If we were not able or did not desire to look in any new direction, if we did not have a doubt or recognize ignorance, we would not get any new ideas. There would be nothing worth checking, because we would know what is true.
If we were not able or did not desire to look in any new direction, if we did not have a doubt or recognize ignorance, we would not get any new ideas. There would be nothing worth checking, because we would know what is true.
— Richard Feynman, 'The Uncertainty of Science', The Meaning Of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist (April, 1963)
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