Doubt

Doubt is: 1) To call into question the truth of. 2) Lack of confidence in.

Doubt is:

1. To call into question the truth of.

2. Lack of confidence in. Distrust.

Christianity and doubt

Thomas the Apostle is remembered for doubting the Resurrection of Jesus Christ until allowed to touch Christ's wounds.

Bible verses on doubt

• Bible verses on doubt
• Doubt Bible Verses, Biblestudytools.com

"Doubting Thomas" vs. Judas

• Thomas Was Not Judas: Counsel for Those Who Doubt
• The Apostle Thomas was not a doubter by Sean McDowell, PhD.

Doubt and philosophy

• Doubt, Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Epistemic Self-Doubt, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Cartesian doubt (René Descartes)

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as the father of modern philosophy and algebraic geometry. Descarte was a Catholic.

Rene Descartes' most widely read work is his Discourse on Method (in French, Discours de la methode), published in 1637. There Descartes sets forth four rules for discovering knowledge:

Rene Descartes

• (1) accept as true only what can be proven. In addition, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "These passages (and others) suggest an account wherein doubt is the contrast of certainty. As my certainty increases, my doubt decreases; conversely, as my doubt increases, my certainty decreases. The requirement that knowledge is to be based in complete, or perfect certainty, thus amounts to requiring a complete inability to doubt one’s convictions – an utter indubitability. This conception of the relationship between certainty and doubt helps underwrite Descartes’ methodical emphasis on doubt, the so-called ‘method of doubt’."

• (2) solve problems in a systematic manner, part-by-part.
• (3) proceed from simple to more complex issues
• (4) finally, review everything completely to ensure that nothing was left out

Descartes established a metaphysical basis for his philosophy, that all philosophical propositions derive from a self-evident certainty of the mind, as in "I think therefore I am."

Articles:

• Descartes’ Epistemology, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Descartes’ Method

Christianity commentary on Rene Descartes related:

• What impact did René Descartes have on the Christian faith?, Got Questions Ministries
• René Descartes on Science, Philosophy, and God, Answers in Genesis
• Richard Proctor, René Descartes, and NOMA, Answers in Genesis

Books

• Dealing With Doubt by Gary Habermas. ASIN:B0BQXW49BD. Publisher: Independently published (December 20, 2022)
• I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek. Crossway (March 1, 2004)

See also

• Falsifiable
• Intellectual humility
• Self-doubt
• Distrust of atheists
• Philosophical skepticism

Opposite:

• Faith

External links

• Enough with the Valorization of Doubt!, The Gospel Coalition
• Dealing with Doubt by William Lane Craig
• Dealing With Doubt by Gary Habermas

Videos:

• Dealing with Emotional doubt - Christian apologist Gary Habermas - video series, Video playlist
• Dealing with Factual Doubt - Christian apologist Gary Habermas
• Overcoming religious doubt - Christian apologist Gary Habermas - video series, Video playlist