“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.”
On War (1832), Book 1
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Source: Just a Theory: Exploring the Nature of Science (2005), Chapter 8, “Science and Religion: Scientists Just Do Science” (pp. 136-137; minor grammatical errors corrected silently)