At the start of the jury’s deliberations in the 1957 film Twelve Angry Men, a poll offers eleven “guilty” votes and one “not guilty” vote. Juror 8, who went without any preconceived notions, was concerned that the group should not make a hasty decision to vote guilty, when dealing with a kid whose life is on the line. Juror 8 then goes to say, “Supposing we're wrong.” Another juror then responds, “Supposing we're wrong? Suppose this building should fall down on my head! You can suppose anything.”
By voting not guilty Juror 8 made a decision, unlike the other jurors; Juror 8 put away his biased ways and came to a decision. Not only did Juror 8 think but he questioned the validity of the facts. Many members of the jury remained neutral throughout the deliberation that the statements of 'witnesses' were true when in-fact, such 'facts' Juror 8 disproves the statements and 'facts', convincing much of the jury of the defendant’s innocence.
Juror 8 was not the only one to question the facts, but he was the first, this is what sets him aside from the other jurors. He didn't think whether or not to question the facts, he acted
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He was the only one who voted “not guilty” and provided countless reasons as to why the jurors should keep an open mind and not take what the prosecution presented as the truth. As juror 8 walked into the room with doubt, he also made everyone in the room who initially voted “guilty” put doubt into every in the room.
Descartes is also being skeptical when it comes to his existents. He believes that our senses sometimes deceive us and how do we know that the illusions in our dreams are the truth or not. Descartes experiences doubt because he is the one doubting and that he must exist. There has to be something that is doing the doubting and Descartes is the one that is doing it. Also, he made his well known statement, “I think therefore I