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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.
