Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and member of the Scientific Council at Imam Khomeini Institute for Education and Research, Iran.
Abstract
Some people question the usefulness of exploring matters of creed for various reasons and justifications. In this article, we have focused on the skepticism that claims such an inquiry is futile and meaningless, extending this doubt to encompass religion as a whole. While this skepticism may arise from different factors, the one emphasized in this article is the despair of reaching a specific and definitive conclusion in the search for correct beliefs. Experience has shown that humans arrive at certain conclusions in their study of any field and benefit from the results derived from their research. If we take a broader perspective, we see that people pursue things that have definitive outcomes for them-or at least hope for such definitiveness-whereas, from this viewpoint, the search for creed and religion does not appear purposeful.