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=="Doubt is not a desire for more information"==

=="Doubt is not a desire for more information"==

The essay is an interesting one, but I have to question this particular assertion.  Doubt can often be the driver of a search for more information.  A key premise of the scientific method is the application of doubt to a prevailing theory, which in turn leads to new hypotheses, research, experimentation, and then often, a new theory that replaces or improves on the old.  Doubt can also lead one to a spiritual revelation - the classic case one would promote on Conservapedia being when a non-Christian is exposed to the teachings of Christianity, and rather than just disregarding the prior beliefs, beginning an exploration and study of Christianity leading to conversion.  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 18:53, 14 September 2008 (EDT)

The essay is an interesting one, but I have to question this particular assertion.  Doubt can often be the driver of a search for more information.  A key premise of the scientific method is the application of doubt to a prevailing theory, which in turn leads to new hypotheses, research, experimentation, and then often, a new theory that replaces or improves on the old.  Doubt can also lead one to a spiritual revelation - the classic case one would promote on Conservapedia being when a non-Christian is exposed to the teachings of Christianity, and rather than just disregarding the prior beliefs, begins an exploration and study of Christianity leading to conversion.  --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 18:53, 14 September 2008 (EDT)