“No human investigation can claim to be scientific if it doesn't pass the test of mathematical proof.” IfsHumansTestsLogicClaimsProofCertaintyMathematicalUncertaintyReasoningInvestigationOntologyMathematical Proof Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“I think I developed a culture of healthy skepticism of claims of certainty on any side of the aisle. A sort of boldness in using economics no matter where it leads you in political circles, you know, rather than worrying about being left-wing or right-wing or biased or this or that.” ThinkingKnowsMatterPoliticalCultureLeftSidesWorryHealthyEconomicsClaimsWingsCirclesCertaintySkepticismBoldnessRight WingBiasedLeft WingAisle Author:David Plotz
“Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and has fears about persons and things; the psychotic has convictions and makes claims about them. In short, the neurotic has problems, the psychotic has solutions.” PersonsProblemDoubtSolutionsClaimsConvictionCertaintyNeuroticNeurosisPsychoticPsychosisDoubt And Certainty Book:The second sin Source: The second sin
“Those of us who write and study history are accustomed to its approximations and ambiguities. This is why we do not take literally the tenth-hand reports of frightened and illiterate peasants who claim to have seen miracles or to have had encounters with messiahs and prophets and redeemers who were, like them, mere humans. And this is also why we will never submit to dictation from those who display a fanatical belief in certainty and revelation.” WritingHumansHandsBeliefStudyAtheismMiracleClaimsMereAtheistCertaintyProphetEncountersRevelationsReportsFrightenedDisplaySubmitAccustomedAmbiguityPeasantsMessiahIlliterateRedeemerApproximationDictation Author:Christopher Hitchens
“The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.” PersonsCertainHumilityDivineClaimsSpeciesCertaintyInfancyWarrantsGod Is Not Great Book:Long Live Hitch: Three Classic Books in One Volume Source: Long Live Hitch: Three Classic Books in One Volume
“A common fallacy in much of the adverse criticism to which science is subjected today is that it claims certainty, infallibility and complete emotional objectivity. It would be more nearly true to say that it is based upon wonder, adventure and hope.” Would BeTodayScienceCommonWonderEmotionalAdventureCriticismClaimsCertaintyObjectivityFallacyAdverseInfallibility Author:Cyril Norman Hinshelwood