Obviously it would be pretty difficult to try
to quantify a particular or certain amount of doubt---maybe the
'legal approach' could be a starting point. It is stated, "beyond
reasonable doubt," not "beyond a shadow of a doubt"
or "without any doubt." Or you could use the less strenuous
burden of proof required in civil cases, which is a "preponderance
of the credible evidence."
C.S. Lewis suggested that it would be simply
stupid for a man to force himself to believe something if he thought
the evidence was bad. But Lewis warned that even after someone becomes
convinced through reason, that the evidence for the claims of Christianity
are solid, they would soon be assailed by doubt---some doubts are
normal.
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