The Influence Of Doubt: The Deception Of Certainty

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Today, people are led by what they think rather than what they know. It is human nature to fear the unknown. Certainty allows a person to have satisfaction and confidence in what they're doing, but if we were certain about everything what would there be to doubt? Doubt is the key to knowledge. Without uncertainty everything would be certain until proven wrong, but who says it isn't right? Doubt is what enables us to question and challenge the perfection of certainty. A person should have the ability to see the faults and weaknesses in anything that appears to be perfect, they shouldn't be afraid of potentially challenging something already “flawless”. The two are so profoundly different, yet we can't grow without either of them and can’t …show more content…

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison argued against the Alien and Sedition Acts. Rutherford and Bohr revolutionized the model of the atom along with Albert Einstein, who created the light bulb. The doubts these men had led them to new discoveries which greatly contributed to the society we live in today. On a more controversial topic, there are debates that revolve around religion, politics, and philosophy, all of which have no right or wrong answers. There are people who have certain and uncertainties about different topics, anything with extensive analysis can be subject to extensive questioning. Although, having too much doubt can lead to mistrust, someone who lacks doubt can be thought of as being gullible. High School is an important time to be aware, with so many lies and rumors spread throughout classmates, it's hard to know what's true and what's not. To avoid being gullible to certainty one must search for the truth, if a rumor is doubted it is powerless. Expressing an excessive amount of doubt can lead to mistrust amongst peers, the use of doubt has gained new insight in debates, ideas, and changes whether it'd be for better or worse. The ability to doubt allows us to question the world around us. It promotes healthy debate and opens us to new information as it comes

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