Full Idea
The mere putting of a proposition into the interrogative form does not stimulate the mind to any struggle after belief; there must be a real and living doubt.
Gist of Idea
A mere question does not stimulate a struggle for belief; there must be a real doubt
Source
Charles Sanders Peirce (The Fixation of Belief [1877], p.11)
Book Reference
Peirce,Charles Sanders: 'Philosophical Writings of Peirce', ed/tr. Buchler,Justus [Dover 1940], p.11
A Reaction
This the attractive aspect of Peirce's pragmatism, that he is always focusing on real life rather than abstract theory or pure logic.