Occam's Razor

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: L3p3rM355i4h

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: L3p3rM355i4h

Originally posted by: moshquerade
anyone ever heard of this? i just did recently... very interesting.

Occam's Razor (also spelt Ockham's Razor), is a principle attributed to the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar, William of Ockham. It forms the basis of methodological reductionism, also called the principle of parsimony or law of economy.

In its simplest form, Occam's Razor states that one should make no more assumptions than needed. Put into everyday language, it says

The simplest explanation is the best.

When multiple explanations are available for a phenomenon, the simplest version is preferred. For example, a charred tree on the ground could be caused by a landing alien ship or a lightning strike. According to Occam's Razor, the lightning strike is the preferred explanation as it requires the fewest assumptions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_Razor

You just heard of this Wow. I learned about Occam's Razor in like 6th grade. thats basic logic type stuff.

*shrug* You learn something new everyday, I suppose.

i should've made this a quiz. all you wiseackers remember everything.
actually i went to a Catholic School through 8th grade. there was no Occam's Razor there. i am sure of it.

Well, duh. Relgion and logic dont exactly go together now do they...no college philosophy classes or anything? I rape my brother with occam's razor all the time (don't take out of context n00bs! ). It works really well against people who are habitual liars, since their lies tend to get more and more outlandish...

nope, no philosophy classes either, science major

Then you probably didn't pay attention to your science classes very often either! I heard/saw "Occam's Razor" many times as a science major. Additionally the word "parsimonious" would creep in, which when used in a scientific context is essentially the same thing as Occam's Razor.

Furthermore I thought just about all universities required science majors to take some sort of liberal arts course; at least one I would think.

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
anyone ever heard of this? i just did recently... very interesting.

Occam's Razor (also spelt Ockham's Razor), is a principle attributed to the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar, William of Ockham. It forms the basis of methodological reductionism, also called the principle of parsimony or law of economy.

In its simplest form, Occam's Razor states that one should make no more assumptions than needed. Put into everyday language, it says

The simplest explanation is the best.

When multiple explanations are available for a phenomenon, the simplest version is preferred. For example, a charred tree on the ground could be caused by a landing alien ship or a lightning strike. According to Occam's Razor, the lightning strike is the preferred explanation as it requires the fewest assumptions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_Razor

Yes, I'm really hoping that this now won't turn into a religious debate since that's where I mainly hear it used at.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
You're right, they both equally above average...

All evidence to the contrary.

Take a chill pill much? Asshat.

 

[madworm]

so...my friends at Occums Razor's thread...

anyone have a voice for Racial Profiling?
what is the simplest answer for this discussion?
please help me understand why racial profiling is right or wrong...

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...&STARTPAGE=4&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

 

[madworm]

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: madworm

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Yes, somewhere. Maybe a movie.

jodie foster said it in Contact. -

matthew mcconaughey, not foster.

he said a voice from the sky is exactly what you heard...

foster said it; i think it was towards the end when she was being interrogated by the lady who said she recorded 18 hours of static video...

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

So does Occam's Razor support Evolution or Creationism?

 

[Platypus]

picture yourself...
at the MGM grand...
Murphy's fighting Occam
you're in the stands and..

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: madworm
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...&STARTPAGE=4&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

William of Ockham - if ever given the opportunity to do so - would likely suggest avoiding P&N as the most parsimonious solution.

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: thehstrybean

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Yes, somewhere. Maybe a movie.

Contact...Great movie...

Mmm... thanks. Now I remember... sort of.

That movie has one of the best sound effects ever.
The noise the machine blueprint transmission makes...
Remember that?

 

[madworm]

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: thehstrybean

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Yes, somewhere. Maybe a movie.

Contact...Great movie...

Mmm... thanks. Now I remember... sort of.

That movie has one of the best sound effects ever.
The noise the machine blueprint transmission makes...
Remember that?

cool part is when they related the first nazi broadcast and the amount of years it took to travel thru space...with a reply or a rebroadcast...

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: madworm

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: thehstrybean

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Yes, somewhere. Maybe a movie.

Contact...Great movie...

Mmm... thanks. Now I remember... sort of.

That movie has one of the best sound effects ever.
The noise the machine blueprint transmission makes...
Remember that?

cool part is when they related the first nazi broadcast and the amount of years it took to travel thru space...with a reply or a rebroadcast...

I'm going to have to watch that movie again.
It is awesome.
Can anyone find that sound effect I was talking about?

 

[madworm]

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: madworm

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: neutralizer

Originally posted by: thehstrybean

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Yes, somewhere. Maybe a movie.

Contact...Great movie...

Mmm... thanks. Now I remember... sort of.

That movie has one of the best sound effects ever.
The noise the machine blueprint transmission makes...
Remember that?

cool part is when they related the first nazi broadcast and the amount of years it took to travel thru space...with a reply or a rebroadcast...

I'm going to have to watch that movie again.
It is awesome.
Can anyone find that sound effect I was talking about?

you gotta have ears like that blind guy in the movie...
beep bep da dup dum dap du b.....

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: shilala
I'm going to have to watch that movie again.
It is awesome.
Can anyone find that sound effect I was talking about?

Screw the movie. Read the book.

It's a good book.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
So does Occam's Razor support Evolution or Creationism?

It doesn't support anything at all.

 

[thehstrybean]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SampSon
Simplest explanation, you havn't come and done me yet.

i am on an anti-Sicilian binge atm. : /

You'll get over it. Mabey you are lacking some italian spices currently.

spices or sausage?

Both, first you get spiced, then the sausage cums.

fixed

*snicker*Ewww....That's totally gross and immature of you, Mosh...*bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!! *breath*bwahahahahahahahaha!!!*

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: madworm

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: madworm

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Yes, somewhere. Maybe a movie.

jodie foster said it in Contact. -

matthew mcconaughey, not foster.

he said a voice from the sky is exactly what you heard...

foster said it; i think it was towards the end when she was being interrogated by the lady who said she recorded 18 hours of static video...

not to nitpick, but foster says it earlier in the film to matthew mcconaughey who relates it to sounding similiar to a hack-em-thrash-em slasher movie and also james wood's character mentions it to foster during the interrogation proceedings when she returns.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Agent Mulder used to refer to it as Occam's Principle of Limited Imagination.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: vi_edit
8th Grade Social Studies

i must've been absent

actually i don't think we talked of it.

i first heard of it in Eureka! 81 key ideas explained

interesting read if you arent familiar with most of the material, i wasnt.