Just for the record, that's Hanlon's Razor (arguably a specific application of Occam's Razor to human relations, though some see it as a corollary of Finagle's Law). Compare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_Razor and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor.
See also http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?AssumeStupidityNotMalice, which points out that the ignorant or stupid one is not necessarily the other guy. And, of course, we've all seen plenty of evidence for the validity of Crabtree's Bludgeon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabtree's_Bludgeon). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amedee Van Gasse Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 2:38 AM To: betty mulrooney Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Thank you for sending us your question for Jennifer. <snip> Or perhaps we just have to apply Ockham's Razor: don't attribute to malice what can easily be attributed to stupidity or ignorance... </snip> _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
