重新理解奥卡姆剃刀的用途与边界
Occam's razor is often summarized as choosing the simplest explanation. That slogan is useful, but simplicity does not automatically make an idea true.
A good explanation must first fit the evidence. Among theories that explain the same facts equally well, the one with fewer unsupported assumptions may be easier to test and less likely to hide convenient exceptions.
Inspired by a public New Scientist title/summary · Rewritten by Vocabsavvy · Vocabsavvy Original (public-snippet inspired)