Once someone honestly believes something to be a fact, he'll never doubt it without pretty convincing evidence
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Honest belief makes doubt impossible without strong evidence.
- In plain terms
- If you believe it is true, you won't doubt it.
- What can you take from it?
- Conviction blocks doubt unless evidence is strong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you doubt your own facts?
- What evidence would change you?
Another view
People often ignore evidence to keep beliefs.
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