Feynman's unconventional yet most simple and profound definition of science

[charlie cho]

I have read this excerpt from what was spoken by Richard Feynman in New York to several physics teachers. Although he avoids definitively answering the age old question "what is science", opting to speak more abstractly about the subject, he endearingly satisfied the difficult question for me more than anybody else. 

I wrote on the pdf file and wrote a little of my thoughts on the subject. 

WHAT_IS_SCIENCE_by_RFeynman_1966 (1)_210503_090208.pdf

[Leo Gura]

Hint: science cannot actually be defined because nature is infinite.

Any definition of scientific method will be finite and limited.

[charlie cho]

@Leo Gura Yeah, I was thinking exactly that as I was reading the pdf file. Probably, because Feynman hadn't set a fixed mindset on the world, he was able to observe much better than any other scientist

Edited May 3, 2021 by charlie cho

[JohnnyAb]

Feynmann was great, I recommend reading his autobiography. He was one of the few really open-minded scientists and seems like an awesome guy overall. He also experimented with darkroom meditations etc. 

15 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Hint: science cannot actually be defined because nature is infinite.

Any definition of scientific method will be finite and limited.

science =/= scientific method

you don't define a scientific method, it's just a model or method used to 'discover' knowledge if you will