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The Scientific Method, the Feynman way

Richard Feynman · Lecture · 9 min read

Feynman frames discovery as a loop: you guess a law, compute its consequences, then compare with nature. If it disagrees with experiment, the guess is wrong.

Definition

A guess is a provisional law proposed before its consequences are known — judged only by whether its predictions survive experiment.

Mechanism

Guess → derive consequences → test against nature → keep or discard. The loop is indifferent to authority and beauty.

Key takeaway

No amount of elegance rescues a theory that disagrees with experiment. Evidence outranks intuition.

Principles
P1Experiment is the sole judge
Epistemology · Foundational principle

Predictions, not prestige, decide whether an idea stands.

Mental models
Falsifiability

An idea earns trust by surviving honest attempts to break it.

Application: Design the test that could prove you wrong before seeking confirmation.
Map vs. territory

The law is a model of nature, never nature itself.

Application: Hold the model loosely; revise it when nature disagrees.
Abstractions
Guess → Test → Verdict

The loop that turns a hunch into knowledge.

Evidence > intuition

Experiment overrules elegance and authority.

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