My brother-in-law lied to get out of a favour Aug 30, 2008
So, employing the principle of Occam's razor (basically that if it looks, walks and quacks like a duck that's probably what it is), perhaps we should not mince words and simply say this: Obviously, the only bag they dropped off at your house was a bag of lies. And since you're grilling them about what type of bag, when and to whom it was dropped off, and so on, it must be pretty clear to them both that you don't believe the story. (Globe and Mail)
Indecision '08 for McCain's Veep? Aug 29, 2008
Occam's Razor says the most likely explanation for something is the simplest explanation. Which means it's Romney. (Time.com)
Why we need CCS - whether you like the idea or not! Aug 1, 2008
I suspect evidence of such a world-wide conspiracy is "appallingly weak" - Occam's Razor, John. (1). (ABC Online)
Investigating the Environmental Origins of Autism Jul 13, 2008
Why not use Occam's razor and go for the simplest explanation. Better and earlier diagnosis for children with autism. (Scientific American)
COLUMN: Right-wing Republicans' claim to contrary, they're embracing 'Big Brother' Jun 26, 2008
The Question wrote on Jun 25, 2008 10:48 AM:" Oh, by the way, I know the Bible is false because the only evidence of its truth is tautological, BL. I believe the Bible to be the Word of God. And why? Because the Bible says so.The Bible contains metaphoric truth, BL, but it is literally false. Jesus' insights, for example, may be true, but the entire context in which they are presented is false - he was a human being, not a god, and human beings do not rise from the dead.And how do I know that? I... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Wiltshire crop circle identified as symbolic Jun 19, 2008
"Mungo, Londond, It doesn't say much for astrophysicists if they find this mind-boggling stephen klek, stoke on trent, which is essentially the apocalypse and which also ties in with scientific theory that we could be enrtering an area of unsafe space, where magnetic forces could change our planet dramtically. Maybe these are warnings, or even ways of preventing the end of the world. Occam's Razor, people...sid, london , london If Banksy did a crop circle would be be worth money?Bill, Kent,... (Times Online)
5 comments May 5, 2008
Occam's Razor and the larger context (you write for Human Events) suggest the latter ... Or did you just want to use the phrase "Occam's Razor" today to sound smart. (Human Events Online)
REGION: Report on Old Town shooting headed to DA Apr 19, 2008
Occam's razor wrote on Apr 18, 2008 8:17 PM:Occam's razor states that the simplest answer is probably the correct one ... If we apply Occam's razor, the most likely scenario would be that the person who has a history of acting violently and impulsively made one more rash decision that got him into trouble. (North County Times)
Group seeks to save Livingston Co. nursing home Apr 17, 2008
Political Heretic wrote on Apr 7, 2008 3:33 PM:" To Modulation. First, I fully understand that Medicare and Medicaid need to pay their bills, but how to achieve that is a separate topic and only indirectly related to whether or not a new Manor should be built. Second, my arguments, whether I live in LC or not, obviously do mean something as is testified by your obsessive need to retort to them. And yes, those who pay taxes in LC, no matter how much or how little, WILL be the ones who SHOULD... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The strange case of Harry Potter and the battle of US district court 24A Apr 15, 2008
Ed Pilkington in New YorkTuesday April 15, 2008. On the face of it, the case being heard in court 24A of the US district court in Manhattan yesterday promised to be a dry affair: a dispute over copyright between an author and a publisher wanting to print an A to Z of her work. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
How Obama won Wisconsin (239) Feb 21, 2008
Letters: How Obama won Wisconsin - Salon. Thursday, Feb 21, 2008. (Salon)
'Til Tuesday Feb 5, 2008
At Perrspectives, Democrat Jon Perr the moment: "Occam's Razor, the notion that the simplest explanation is the usually the best one, would suggest that Hillary Clinton actually was emotional about her return the Yale Child Study Center where she worked during law school in the 1970's. But coming less than a month after what some saw as Hillary's decisive tears in the run-up to the New Hampshire primary, pundits will look for meaning. Was Senator Clinton pandering to women voters? Is her... (Slate)
Iranians 'Were a Heartbeat From Being Blown Up'... Jan 8, 2008
The Blotter: U.S.: Iranians 'Were a Heartbeat From Being Blown Up. TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. (The Drudge Report)
Women are the new men on TV (145) Sep 14, 2007
Or there's the Occam's Razor approach ... Conspiracy Theory, or Occam's Razor finding common themes with an element of truth ... It's the rest of us cowards that insist on Occam's Razor. (Salon)
OSAMA RAMBLE: INSANE TAXES, GLOBAL WARMING AND MORTGAGES! Sep 8, 2007
Occam's Razor comes to mind. Isn't this a long way to go to explain everything away. (The Drudge Report)
