Quote by Charles Sanders Peirce

Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we struggle to free ourselves and pass into the state of belief while the latter is a calm and satisfactory state which we do not wish to avoid, or to change to a belief in anything else.

Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we stru

Summary

This quote highlights the contrasting nature of doubt and belief. Doubt is described as an unsettling and unsatisfied state that we actively strive to overcome. It suggests that doubt is a stage of uncertainty or questioning that we aim to move away from. On the other hand, belief is portrayed as a peaceful and content state that we have no desire to let go of or replace with another belief. The quote implies that belief is a state of tranquility and certainty that we find preferable to the unrest of doubt.

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