Please explain "BEYOND DOUBT"

Posted by Bob on September 29, 2000

In Reply to: Please explain "BEYOND DOUBT" posted by alesia on September 29, 2000

: the subject is my question......
: dats all! i'm so confused!!!
: thanx for your help!

When one is "beyond doubt" or an issue has been settled "beyond doubt," it means that certainty has been established to such a degree that there can be no question whatsoever of the truth. On almost every question, the only people who claim to be 100% beyond doubt are gods, egotists, and fanatics. Mature people generally allow for the possibility, however slim, that what they Know for Certain may be disproved.

• Reasonable doubt; moral certainty ESC 09/29/00