Thread: Ockham's Razor
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Old 06-14-2007, 04:27 AM
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Default Re: Ockham\'s Razor

Suppose there is only one correct theory, and theories correspond to finite strings of letters. There are only finitely many incorrect theories that are shorter than the correct theory, but there are infinitely many incorrect theories which are longer than the correct theory.

This doesn't prove Ockham's Razor, but it's a start.
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