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Awful article. It repeatedly conflates two very distinct arguments for simplicity in science: (a) an a priori elegance criterion when choosing between two theo
by jessriedel 10y ago
Awful article. It repeatedly conflates two very distinct arguments for simplicity in science: (a) an a priori elegance criterion when choosing between two theories that are observationally indistinguishable, and (b) a trade-off between simplicity and accuracy of two different approximations.
- emmelaich 10y agoYep, rubbish. Even spells his name wrong at one point: "Ochkam"