Uncertainty in example sentence

The calculus of probability…was supposed to be capable of reducing uncertainty to the same calculable status as certainty itself…”For Keynes, this is untenable: “Actually…we have as a rule only the vaguest idea of any but the most direct consequences of our acts.”

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We've surrendered our power, trading off our discomfort with uncertainty for the illusion of certainty that they provide.

For if we keep our independent decision-making part of our brains switched on, if we challenge experts, if we're skeptical, if we devolve authority, if we are rebellious, but also if we become much more comfortable with nuance, uncertainty and doubt, and if we allow our experts to express themselves using those terms too, we will set ourselves up much better for the challenges of the 21st century.

I was determined to see my idea translate into a practical solution, but I faced uncertainty and had no guarantee of success.

Only doubts and questioning and uncertainty.

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