# Our Knowledge Can Only Be Finite While Our Ignorance Must Necessarily Be Infinite by Karl Popper > "Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite." > **— Karl Popper**, *1960, Conjectures and Refutations / epistemological writings* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Conjectures and Refutations / epistemological writings, 1960. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Conjectures and Refutations / epistemological writings](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Karl_Popper) — 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 ``` "Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite." — Karl Popper, 1960, Conjectures and Refutations / epistemological writings https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-karl-popper-knowledge-finite-while-ignorance-must ```