A scientist is never certain. ... We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning.
Richard P. FeynmanFor those who want some proof that physicists are human, the proof is in the idiocy of all the different units which they use for measuring energy.
Richard P. FeynmanWe absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning. There is no learning without having to pose a question. And a question requires doubt. People search for certainty. But there is no certainty. People are terrified โ how can you live and not know? It is not odd at all. You only think you know, as a matter of fact. And most of your actions are based on incomplete knowledge and you really donโt know what it is all about, or what the purpose of the world is, or know a great deal of other things. It is possible to live and not know.
Richard P. Feynman