Is Doubt Wicked?

This post discusses the “wickedness of unbelief”: https://hisgreatgoodness.wordpress.com/. It seem odd to think of the mere lack of belief in something as wicked. I mean, it’s not like it’s an action or anything. But apparently it must be.
In this post, Jim says “Nothing troubles me more than the weakness of my faith to simply believe God in every situation. Make no mistake about it, unbelief is horrible and I make no excuse for it.” So, basically, the worst thing you can do is be unable to believe something that has little evidence supporting it. Since when is doubt a bad thing? Doubt is what gets us to look deeper at our assumptions. It’s doubt that ensures that we lose false beliefs. Doubt isn’t a bad thing. In fact, doubt is a very good thing. And if you doubt the things that you’re supposed to believe, instead of burying that doubt, you should be doing some research into that belief. You’ll either discover that the belief is true and have concrete reasons to accept it, or you’ll find yourself able to replace a false belief with a true one.
Jim goes on to say “It is a criminal thing to disbelieve our ever faithful and true God.” Oh, so I should go to jail for not believing in your god? If you believe that not believing in god is a criminal act, then that is exactly what you’re saying. But why should it be a criminal act? Why should I be forced to accept your god as true? It’s not a criminal act to disbelieve in global warming, or the effectiveness of vaccines. It’s not a criminal act to doubt the government, or your teachers or parents. In fact, I’m pretty sure that constitutes a thought crime. So should it now be legal to prosecute people for thought crimes? Or do you just want people to pay lip service to your particular belief system because…well, just because? If that’s what you want, perhaps you should consider finding some place that has a theocracy as opposed to a democracy to live.
He goes so far as to say “In our case, the wild beast that is ever ready to pounce upon us is that vile enemy, unbelief.” You know that disbelief isn’t a conscious thing, right? Disbelief is simply the inability to accept a claim. If it bothers you so much, there is a cure: research. You may continue to disbelieve, but at least you’ll have evidence to back up your lack of belief. Or is lack of belief so bad in your mind that it is better to believe falsehoods than it is to disbelieve. If that is the case, then I’m a bit concerned about your ability to be honest.
Jim says “When I consider the greatness of divine love, the price paid for my pardon, the never-failing kindness of the Lord, and the multitude of promises He has made to me concerning my everlasting safety in Christ my Surety, my heart is ashamed to have ever doubted Him.” If you know these things to be true, then why would you have any doubt? Last I checked, if you have evidence to support your belief, then you have no reason to doubt said belief. The only reason we doubt our own beliefs is either because we have no evidence to support our beliefs or we are coming to a point where we no longer accept them (usually because the evidence says otherwise. Again, if you want to eliviate your doubt, doing some research can help.
He claims that “Fear, anxiety and discontentment are just polite names for unbelief.” Um…no. Fear is a response to a potential threat. It’s usually caused by the belief that there is something when there is nothing (though sometimes there is something, which is why it’s important). Anxiety is a feeling of worry. It’s a lot like fear in that it is usually caused by believing there is something when there is nothing. Discontentment is just as likely to be caused by the feeling that there is something greater as it is to be caused by the feeling that there is nothing where one once thought there was something. None of these are specifically caused by disbelief, nor are they themselves disbelief.
He continues “I echo both the attitude of this man who wept over his unbelief and the words which he spoke and humbly ask the Lord to help (bring aid showing compassion) to my unbelief. As there is nothing so vile and inconsistent like the wickedness of unbelief in a believer, so there is nothing so wonderful and so God-honoring as to simply believe Him.” Again, you’re saying that believing despite evidence is better than disbelieving. This means that it is better to believe falsehoods than it is to disbelieve. How can anyone be considered honest with this mindset? If your god is real, and there is so much evidence to support his existence, then he should not care if you feel doubt. He should not care because you can simply do a bit of research and come to the conclusion, based on evidence, that god exists. Then your doubt would be cured ad your belief would be stronger. The idea that doubt is a bad thing, and the fact that research doesn’t seem to alleviate this doubt, suggests that you should doubt because there is not enough evidence to believe.