[extropy-chat] Sharpening the Zen Razor

[Hara Ra]

I find Occam's Razor an excellent principle for discarding non 
falsifiables. I always ask if a concept will bring me new insights or 
information, and non falsifiables never do so. If a non falsifiable is 
presented with testable evidence, it is now falsifiable and deserves 
investigation. Keeps my mind empty to recieve usable information.

I am also thinking of that Zen Garden program. One may criticize it for 
many reasons, but its simplicity and 'just so' qualities are IMO part of 
its charm. Occam's Rake, so to speak....

>Your comments on Occam's razor sound right and in the
>direction of quantify Occam's razor as more than a
>principle of aesthetics.
>
>http://iangoddard.net

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