Well, to go by this definition, then the razor is still meaningless

November 17, 2010 09:47AM
Because the number of postulates required for any given point is entirely subjective

For example, regarding God:

A christian believer would have a single Postulate regarding Him: God exists. Assuming this statement is true, all other things in his belief system thus derive from it.

Meanwhile, an atheist would require multiple postulates to assume the existence of God: he'd need to postulate a mechanism for how God came into existence, he'd need to postulate a mechanism for how God created all things, he'd need to postulate a mechanism for why God doesn't do this and why God did that and how God is a perfect being with an imperfect universe and what is the meaning of free will if we're all just puppets of God and all those other conundrums which come into question once we assume the existence of God is real: because for an atheist, without a proper answer to all those questions, assuming God exists would be meaningless and illogical. However, this is not true for a Christian.

Perhaps my explanation is insufficient regarding the logic at hand, but I feel that Occam's razor has very limited use.

Regarding your other points:

>This explanation fails to sufficiently explain available data. For example, synchrotron radiation forming a beam is a relativistic effect you see in practive.

Actually, it does. It simply says that God, as an all-powerful, ever-present being, either creates or guides the mechanisms which cause these physic-based effects. Of course, its a shitty explanation, but these sorts of explanations are the whole founding principle of organized religion.

Furthermore, while I do agree that your argument for monetary incentives explain vaccination problems in a much more coherent and logical way than government conspiracy, I believe that the way you explained it required almost as many postulates as a government conspiracy theory :p
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A conspiracy theoretic argument for vaccination. txt

Isildur(VIP) November 15, 2010 06:35AM

Meh I doubt they'd bother. Would help get rid of the poor but..

Someone Not Special, Esquire November 16, 2010 07:38PM

My conspiracy take

ORB November 16, 2010 01:25PM

Too much personal risk.

Death_Claw November 16, 2010 02:45PM

I don't know

PaulO November 17, 2010 04:42PM

Re: I don't know

Death_Claw November 18, 2010 07:19AM

Agree on unlikely. Just pointing out still possible. (n/t)

PaulO November 19, 2010 01:24PM

Re: Too much personal risk.

ORB November 17, 2010 06:48AM

That's funny..

Java November 17, 2010 09:47AM

Re: That's funny..

ORB November 17, 2010 12:50PM

The fact that you can't see the difference is what's funny..

Java November 18, 2010 04:19AM

Fails the Occam's razor test.

Death_Claw November 15, 2010 03:38PM

While I do agree with the results of this test

vortex_magus November 16, 2010 08:23AM

On occam's razor and your examples

DurNominator(VIP) November 16, 2010 08:36PM

Well, to go by this definition, then the razor is still meaningless

vortex_magus November 17, 2010 09:47AM

Re: Well, to go by this definition, then the razor is still meaningless

DurNominator(VIP) November 17, 2010 08:49PM

I don't read the same subjectivity into it to be honest.

Death_Claw November 16, 2010 11:27AM

Re: Fails the Occam's razor test.

Isildur(VIP) November 16, 2010 04:37AM

If you go to any extreme viewpoint...

Death_Claw November 16, 2010 05:37AM

incompetent. ;P n/t.

Jib November 15, 2010 06:36PM

Mass murder is bad for your income

Baudolino November 15, 2010 12:01PM

You could basically make this same argument for any pseudo-controversial idea.

vortex_magus November 15, 2010 10:10AM

uh...no. txt

Isildur(VIP) November 15, 2010 11:00AM

Better start shooting up then

Flipside Oreo November 15, 2010 07:35AM

You're getting weird dude.

The Forsaken(VIP) November 15, 2010 06:58AM

Steelers did get absurdly spanked. It hurt. NT

Sam November 15, 2010 06:58PM

Calling all orbs. NT

Batman November 15, 2010 06:57AM

uhuhuhuhuuhuhuh...you said balls... (n/t)

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