I saw the quote, 'linear perspective depends on a central viewpoint' and thought it was apt. As for the ring ins last night, well...
Bon voyage in two days.....
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Occam's razor has some truth in it but in itself it presents further problems: how do we measure simplicity? There is surely as much contention as to which theory is the simplest as there is to which one is the most valid. Maybe the correct way of interpreting scientific theories, as well as sociological problems, is to go for the hypothesis that can best explain deviations from the expected norm, with reproducable and justifiable evidence. Perhaps we should base our theories on the facts that can be tested and proved, and suitably adjust this when reliable evidence is found to the contrary. As Stephen Hawking said "Each time new experiments are observed to agree with the predictions the theory survives, and our confidence in it is increased; but if ever a new observation is found to disagree, we have to abandon or modify the theory."
Occams Razor: No more things should be presumed to exist that are absolutely necessary.
If this were true, it would mean that we should always choose the simplest answer to the original question. Other times we don’t even know the original question.
Lots of things are mysteries. Fortunately or unfortunately, science does not have all the answers.
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Occam's razor has some truth in it but in itself it presents further problems: how do we measure simplicity? There is surely as much contention as to which theory is the simplest as there is to which one is the most valid. Maybe the correct way of interpreting scientific theories, as well as sociological problems, is to go for the hypothesis that can best explain deviations from the expected norm, with reproducable and justifiable evidence. Perhaps we should base our theories on the facts that can be tested and proved, and suitably adjust this when reliable evidence is found to the contrary. As Stephen Hawking said "Each time new experiments are observed to agree with the predictions the theory survives, and our confidence in it is increased; but if ever a new observation is found to disagree, we have to abandon or modify the theory."
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