Occam's Razor
"hibbsa" <[email protected]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:13:43 -0000
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Would the following arrangement violate Occam's Razor: - A single methodology that initializes with the assumption the 'answer' will be complex not simple (maybe assumes some sort of maximum or infinite-in-the-limit complexity), but progressively approximates to the simplest possible explanation? The way I see it, this setup is legitimate in Occam terms, if the legitimacy of an arbitrary occam-correct explanation is unaffected by the origin of that explanation. For example, it could come by a random guess, or a creative process....or indeed some sort of 'guiding' method. Opinions appreciated.