Thread: Ockham's Razor
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Old 06-17-2007, 06:29 PM
IronUnkind IronUnkind is offline
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Default Re: Ockham\'s Razor

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We could make any sort of arbitrary selection we wish, but the only one that ISN'T arbitrary is the Razor. Its my understanding that it is just as justified to instead choose the most complicated one, but that it is, in practice, impossible to do so. We can always find a more complicated explanation.

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There are other non-arbitrary criteria which one might use. Cleverness, for example.
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