Many people “must” have a “certainty”. They cannot live with “doubt”.
For them, the pain of “doubt” is so enormous that they cannot live successfully. They must have a “definite” answer … a definite limit … a “finite” understanding. If there are any “unanswered” questions, they are more than just uncomfortable … They feel “painfully” insecure.
To “others”, the mere fact that a “doubt” exists is a challenge. A “challenge” to find something still missing … something to be understood. For them, a life without the possibility of asking more questions …of being challenged by continuing “uncertainty”, is a life without adventure … a life without “challenge”. They would be uncomfortably “bored”.
“The sin of certainty” would mean that there could be no more questions. There would be nothing more to “find out”. There would be an “answer”, a completion. For them, there might be no more purpose in living further…..
It is the continuing “search” that gives many human beings a desire to exist. The “challenge” is the blood of life…. The energy to keep on living … keep on trying. To them, “The sin of certainty” is an end to research … an end to adventure.
And so you see there are choices...... Which one are you??
Your behavior is a product of which choice you make… or… to which choice you are “leaning”!
You do not have to be on one end of the scale or the other. There are “gradations”. You can “lean”.
But, whichever choice you favor will color your approach to most everything. If there is only one complete answer for you, you will not tolerate a question. You will not tolerate a different point of view. In fact, you may always end up “defending” your “certainty”!
On the other hand, if you believe in “The value of doubt”, you will encourage challenges. You will be more willing to share your ideas rather than “defend” them!
If Politics, Death, Religion, Infinity, etc. are problems for you, you may try to protect yourself by “certainty” … by one answer, one explanation. You will not accept “challenges” …You will most likely “defend”.
This is a choice you are making!
On the other hand, if these subjects are of increasing interest and “doubt”, you will enjoy the “sharing” of different points of view and will only seek discourse. You know (for you) that “certainty” is a death knell to further “adventure”. You eagerly await a different point of view … new information, new research.
I wonder if you ever thought about this?
I wonder if you might change or “lean” towards a different point of view?
Successful relationships may be enhanced, at least, by knowing which choice the other party seems to be making. What’s the use of engaging another if there is an ultimate difference in “choices”. One party wants to “defend” and the other party wants a new “adventure”. Might as well stay home and take a nice warm bath!!
Without “doubt” there would be no research. Without “doubt” there would be no desire to explore, to learn more. Without “doubt” there would be no motivation to “try”. The world would cease to undertake “change” … improvement …. motion. The “ships of state” would lie dead in the water. There would be no “change in direction”. But there would be “certainty”!!!
Isn’t it true that at the end of your “defense”, things remain exactly as they were?
No new thoughts were encouraged … just an advocacy of already conceived ideas.
Sorry, but I think this is a terrible waste!!!
So, I believe strongly that “There is an enormous value in doubt” and there is a “Sin of certainty”.
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