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True. Occam's Razor was an attempt at proving God exists. Hardly the most common usage now, however.
by alasdair_ 10y ago
True. Occam's Razor was an attempt at proving God exists. Hardly the most common usage now, however.
- abritinthebay 10y agoThat's... a bit of an over simplification. It was a common statement of a generally justifiable philosophical tool that happened to be commonly used by theologians like Occam (who wasn't that first to use the idea - Aristotle stated something similar). The intertwining of philosophy and theology makes it related but I'd say your characterization was simplistic and quite incorrect overall.