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> It doesn't though. Firstly, Occam's razor is not about simplicity but about "parsimony". Parsimony is calculated in information theory via Kolmogorov complexi
by mistermann 4y ago
> It doesn't though. Firstly, Occam's razor is not about simplicity but about "parsimony". Parsimony is calculated in information theory via Kolmogorov complexity
In theory perhaps, but in practice it is firstly calculated by the mind of the person who plays the Occam's Razor card, and then subsequently by people who ingest the claim, and typically all participants are performing their calculations using biased heuristics and flawed logic, and have negative interest in what is actually true, or if truth is even reachable.