Doubt wise is to reason well

To reason well is to doubt wisely Once Albert Einstein was travelling in a train, he saw a kid throw a ball at him. He immediately caught it. But this little incident posed a wise doubt in his genius mind. The doubt is that if the train is moving forward, the ball thrown by kid should not reach him rather to a position behind. The doubt tickled his brain for many days.

Finally, he found out a reason. The reason is that the ball does not move linearly, rather it bends it's direction while moving. He applied the same concept to the light. He found out that the light bends it's curvature during it's movement. This led to the invention of theory of relativity by him. so the wisest doubt of Albert Einstein led to the search for a reason, which ultimately culminated in to one of the greatest theory of theoritical physics. This shows that the "To reason well is to doubt wisely". Now, this brings us a wise doubt of why "to reason well is to doubt wisely"? Let us find a detailed reason for the above question. Human beings are inherently born with many doubts. But most of the people don't dare to dwell on their doubts owing to many constraints. But few have the courage to express their doubt but not the strength to find the reason. Now comes the innovative individuals who has both the courage to express their doubts and strength to find the reason as well. The above cited individuals brings the revolution in the process of evolution of human society. The wiser doubts by them breeds the innovation. For example, one such doubter cum innovator was Sir Issac Newton. It appears that the doubt of Newton regarding the reason for the fall of apple on ground as pettiest. But it is rather the wisest doubt of him, which led to the discovery of gravity. This revolutionised the dynamics and kinetics of physics. To add further, the wise doubt is not always the one which creates innovation technologically. Sometime the doubt can be regarding the social structure too. These doubts usually strike the minds of people after undergoing so much of oppression. For example Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was barred from drinking water from a public pond. This led to finding reasons for inherent untouchability that was existing in the society then by him.

But after delving into many scriptures books, he found that untouchability was due to the deep rooted casteism. Later he fought against it and imbibed the reservation for vulnerable in constitution. So this showcases that the structural doubts regarding society can bring up many societal issues in the limelight. One such issue brought up by Rajaram Mohan Roy was Sati. He indeed had a doubt regarding why the widow is burnt alive. He searched for reasons and found out that the deep rooted patriarchy was the culprit. Later his conscience made him fight against sati, which led to legislations. banning the sati. Further, the doubts are not confined to one particular dimension. Man's brain is wired that in such a way that he can have millions of doubts. one such doubt was regarding the heliocentricity of earth. That was the time when whole people believed that the earth is at the centre of the universe. Then comes the inventor of telescope, the Galileo. He doubted the misconception regarding the heliocentricity of the earth. Finally, he reasoned well to prove that it is an misconception through his invention of telescope. And as the telescope helps us to see the far away things with our naked eyes, sometimes the doubts regarding the contemporary situations helps us see the far away future. one such doubt regarding the future of Nepal was posed in the thoughts of Gen Z (Nepal). They had doubts regarding low economic growth, rampant corruption, joblessness etc. They found that the reason for the above cited problems is the corrupt government and inefficient politicians. This led to the Gen Z revolution of Nepal and uprooted the then government. Further, the future is not only linked to issues of social or economics, it is also linked to ecology. The doubts regarding the arctic amplification and global warming led to the creation of international organisations like UNFCC, UNEP, so that the world can better manage the climate crisis. And institutions like IPCC helps in giving reasons for the current climate crisis. But, the question is, should we doubt everything? or should we have a reason for everything. The answer the answer to the above question is No. It's not wise to find reasons for everything or doubt everything you see. Because it leads to restlessness in an individual. sometimes one question leads to other forming a chain of questions resembling nuclear questions. This results in confusion and anxiety rather than clarity. for example we all believe that the origin of universe is due to the Big bang which happened billions of years ago. But it would be foolish to think about what happened before it and finding the reasons for that. Though the doubt seems to be wiser, it makes one restless. likewise u cannot keep running behind finding the reasons of every doubt. for example it's foolish to search a reason for the purity of love shown by a mother to her baby. One many may generate a philosophy about the reasons, but only never the essence. Even the mother who bore the child for nine months does not have a reason for that. she only knows to love the baby selflessly. Now after dwelling into above subjects, let us now understand when to doubt and when to find reasons.

Wiser doubts and effective reasons Any wiser doubt has a quality of inherently questioning the misconceptions of a society, political system, theories of physics, economic systems etc. The inherent questioning and reasoning should tackle the issues regarding inequalities, gender oppression, injustice, genocide etc. These are the wiser doubts as it brings the revolution in terms of societal structure, economic systems etc. technology etc. For this it equally necessary to not think about trivial aspects which doesn't bring out any good change in the world. Hence the doubts are inevitable, but one has to be wise enough to choose a wise doubt which needs attention. This leads to innovation in the world and can inspire many to doubt the misconceptions. For example, it's the doubt of Albert Einstein which inspired many scientists to search for a reason for their doubts. The recent AI revolution and the enormous growth of quantum physics are a result of finding reasons for the wiser doubts. And as the saying goes "Doubter is the true man of science."