Doubt is Good

We'll, not just any doubt. Constructive doubt, when it's in the context of searching for a truth, is a very good thing. By doubting, I don't mean claiming that something isn't true. I mean that by doubting you recognize that it is something that you can't fully explain, and so it remains neutral until revealed as true.

Take Noah and the ark for example; This is a story about a man who was instructed by God to build a boat a football field and a half long, half a football field wide, and 45 feet high. In this boat, Noah was to put seven pairs of every animal. Now, if you look at all of the different species in our world, and you figure the square footage of the boat it doesn't seem to match up. This fell in the realm of "doubt" for me.

-Now, personally, I don't think it is wise to stay in the realm of doubt, because by remaining stagnant in your doubt, it becomes a "fact" in your own mind that this event could not have happened. So I believe that until solid evidence is given that can prove either way, the doubt should remain plausible.-

Going back to the ark; If you take into consideration that the animals had only been on the earth for about 1500 years (according to the bible), and if you believe that animals change over time through adaptation, then at this time there could have been fewer species and may have all fit on a boat. Take bears for example, there are black bears, grizzly bears, polar bears, panda bears, etc. All of these animals have similarities that could have come from a primary source (the original bear). That being said, the ark becomes a little more believable. Now, I understand that doesn't cover all of the confusing questions of this event like "How was Noah able to live over 500?" and "Where did all the water come from that covered the earth?" and "If there were no rainbows before the flood, would Issac Newton's prism have failed to split the white light into the color spectrum prior to this event?". These questions should challenge us to look deeper. If we just settle for the surface, we'll remain in doubt, or worse off we could believe blindly with a fear of questioning.

So don't be afraid to ask questions. If you have an unsolved mystery that is important to you, do your research. Ask for others opinions; ask highly educated folk as well as the average joes. It's important to gather multiple perspectives on things, because we are only one person, and we only see one path ahead of us. So seek truth in all that you do, and continue down your journey in life!