For each accepted explanation of a phenomenon, there may be an extremely large, perhaps even incomprehensible, number of possible and more complex alternatives. The principle of parsimony, also knownas Occam���s razor, suggests we prefer the simplest one. For example, ���I can���t open the door and can���t attend the meeting��� is a descriptionof a problem, which could be reduced to ���I can���t open the door���without losing any information, which might be important for thosewho are wai...
Published on March 28, 2022 17:00