Rene Descartes's Theory Of Confidence

Confidence may be defined as believing or having faith in something or someone. Meanwhile doubt may be defined as a feeling of uncertainty. Doubt can also be described as the preliminary point of all knowledge. We initiated our search for knowledge because of our need for “certainty” (Konnikova). In his statement, von Goethe makes certain assumptions. The first part of the quote suggests that confidence is the outcome of little knowledge. The second part implies that cumulative knowledge leads to a growth in doubt. Modern philosophy and science has been formed upon the viewpoint of Rene Descartes (Freeman 1). Descartes reasoned in his thinking that everything can be questioned to its quiddity and state, but we cannot doubt the human being thinking about the nature of the quiddity and state. Thus, we arrive at a certainty. Through this, he was able to build his foundation on the philosophy of “I think therefore I am.” By establishing one thing that he was certain of, he was able to

Events that we are unaware of are not going to affect us. For example, people in Japan have been known to live in areas that experience frequent and catastrophic earthquakes. However, those people simply do not know about the potential risks of living there (Massarani). By knowing less about their surroundings, this person has more confidence in their safety, as they simply have nothing which they know of to fear. This concept can be considered when looking at religious knowledge systems. People who are not aware of other religious beliefs have more confidence in their own. With the emergence of new ways of sharing information, it has now become easier for people to find out about other religions. Hence, in the US confidence in the church has lowered to a new low of just 42% as of 2015 (Grossmann). As knowledge about other belief systems grows, doubt in their own religious belief also