That’s also not right. It’s about assumptions. The explanation that makes the fewest assumptions is usually the right one.
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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
No, Occam’s Razor doesn’t say the simpler solution is the right one. It says that when two theories compete, the simpler one is preferred.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
TheDoozer@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I had understood it to mean, the more simple a theory is, the more likely it is to be true.
E.g. “organisms change through time to become the creatures that exist today” vs. “organisms change through time to become the creatures that exist today through the intelligent design of a creator.”
The former, having fewer conditions to be true, is more likely to be true.