> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message
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>> Ockham's Razor, simply put, is the belief that when all things are
>> considered, the simplest explanation is often the truest one.

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>> William Ockham  1214 - 1294

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> Outside of scientific theory, Occam's razor can work quite well.
>
> I consider more than just "simple explanation", but also to be the "most
> obvious or likely" senario, is more often than not, the accurate way to look
> at it.
>
> It doesn't mean it is true, or should even be believed as true, but that,
> all things being equal, one is best equipped to move forward in life by
> judging things at face value, the most obvious, the most simple, or the most
> likely, and proceeding from there with an open  mind...... meaning being
> open to more clarifying info coming along.
>
> Such an approach usually leads to less errors over time, and usually means
> much less conflict and wasted energies chasing all manner of possibilities
> before choosing what decision or action to take in any given situation, or
> matter of choice.