Interesting article and perhaps more interesting comments after it.
I wanted to add one point. The focus of the article is on the utility using Ockham's Razor for finding correct (or predictive) models of the world. A second reason to use Ockham's Razor is that simpler theories can have more utility because they are easier to use and understand. Often a simpler theory can be more useful even if it is less correct.
I wanted to add one point. The focus of the article is on the utility using Ockham's Razor for finding correct (or predictive) models of the world. A second reason to use Ockham's Razor is that simpler theories can have more utility because they are easier to use and understand. Often a simpler theory can be more useful even if it is less correct.