Certainty Quote by John Allen Paulos
“Certainty a strange Ferris wheel of a statement!”
About This Quote
Source Book: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, 1998
Statements can be as unstable as a moving Ferris wheel, questioning certainty.
In simple terms: Certainty can be unstable.
Key Takeaway
Question assumptions.
Themes
skepticism
logic
uncertainty
Mood
thoughtful
critical
Type
philosophical
analytical
When to use this quote
- debate
- critical thinking
- policy analysis
Key Concepts
Philosophy of knowledge
mathematical logic
Questions to Reflect On
- When should you trust a statement?
- How do you test certainty?
A Different Perspective
May cause indecision.
![“[I]f in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics, in so far as disposed through it we are able to reach certainty in other sciences and truth by the exclusion of error.” quote by Roger Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d13/roger-bacon-15067_able_i-f-in-other-sciences-we-should-arrive-a_24209.jpg)