Romansh
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Originally Posted by romansh  ...Although I like the end point of Occam's razor, I mistrust it. I somehow prefer Albert's "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." |
Yes, I think Albert's statement is better if only because it doesn't lend itself to overly systematized thought. Many people seem to want a "discovery machine". Though I was always under the impression that Occam never meant his idea to be used in a dogmatic way either.
It's just that both of them imply that in some sense simpler is better and Remster's question has got me thinking in what way or ways that might be the case. It is not so much that I expect to succeed in finding a strict rule as much as gain a better understanding. Well maybe a strict rule or two under very specific circumstances. I think there are situations were the simpler explanation is better, as well as, situations where the simpler explanation is weaker.