For me, that is an inherent component of faith. However, I personally see doubt as uncertainty, recognizing the possibility that what we hope for or believe is not true. If one calls that despair or discouragement “doubt”, then I agree that doubt is the opposite of faith. “If faith means enough hope to act even though one is not absolutely certain of the result, the opposite is enough despair or discouragement that we become paralyzed from acting.“One popular ZEN proverb reads, “Where there is great doubt, there will be great awakening small doubt, small awakening no doubt, no awakening.” It’s refreshing and uplifting to think about doubt as a positive catalyst for reflection and self-discovery, rather than a weakness to be risen above.”. “If Joseph Smith hadn’t doubted a whole bunch of things would we even have the LDS Church?”.It’s like saying “being faithful in marriage means never having desires for another woman/man” when the truth is faithfulness in marriage is about staying committed in spite of those desires.” “Plenty of seemingly incompatible thoughts/emotions coexist in the same mind at the same time without dispelling each other.I guess I don’t have doubts.” It seems more likely that people will hear that and say “Right. “It’s not as if you’re going to hear that and say “Right.Here are a few responses from various different individuals to this quote from this weekend’s General Conference: “Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.”
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