Looking back at the worst times, it always seems that they were times in which there were people who believed with absolute faith and absolute dogmatism in something. And they were so serious in this matter that they insisted that the rest of the world agree with them. And then they would do things that were directly inconsistent with their own beliefs in order to maintain that what they said was true.
We never are definitely right, we can only be sure we are wrong. - Richard P. Feynman
We never are definitely right, we can only be sure we are wrong.
- Richard P. Feynman
I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned. - Richard P. Feynman
I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard P. Feynman
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. - Richard P. Feynman
It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood . - Richard P. Feynman
If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood .
Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself.
You can always recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. - Richard P. Feynman
You can always recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity.
Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt. - Richard P. Feynman
Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.
We need to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed. It's OK to say, "I don't know." - Richard P. Feynman
We need to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed. It's OK to say, "I don't know."
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