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"Anything that is questionable or causes doubt, especially an argument or a claim." This is the beginning of the third paragraph in the Philosophy and Ethics section. Not only does this not make sense, it is not even a sentence. I'm just a casual Wikipedia user, so I won't presume to fix it, but someone should.
[edit] Proposal to merge dubious with doubt
I have no objections ot a merging. --Atrahasis 04:00, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
I think they are different- 'dubious' is just a possible resultant state from the phenomenon of 'doubt'. Analogy: Depression is not the same as 'withdrawn' (often a result of depression). In the english language they may look heavily related, but I'm sure in some other languages, they are less connected -- Asher L (Jan 6, 2006) aaled1@monash.edu.au
I have an objection... the words share a meaning but also have several unique definitions. Comment by anon user 64.12.116.198
- Merge them. If anyone comes up with something fundamentally different between the two then it is trivial to split them again. But in the meantime I am struggling to see much potential for real content in the dubious article, other than a definition and Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Jll 10:41, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
- Merge. As an encyclopedia we discuss concepts, not the finest differences between words with nearly the same meaning. gidonb 12:35, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- Merge - Jak (talk) 01:38, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
- Merge - and expand notions of dubious in the contexts supplied in this doubt article Drakonicon Drakonicon 15:34, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Adding Synonyms?
I would like to add this line, "The term 'to doubt' can also mean to question one's circumstances, or life experience." I want to do this because the concept of doubt is one of the featured headings listed in the glossary under the word question in 1979 Penguin Edition of Roget's Thesaurus that i own. My intention by adding the line is to create a viable link to the question wiki-article. Because doubt is a metaphysical, emotional, and psychological concept contained within one word, i am seeking to 'unpack' the word doubt by giving it a broader sense as noted in Roget's Thesaurus. What do you think? Can we do this?Drakonicon 18:26, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Ok i did it. I can see how it is a good precirsor to the talk about fear, and psychological states, and buddhist faith... all discussion about doubt in different contexts of life experience. I hope you like it.Drakonicon 18:36, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Also going to add the word-link question] to the See also section. I see that skepticism is listed there, so I believe that a questioning spirit can add a balanced tone to possible meanings and outcomes of 'doubt'. Especially in light of the second last line about '"Doubt: A History", traces the role of doubt throughout time, all over the world, particularly regarding religion'. Doubt is a state of mind where the experience of questioning arises. I know this sounds like original research. It is derived from Roget's Thesaurus, and the whole article sentence by sentence could be referenced if it was asked for. I dont think we need to do that to this article, the way question has been plagued by citation needed tags.Drakonicon 18:56, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
