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> The simplest would be "god did it" pretty much everytime. An out-of universe entity, that is by definition too large to be understandable to anything in univ

• vrighter 17d ago
  It is simple. There aren't any explanations needed because "god is omnipotent" already covers everything. But its simplicity involves making MASSIVE assumptions. And the fact that Occam's razor explicitly says "fewest assumptions" and not "simple" is unchanged. Quantum mechanics is complicated. Assuming electrons orbit nuclei is simple. But quantum mechanics is backed by countless experiments, so needs less assumptions. If you have to choose between quantum mechanics' description of the atom, or the old, outdated, knowledge of an atom, Occam's Razor would say to choose quantum mechanics.
  • 1718627440 16d ago
    By that measure Quantum mechanics as explanation is simple, because "it's according to Quantum mechanics" already covers everything. However that is not what I think of when I hear "complexity of an explanation", I do not think of the complexity of the statement referring to the explanation, but of the complexity of the explanation itself, which is only referred to by the statement. Also I disagree with using the number of experiments needed to arrive at the conclusion as a measure for complexity. By that measure "things fall down" is complicated, when you have done a lot of experiments. I would rather take the number of "steps" needed to derive it from first principles once you know it. But also that sounds like what you said in your last sentence, so you are contradicting yourself?