A feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee…

“The church's ... certainty is bound to certain norms and ... a feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee irrefutable certainty ... it is…

— G C Berkouwer

I'm for open-mindedness and tolerance. I'm against any form of fanaticism, fundamentalism or zealotry, and this certainty of 'We have the truth.' The truth…

— Philip Pullman

It does take great maturity to understand that the opinion we are arguing for is merely the hypothesis we favor, necessarily imperfect, probably transitory,…

— Milan Kundera

In practice, some come to see easily, some with difficulty. But whatever the case, never mind. Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to…

— Ajahn Chah

... moral certainty is certainty which is sufficient to regulate our behaviour, or which measures up to the certainty we have on matters relating…

— Rene Descartes

“The difference between theism and new atheist science is the difference between mystery and certainty. Certainty is a relic, an atavism, a husk we…

— Marilynne Robinson

Give us that calm certainty of truth, that nearness to Thee, that conviction of the reality of the life to come, which we shall…

— Henry Ward Beecher

“Just as 'certainty' and 'truth' can exist independently, so can judgment and intellect.”

— Garry Fitchett

“We confess knowledge without certainty, truth without objectivity.”

— James K.A. Smith

The only certainty is that there is no certainty.

— Robert Rubin

“Azur smiled as if he were expecting these answers and said, 'The Malady of Certainty.' Certainty was to curiosity what the sun was to…

— Elif Shafak

We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning. There is no learning without having to…

— Richard P. Feynman

First, the only certainty is that there is no certainty. Second, every decision, as a consequence, is a matter of weighing probabilities. Third, despite…

— Robert Rubin

“When I was young, I lacked certainty, too,” he says. “I have the certainty, now, of not needing certainty. I have the certainty, of…

— T. Scott McLeod

“In the nine years since [Robert] Harris’s novel [Conclave] was published our culture has, if anything, become more enamored with certainty, not less —…

— Junot Díaz