Doubt is the golden mean between blind acceptance and categorical refusal to believe. Doubt lends itself to a certain feeling of uncomfortable questioning but is a necessary tool for accessing perceived truth and knowledge. Without a doubt, we would believe everything we told him; it is a natural filter for the information imposed on us. Doubt is in some ways the opposite of faith. Faith insinuates an acceptance so powerful that one does not need evidence to support its assertions. The lack of evidence does not bother the faithful, but it nags the doubter like an insatiable itch. But the specter of doubt looms over the doubter, demanding that questions be asked of any “fact” presented. The doubter will use the four modes of knowing – emotion, reason, language and sense perception – to answer questions and become a knower. Doubt is particularly necessary in two areas of knowledge: history and the human sciences. When studying history, we must doubt stories presented as fact and consider possible distortions created by prejudice or the passage of time. There is no doubt that the field of humanities will never move beyond current understanding, leaving humanity stuck in an age of primitive processing and technology. The accuracy of history is weakened by time, perception and memory. The Bible, for example, is particularly prone to such weaknesses. Millions of people accept it as fact despite its many errors. Events in the Bible are considered part of history. Yet such events were written about many years after they actually happened. For example, Jesus is believed to have died in 33 AD. This date is considered probable because his death must have occurred before Pontius Pilate left his post in 36 ADY..... middle of paper ......iam. “The Gospel according to Luke”. One-volume interpreter's commentary on the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1971. 672-706. Print. Bawer, Bruce. “What is Truth?” Reverend of Pontius Pilate, by Ann Wroe. Reviews by Bruce Bawer Fall 2001. Web. January 1, 2011. .Leo, Johnathan. “The 50% concordance rate error for schizophrenia in identical twins.” Rev. from The Gene Illusion, by Jay Joseph. Human Nature Review. Np, and Web. November 29, 2010. .Pentecost, J. Dwight. The Word and Works of Jesus Christ: A Study of the Life of Christ. GrandRapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2000. Amazon.com. Internet. January 1, 2011..The Ryrie Study Bible. Chicago: Moody, 1976. Print. New American Standard Translation.