# I Can Live with Doubt and Uncertainty and Not Knowing by Richard P. Feynman > "I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing." > **— Richard P. Feynman**, *1981, BBC interview, 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out'* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [BBC interview, 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out'](https://richardfeynman.com/about/quote.html) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## 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 ``` "I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing." — Richard P. Feynman, 1981, BBC interview, 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out' https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-feynman-live-doubt-uncertainty-knowing ```