> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Mahoney via AGI [mailto:[email protected]]
>
> Occam's Razor says that we should prefer simpler (shorter) theories to longer
> ones. This guideline has proven true in every branch of science since Occam
> said it over 500 years ago. The simplest theory that fits the observations
> makes the best predictions. You could have chosen a description like "output
> 0 1000 times followed by 1", but that is longer than "output 0 forever".
>
If Occam was an artist in what style would he paint?
Minimalism.
John
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