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Richard P. Feynman quote: When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem...
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  • When a scientist doesn't know the answer to a problem, he is ignorant. When he has a hunch as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty darn sure of what the result is going to be, he is still in some doubt. We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty - some most unsure, some nearly sure, but none absolutely certain.

    "The Value of Science". Richard P. Feynman's public address at the National Academy of Sciences, Autumn 1955.
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