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doubting Thomas

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doubting Thomas
someone who will not easily believe something without strong proof or evidence. (Can be said of a man or a woman. From the biblical account of the apostle Thomas, who would not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he actually touched the risen Christ.) Mary won't believe that I have a dog until she sees it. She's such a doubting Thomas.
See also: doubt, Thomas


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Like that doubting Thomas of 2,000 years ago, dairy producers are notorious for not trusting what they can't see.
Her astute analysis of Caravaggio's Doubting Thomas explores the limits of sensory knowledge and the consequences of a mistaken emphasis upon such an access to certainty.
Then abruptly, the road to Utopia is blocked by a tractor belonging to the movie's resident Doubting Thomas (Cane regular Donald Pilon).
 
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