the State must present propositions which preclude "reasonable doubt" in the [[mind]] of a reasonable [[person]] as to the [[guilt]] of defendant. Some doubt may persist, but only to the extent that it would not affect a "reasonable person's" belief in the defendant's guilt. If the doubt raised does affect a "reasonable person's" belief, the jury is not satisfied beyond a "reasonable doubt". The jurisprudence of the applicable jurisdiction usually defines the precise [[meaning]] of [[words]] such as "reasonable" and "doubt" for such [[purpose]]s.

==See also==

==See Also==

 

==References==

==References==

# See for example: Sharpe, Alfred. "Doubt". The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 5 (New York: Robert Appleton). Retrieved 2008-10-21. "A state in which the mind is suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them."

# See for example: Sharpe, Alfred. "Doubt". The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 5 (New York: Robert Appleton). Retrieved 2008-10-21. "A state in which the mind is suspended between two contradictory propositions and unable to assent to either of them."