On this Occam's Razor point, chadster, it is often misused, I agree. It's not really about the 'simplest' explanation, but the explanation that makes the least new assumptions.
Example:
We know the natural world exists, because the evidence for it is literally everywhere around us. Assumptions made: 0
Now when you suppose that a supernatural realm exists, we have to show that this is the case. Otherwise, assumptions made: 1
Example:
We know the natural world exists, because the evidence for it is literally everywhere around us. Assumptions made: 0
Now when you suppose that a supernatural realm exists, we have to show that this is the case. Otherwise, assumptions made: 1
