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A quote often misattributed to Richard Feynman

No. 069Misattributed

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.

Richard Feynman

Really fromAn anonymous saying. The earliest match Quote Investigator found is J. J. Hahn's email signature in 1995: "Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned." The Feynman credit appears only from 2014.

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  1. No. 068I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong.Richard Feynman
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