A scientific method consists of 4 essential steps:
Formulate hypothesis
Deduce the testable consequences of the Hypothesis
Perform an experiment and collect evidence
Update your belief in the Hypothesis
Richard Feynman talks about the scientific methods approach in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJl6EeqAMM
According to which : Scientists take
Guess: Form a hypothesis
Compute: Predict the consequences of the hypothesis
Compare: Compare the predictions to observations or experiments
Accept or reject: If the predictions disagree with the observations or experiments, reject the hypothesis
Feynman also says this:
No matter how beautiful your theory is , if its not matching the experiments - It is wrong! Its plain wrong!
There is a lesson from above for us here who are not scientists to apply above opinion to daily life:
Form an opinion that is equivalent of guess!
Collect data aligned to the opinion - supporting or against it
Analyze the data to check if it corresponds to the opinion
Accept or reject your opinion!
We can all be scientific even if we are not scientists!
Authors
Joshua Pearl
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