summary of the case, Oct 3, 2009
During the merits Hearing, the Government expressly relied on "Occam's Razor," a scientific and philosophic rule suggesting that the simplest of competing explanations is preferred to the more complex. The Government's simple explanation for the evidence in this case is that al-Rabiah made confessions that the Court should accept as true. (Harper's Magazine)
It's Time for Some Due Diligence on Global Warming Claims Aug 29, 2009
I think you have cut yourself shaving with Occam's razor. Jeff Presley 8. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Click to read: Wrong-Way Crash: "Diane Would Not Do This" Aug 8, 2009
Remember Occam's razor, folks. The simplest explanation is usually the best. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Cloud ships 'to deflect sun's rays and stop global warming'... Aug 8, 2009
However, in the stratosphere, the contribution is about 80% from carbon dioxide and about 20% from water vapor" Therefore water vapor in the stratosphere is not the dominante green house gas and could be used to reflect sunlight. At least there is a grain of truth in this idea, kind of like a urban myth. The quote is from JunkScience.com. It is very important to know all the science behind the debate or it is easy to be dismissed as a sceptic. Jason on August 07, 2009 at 11:23 PM Who cares... (The Drudge Report)
The Greatest Hoax Of All Time? Jul 16, 2009
Borrowing from author Carl Sagan, who in his book Contact employed Occam's Razor -- the rule that given competing theories, the simpler one is true -- McCurdy said, "The 'simpler explanation' is that we went to the moon.". Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. (Click2Houston, TX)
Taking a Razor to the President's Plan Jun 23, 2009
WASHINGTON -- To dissect today's health care debate, the crux of which concerns a "public option," use the mind's equivalent of a surgeon's scalpel, Occam's razor, a principle of intellectual parsimony: In solving a puzzle, start with the simplest explanatory theory. The puzzle is: Why does the president, who says that were America "starting from scratch" he would favor a "single-payer" -- government-run -- system, insist that health care reform include a government insurance plan that competes... (Townhall.com)
Guest opinion: Time has come for U.S. single-payer plan May 29, 2009
The English philosopher William Occam's razor states that, "One should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain (or accomplish) anything." Simple logic appears to escape the minds of all ideologues. The shortest distance between a problem and its solution is always a straight line. (Montana Standard, MT)
A Dude's Take On The Fromance Mar 19, 2009
Nope, this is simple Occam's razor stuff. You've read something into the relationship that's not there, because you want there to be a spark or because you watched "My Best Friend's Wedding" on cable last night. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
What's that snow leopard doing on Microsoft's Live Search? Feb 21, 2009
Occam's razor says cluelessness. There are two other reasons such a deal will never happen, and they're both named Steve. (CNET News)
