A Scientific Basis for Spirit

[Abracadabra]

Occam's Razor simply states that if you have multiple theories that actually explain something then you should go with the simpler theory.

I am now firmly in the Abra is an idiot camp. That is not what Occam's razor says at all. It is about adding unnecessary entities and says the theory without the unnecessary entities is most probably the correct one. Why is it that you "wishy-washy-can't take a stand if my life depended on it" morons ALWAYS misunderstand Occam's razor?

But by your own confession Occam's Razor addresses the notion of adding "unnecessary entities".

Well, if you don't yet have a theory that actually explains precisely how something works, then how can you claim that adding something more to it would be "unnecessary"?

This is why Occam's Razor can only be applied to theories that actually explain something.

If you have two theories, and they both successfully explain what you are attempting to explain, then choose the simpler theory. After all, why would you even need superfluous stuff if you can already explain it without the additions baloney.

But it makes absolutely no sense to try to apply Occam's Razor to speculative guesses that don't fully explain something. How could you possibly claim that nothing more needs to be added if you don't yet have a fully detailed explanation?

So I beg to differ with you. If you believe that a misunderstanding of Occam's Razor is representative of a moron, then I suggest that you quickly study it in more depth so that you can cease to misunderstand it yourself.