* "doubting thomas"

 when i was a kid, the story of "doubting thomas" carried negative connotations.  shame! 

thomas wouldn't blindly believe when he'd heard that a dead man had "risen from the dead" and was "appearing" here and there, kind-of-like an alive ghost. 

would you believe a story like that?

do you (blindly) believe 

magicians,

politicians,

salesmen,

drug dealers,

religious leaders,

lawyers,

newscasters, 

etc.?

who would you want to negotiate your next car deal (or peace treaty) -- 
"gullible/believing betty" or a doubting thomas?

doubting thomases are people who use the scientific method to determine truth, reality and facts.  a good scientist will actually attempt to disprove his/her own theories, in the search for the real truth.

some people are just gullible.  maybe they're lazy, maybe they're stupid, or maybe they weren't taught how to think critically.   maybe they are part of a cult that doesn't allow its leaders to be questioned.

controllers do not like doubting thomases.
that's why they shame the doubter.