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Occam's Razor...

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Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.

What if you're in Africa?


Then you've never heard of Occam's Razor.

...And if you're a philosopher in Africa? 😀


Then you're broke, hungry, unemployed and hoping not to get eaten by a hippo. In other words, exactly like any other occupation in Africa.
 
It's the perfect philosophical tool with which to slit one's throat 😛

A generally useful idea, however the this rule has to be carefully and correctly applied. Sometimes the simplest solution to a real world situation is the wrong one. It's utility is in analysis. It is easier to work with the simpler moving to the complex than the reverse.
 
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