The post-modernist and critical anlysis folk argue that there is no
valid reasoning, only argument driven by political or economic
self-interest-interest.
Any competent lawyer can present an arguably plausible chain of reasoning
in support of any position, however ridiculous. The more
He paraphrases Sir
William's insight with the phrase that the simpler the explanation, the
more likely it is to be correct.
...
So the Earth is flat? But simple is not simple to define. I prefer
Entities should not be unnecessarily introduced. I don't think the
universe is bound by my
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Marvin Demuth
wrote:
While waiting for my RA4 chemicals to come up to 35 degrees C, I had time
to look up Ockham on the web. You live in an interesting area.
I also had time to refresh my memory of my first introduction to Occam's
Razor. John Bogel, the founder of
At 04:09 PM 6/6/01, you wrote:
Yes, it's just down the road from where I live. I need to get a picture
of me standing next to the town sign for my web site.
While waiting for my RA4 chemicals to come up to 35 degrees C, I had time
to look up Ockham on the web. You live in an interesting area.
Yep.
-Original Message-
From: Marvin Demuth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan and Occam's Razor
He paraphrases Sir
William's insight with the phrase that the simpler the explanation, the
more
On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Paul Chefurka wrote:
Yep.
-Original Message-
From: Marvin Demuth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 11:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: filmscanners: VueScan and Occam's Razor
He paraphrases Sir
William's insight
: VueScan and Occam's Razor
So the Earth is flat? But simple is not simple to define. I prefer
Entities should not be unnecessarily introduced. I don't think the
universe is bound by my notions of simplicity. ;^P
In a message dated 6/6/2001 12:28:18 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have to defer to Ed's comment that Incompetence is more likely than
Malice--
I can't quote Ed's exact text because an International Conspiracy ate my
email-files! ;-)
I happen to live near Ockham, and have always
Ed Hamrick wrote:
I happen to live near Ockham
Is that the same Ockham as the place William of Occam was born in?
Colin Maddock
In a message dated 6/6/2001 4:07:36 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ed Hamrick wrote:
I happen to live near Ockham
Is that the same Ockham as the place William of Occam was born in?
Yes, it's just down the road from where I live. I need to get a picture
of me standing next to the
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