[sdiy] Real cause of DIY death

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Occam's Razor does not presuppose that one is correct at all, it merely
expresses that the simplest explanation is more likely to be true.  It is
not an absolute.  That may be a fine distinction, but it is an important one.



"James Coplin" <moog at qwest.net> wrote:
>Except, Occam's razor presumes that at least one of the possible
>explanations is correct.  
>
>I personally struggle with this constantly as I am a Chinese historian but
>not Chinese.  I can have two perfectly plausible and reasonable assertions
>that explain a situation *as I see it* but often neither is wholly correct
>because of my preconceived ideas of the field of study based on my western
>background.
>
>James
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:owner-synth-
>> diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Scott Gravenhorst
>> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:50 PM
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Real cause of DIY death
>> 
>> jbv <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> translation: people are pretty dumb as a whole... TV
>> >> watchers are DUMBER.
>> >>
>> >
>> >mmmh... sounds too simple to be true...
>> 
>> Occam's Razor.
>> 
>> 
>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>> - Where merit is not rewarded, excellence fades.
>> - Hydrogen is pointless without solar.
>> - What good are laws that only lawyers understand?
>> - The media's credibility should always be questioned.
>> - The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.
>> - Governments do nothing well, save collect taxes.
>> 
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- Where merit is not rewarded, excellence fades.
- Hydrogen is pointless without solar.
- What good are laws that only lawyers understand?
- The media's credibility should always be questioned.
- The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.
- Governments do nothing well, save collect taxes.

-- Scott Gravenhorst | LegoManiac / Lego Trains / RIS 1.5
-- Linux Rex         | RedWebMail by RedStarWare
-- FatMan: home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/
-- NonFatMan: home1.gte.net/res0658s/electronics/
-- Autodidactic Master of Arcane and Hidden Knowledge.