"I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong."
— Richard Feynman
I Think Its Much More Interesting
I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.
About this quote
Richard Feynman said this in a 1981 BBC Horizon interview titled The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, explaining his comfort with uncertainty. He contrasted the scientist's honest acknowledgment of not-knowing with the false comfort of holding unverified beliefs. The interview is one of the most vivid documents of Feynman's character and philosophy, and the full passage around this quote is frequently cited in science communication.
Source
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, BBC Horizon interview (1981)
