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Mystery solved by Occam's Razor. Why do people insist on saying this? Yes, it might be the most likely reason, but Occam's Razor is not a law. It's more of a
by BCM43 15y ago
Mystery solved by Occam's Razor.
Why do people insist on saying this? Yes, it might be the most likely reason, but Occam's Razor is not a law. It's more of a saying. Why are people repeating it as if it is always true?
- mquander 15y agoI'm using it as a shorthand for: "Here is a perfectly reasonable explanation that fits the facts. The other given explanation requires the conjunction of multiple unlikely things and I see no evidence favoring it. I believe the other explanation is sufficiently unlikely that there's not much point speculating about it."