We find that the statements of science are not of what is true and what is not true, but statements of what is known with different degrees of certainty: "It is very much more likely that so and so is true than that it is not 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
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.
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.
You can always recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. - Richard P. Feynman
You can always recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity.
Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself.
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 .
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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