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Doubt --- The Essential Tool

 Doubt is the beginning of knowledge. It suggests that you will not accept anything without substantiation. Doubt forms the cornerstone of all sciences. The genius who thinks of the great idea begins with doubt on their journey to prove it, to use it to predict, and to harness it in leading the way to further discoveries. Self-doubt is as essential as self-confidence. 

Doubt is the enemy of the demagogue. It says, “You can’t pass this one off on me with just a few words.” 

Doubt is a form of uncertainty - but a constructive form.. 

Self-doubt is as essential as self-confidence. 

Doubt is the main tool of the detective who seeks to solve the crime. 

Doubt is the constant worry of parents about whether they are doing the best for their children. 

Doubt, or more precisely, reasonable doubt, is the cornerstone of establishing verdicts within the corpus of the Law. 

Teachers use doubt to measure whether their students are understanding the lesson and pose questions constantly testing for comprehension. Students should use doubt as a self-test of their understanding. 

Doubt means checking and rechecking. Doubt should be in everyone’s toolkit for analyzing everything. Blind acceptance is a shortcut to disaster.

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If you never had the brain in the first place, no number of memory improvement pills will help. 

 

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