Random Reading Tidbits Flashcards
Know everything.
1
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What is Occam’s Razor?
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What can be done with fewer assumptions is done in vain with more. OR Do not multiply entities without necessity.
2
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What is Hitchen’s Razor?
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That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
3
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What is the Sagan Standard?
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
4
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What is Hanlon’s razor?
A
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