Cathie Draine: Great thinkers might inspire great gardening Aug 31, 2007
You are best known in these times for your logical principle, Occam's razor ... Cathie: And the razor of Occam's razor - what is that. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
A monstrous approach to boosting tourism Aug 9, 2007
Just use your Occam's Razor to slice this page out of the paper and recycle it. For your information, a world-famous, justly beloved astronomer who lived right here in Ithaca never once wrote the exact words "I absolutely do not believe in the Loch Ness monster or other similar Lake Creatures" in most of his books. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Four vie for planning commission seat Aug 3, 2007
What he would offer is "Occam's razor" -- the principle that the simplest solution is often the best. Lippert chose to address housing during his interview, particularly the Association of Bay Area Governments' (ABAG) call for more housing in Palo Alto. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Decision Making Models Jul 28, 2007
Integrating Values in a Gifted Education Lesson. An important lesson in life is knowing what to do when certain things happen. (Suite101.com)
Sapient's Rational Response Squad exposes Uri Geller's sleight of hand Jul 10, 2007
We could use Occam's Razor and cut out all of the un-observered things like psychic ability because Randi easily shows that slight of hand is the real culprit. Please quit looking at the world the way you want to see and look at it the way it truly is. (USA Today -- Tech)
By the numbers: Don't count out Delgado Jun 27, 2007
Occam's Razor has come to mean that the simplest answer is usually the correct one. As Carlos Delgado just turned 35 yesterday and is undergoing the most extended slump of his life, the practical conclusion is that he's skipped the twilight years of his career and stepped fully into the darkness of baseball oblivion. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
FBI audit finds widespread abuse in data collection...Terrorist watch list swelled to half a million names... Jun 15, 2007
TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. FBI Terror Watch List 'Out of Control. (The Drudge Report)
Missed the cut May 9, 2007
Until we have more evidence one way or the other, the Occam's razor conclusion is that 2005 was a career year. P, Brewers, Age 28 (44) A favorite of projection systems because of his traditionally excellent strikeout-to-walk ratios, Sheets' K numbers are way down this year, with just 21 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Tax issue needs Occam's razor May 9, 2007
Has no one in the Legislature heard of Occam's razor. Robert Kruse. (Herald-Tribune)
- Charles Arthur: Is Operation Ore the UK's worst-ever policing scandal? Apr 26, 2007
But applying Occam's Razor to the possibility of people viewing child pornography online wasn't very popular around 2001-02 when that list came from the FBI, which itself had a set of Landslide details. A child had been killed in a sexual attack. (Guardian Unlimited)
Sharks: The necessary killer? Mar 30, 2007
Further support for the hypothesis came from a principle called "Occam's razor," which states that all things being equal, the simplest explanation is preferable. "This is the most parsimonious explanation," says Peterson. (Why Files)
Next stop Iran? Feb 19, 2007
"Sanny best regards from across the pond. Thank you for your criticism, it will continue to inform my writing as I move forward. One bit of irony from this end: Your reaction was exactly what I expected. I knew some people would balk at the length and circumlocution while missing the main idea altogether. Occam's razor should indeed be applied to make a message as intelligible as possible; however, this shouldn't be applied in excess so complex ideas are made so simplistic and transmogrified... (Scotsman)
Celebrate life, even when the way is hard Feb 12, 2007
Getting to an accurate diagnosis, before the oncologist delivered his opinion, amounted to a misapplication of Occam's Razor ---- that is, that the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. But in this case, the simple explanations weren't the right ones. (North County Times)
Student housing: Housing situation needs to be addressed Jan 20, 2007
Therefore, basic as it may seem to suggest building additional housing, Occam's Razor may be applicable in this situation -- the simplest solution may be the best. The housing problem is one without an easy solution; however, moving students around leads to a culture of transiency among students, especially freshmen. (Daily Collegian, PA)
US: the Conspiracy That Wasn't Jan 3, 2007
Occam's razor If the evidence allows for several explanations to a given problem then the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions is most probably correct. This principle is called Occam's Razor, after the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar, William of Ockham. (Ocnus.net)
Cockburn: Conspiracies Dec 13, 2006
