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RE: [cobalt-users] email on Raq3



On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail) wrote:

> > You never heard of "Ockhams Razor"?  Basic rule of science 
> > and philosophy -
> > "Never unnecessarily multiply entities" :-)
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I believe Occam's Razor says: "All other things being equal,
> the simplest explanation tends to be true." Not sure what the
> other one is...

It's a different translation of the same thing -
 ...Don't unnecessarily multiply
       explanatory entities

All depends how you are applying it i suppose -/