Nothing can be proved either way, but I tender the fact that my view is simpler than yours ...
Unfortunately, as I am sure you will confirm from your own professional background, Martin, 'simpler' doesn't necessarily equate to 'truer'.
Probably does really, especially for a scientist!
Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor), often expressed in Latin as the lex parsimoniae, translating to law of parsimony, law of economy or law of succinctness, is a principle that generally recommends selecting the competing hypothesis that makes the fewest new assumptions, when the hypotheses are equal in other respects. For instance, they must both sufficiently explain available data in the first place.
Home
Search
Calendar
Login
Register