This principle is called Occam's Razor, after the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar, William of Ockham. There is not the slightest need to postulate pre-placed explosive charges to explain why the towers collapsed at near free-fall speeds. (Zmag.org)
Poison points to Putin Dec 9, 2006
In science, there is a principle called Occam's razor. When presented with competing theories for explaining a natural phenomenon, one adopts the least elaborate. (Buffalo News -- Opinion)
Aliens, government breed genetic mutants in suspected underground lair Nov 2, 2006
Occam's razor is a principle rooted in the writings of the early English philospher William of Ockham. It states, more or less, that "All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one.". (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Delusions of faith as a science Oct 26, 2006
Scientists will legitimately debate which of the two arguments falls to Occam's razor. I am one of those people for whom Dawkins would no doubt reserve his most trenchant criticism. (Nature News Service)
Autopsy: Homan’s BAC 0.32 percent Oct 5, 2006
Be Logical wrote on October 04, 2006 8:44 PM:"Applying Occam's Razor logic, when competing theories have equal predictive powers, select the one that introduces the fewest assumptions and postulates the fewest hypothetical entities. Thus, logically, alcohol is a better candidate than a phantom killer for these deaths. People: start taking responsibility for your actions! Alcohol abuse is to blame, not "some guy" hanging around out of sight of police until 3:30 waiting for a vic. I feel very bad... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Martian 'face' unmasked Sep 27, 2006
I could pull Occam's Razor out right about now, but conspiracy nuts aren't interested in shaving. They love the controversy they whip up with their wild tales, perhaps if only to sell their books and videos, or maybe because the world they create in their minds is much more exciting than the world they live in. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
SOUNDING OFF: Pandora gives unknowns exposure Sep 26, 2006
" Here's how it works: You log onto the site and do a search for a band (or a song) that you dig, and in addition to selections from that artist, the station picks tunes with similar characteristics to play. Songs are analyzed on up to 400 musical attributes -- from tonality to recording style. By assembling songlists this way, many traditional category distinctions fall by the way side, resulting in a much broader array of music presented and some interesting, unlikely matches. Moreover,... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Entertainment The Strange Case of Superman Hollywood's take on the mysterious death of the Man of Steel strikes Richard Schickel as unpersuasive but enjoyable Sep 9, 2006
Which leaves us reaching for Occam's razor, that most useful of philosophical concepts, which holds that the simplest explanation for complicated events is generally the best one. In that sense, the occurrences recorded in Hollywoodland are like the theories surrounding Monroe's death (or, for that matter, JFK's assassination); they require a lot of coincidences to fall into place, as well as the complicity of too many unreliable individuals, for them to be truly plausible. (Time.com)
Bin Laden Gets a Pass from Pakistan... Sep 6, 2006
TOP BLOTTER CATEGORIES. Bin Laden Gets a Pass from Pakistan. (The Drudge Report)
Movie Review: The Illusionist Aug 21, 2006
And Paul Giamatti's Inspector Uhl is the pivotal character of the tale; we pretty much know which way the other players are headed from the start of things, but Uhl's moral direction tilts and shifts on Occam's razor such that the outcome remains uncertain. SAPPIEST QUOTE: "The only mystery I never solved was why my heart never let go of you." - Eisenheim to Sophie. (TexasGigs)
Column: The Twins' destiny is meant to be Aug 4, 2006
Occam's razor and other fancy aids are used to reach conclusions that may or may not become true. I've decided that while these methods may be entertaining there are higher forces at work that determine how our Twins will fare. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Rays Manager Says Attitude Is Key to Energizing Team Jun 6, 2006
Q. You believe in the principal of Occam's Razor (all things being equal, the simplest solution is usually the best). How does that apply to being a major league manager. (The Ledger)
Kerry: Should he or shouldn't he? May 1, 2006
Kerry: Should he or shouldn't he. Today's Globe Opinion Politics Magazine Education Science NECN Special reports Obituaries. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
LSU's super duo Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowes might be a one-two punch that could knock out the field. Mar 14, 2006
ESPN.com - NCW/NCAATOURNEY06 - Hays: Tiger duo could be best in bracket. 0) { ES_showBox(); };ES_searchKeyPress( this. (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
It's Curtains for al-Qaida: Jan 22, 2006
Supersede MeIf Occam's razor is right, and the simplest theory is best, then Ariel Sharon's stroke was. Arts & Life. (MSNBC -- News)
