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Occam's Razor isn't a proof, it's a rule of thumb to help you find the answers you're looking for.
by tvon 16y ago
Occam's Razor isn't a proof, it's a rule of thumb to help you find the answers you're looking for.
- hmantiybet 16y agowow i am amazed at lack of knowledge of HNers That guy has abused OR principal, also its not a rule of thumb nor a proof its a Philosophical argument used in philosophy of science. Read about Falsifiability and then you will understand why Occams razor is important and """ Just because some theory is simple, yet it never makes it the correct one!! Its just the first one to be consider for refutation! ""
- Herring 16y agoIt's not even that. It just says unnecessary details are unnecessary. It's better to think of it as a rule for constructing theories than for evaluating theories.