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		xlnt on June 18, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ockham's Razor is Dull The content of Ockham's Razor is "don't make stuff up for no reason". If it's dull then you're doing it wrong.

Herring on June 19, 2008 [–]

I always thought this was completely obvious, but most people tend to miss it. It's not about accuracy at all. It basically says unnecessary assumptions are unnecessary.

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