{"id":4350,"date":"2010-06-29T15:02:12","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T20:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/?p=4350"},"modified":"2010-06-29T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2010-06-29T20:02:12","slug":"the-uncertainty-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2010\/06\/the-uncertainty-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The uncertainty prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seen at a meeting yesterday:<\/p>\n


\nGrant us…
\nThe ability to reduce the uncertainties we can;
\nThe willingness to work with the uncertainties we cannot;
\nAnd the scientific knowledge to know the difference.
\n<\/center><\/p>\n

(Drawn from a white paper<\/a> on the use of climate models for water managers).<\/p>\n

Discuss.<\/p>\n\n<\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seen at a meeting yesterday: Grant us… The ability to reduce the uncertainties we can; The willingness to work with the uncertainties we cannot; And the scientific knowledge to know the difference. (Drawn from a white paper on the use of climate models for water managers). Discuss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-climate-science","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t