Ken Stuart wrote:
>
> On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:58:53 +1000, Ben Balzer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >Paleo is the answer because of Occam's Razor*-
> > [...]
> >*- "The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be
> >correct."
>
> This is an interesting observation.
>
> The ruling assumption in modern society is the opposite, ie that only simpletons
> believe anything is simple.
Actually, Occam's razor doesn't say the explanation/solution is simple, just that it's
likely the simplest one possible (which might still be complex).

Ilya