# Begin With Doubt to End in Certainty by Francis Bacon > "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties." > **— Francis Bacon**, *1605, The Advancement of Learning* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Advancement of Learning, 1605. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [The Advancement of Learning](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Scientific Inference|Scientific Inference]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties." — Francis Bacon, 1605, The Advancement of Learning https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-francis-bacon-begin-doubt-end-certainty ```