Epistemic Uncertainty

Comments centered on asserting that certain claims or facts cannot be known for sure, emphasizing doubt, lack of evidence, or current unknowability in ongoing debates.

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AFAIK YOU know sure don know know don way know knowing awe just don know know way know know think know

Sample Comments

DoofusOfDeath Jan 21, 2020 View on HN

I'm not sure we can know that.

rudasn Jun 12, 2024 View on HN

Well, we don't really know that.

dgeiser13 Jan 2, 2023 View on HN

You have no way of knowing that.

stormbeta Nov 7, 2012 View on HN

As far as I can tell, no one's sure yet.

Teever Jul 28, 2020 View on HN

Can you elaborate on why it isn't possible to know this?

SomeoneFromCA Nov 9, 2020 View on HN

We cannot be sure. Like, we have no idea.

jquery May 8, 2017 View on HN

You don't actually know that.

AlexeyBrin Jan 11, 2026 View on HN

The honest answer is that nobody really knows.

H8crilA Jul 16, 2019 View on HN

That's the point - we don't know.

krisoft Jan 7, 2025 View on HN

I think we just don't know.