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Re: Carl Sagan and Occam's Razor in his baloney-spotting kit -- Angus Cunningham Post Reply Top of the thread Forum
Posted by: DWA
01/07/2008, 11:32:04
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 Angus:"If so, what does this imply for desirable behaviour by forum moderators? by honoured TT guests? "

Well, quickly knee jerkily, I can only observe that you have to start *somewhere* and the simplest proposition may be less time consuming to study and blow away.

I had accepted that Occam's Razor has merit mainly on esthetic grounds.

Biased rushed example:
Saying simply that "intelligent human life" originated here unaided in this remote planetary outback is an extremely/incredibly complicated problem, while saying it came from outer space seems rather simple. :-)

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