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                        %DOUBT CONFIDENCE CERTAINTY 950530

     How  is  it  that  some people manage to be  free  of
doubt;   certain  in the face of ambiguity?    Such people
manage   to   see  simplicity---where  other  people   are
confronted by bewildering complexity.   Are they more full
of  insight and wisdom,  or do they manage to be  free  of
doubt and full of certainty by managing  not  to  perceive
complexity  and  ambiguity when they  are  truly  present.
Are  they certain  and free of  doubt,  because  they  are
dishonest?      Do  they  offer  clear   signs   of  being
committed  to  openness,    honesty,  personal   integrity
and communal integrity?   Or do  they offer clear signs of
being  indifferent regarding honesty,  personal  integrity
and  communal  integrity---and  being willing to sacrifice
them  upon  the  alter of freedom from doubt,    certainty
and dogmatism?     It is good to ask such questions  so as
not to be trapped in certain  prisons  of certainty.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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