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Anahorish

Halo said:
Thanks very much, Wabbit! I'm so glad you explained it very simplified!! :D Philosophy, eh? No wonder I'd never heard of it. But what's a razor got to do with it? Why isn't it called Occam's maxim? Or is a razor a philosophical term for a maxim?! :confused: Anyway, his maxim just sounds like common sense to me! :p (As is very obvious, I have never studied philosophy.)
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Because that's what philosophers like to do. It allows them to feel superior in the knowledge that they can understand these cryptic titles. Physicists seem to enjoy it as well; Schrodinger's cat, anyone?
 
It's not a question of whether it exists or not; it definitely exists. The question is, is it alive? After a couple of weeks you can be pretty sure it's dead but according to Schroedinger you don't know for sure until you open the box. Was the man stupid? If you lock a cat in a box and leave it there it will die. Common sense.
 
Perhaps it was evil bat/penguin in disguise in a box in an attempt to mess up our minds thinking about inconsequential rubbish in advance of a poorly planned world domination scheme. Perhaps?
 
Hmmmmmm, those penguins have to be involved somewhere. I got served in a restaurant last night and I could swear it was a penguin :-O
 
Halo said:
Occam's razor? I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Actually it's Occlith's Razor. This principle states if you steal razors that belong to occlith, you're going to get cut.
Instant karma and poetic justice.
 
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