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Politics : Should God be replaced?
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To: Greg or e who wrote (1850)10/19/2000 12:45:02 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (2) of 28931
 
Ah- I see the problem. You do not understand Occam's razor.

It is that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown
phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already known. It is based on reason- it doesn't mean take the explanation with the least steps IF that requires something unproven, and unknown (like God).

When Occam says the simplest explanation, he meant the simplest LOGICAL explanation- he wasn't using simple as a synonym for stupid.
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