Occam’s Razor advises us never to multiply entities beyond what’s needed to explain what needs explaining. Is this because the simpler explanation is more likely to be the correct one? If so, what would explain that? So no. Rather it’s… Read More ›
Occam’s razor
ONTOLOGY – FIFTH INSTALMENT
V. OCCAM’S RAZOR AND ATOMISM The core axiom driving any cognitive system is to treat like alike. So naturally, whenever there’s such an option, the mind would prefer to think that things are, at some fundamental level, alike, so they… Read More ›