Razors (with a h/t to Occam)

[George K]

Seen on Twitter:

[George K]

I love Hitchens’ Razor: What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

The burden of proof regarding a claim lies with the one who makes the claim.

If unmet, no argument is required to dismiss it.

[Mik]

Sounds right to me.

[Mik]

That might be the best Twitter thread ever.

[jon-nyc]

Some of those I hadn’t heard of. Thanks for posting.

[George K]

As I was posting this, I thought, "What's the difference between a "razor" and an aphorism?"

[Klaus]

@george-k said in Razors (with a h/t to Occam):

As I was posting this, I thought, "What's the difference between a "razor" and an aphorism?"

I thought "What's the difference between a "razor" and a heuristic?"

[Ivorythumper]

@george-k said in Razors (with a h/t to Occam):

I love Hitchens’ Razor: What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

The burden of proof regarding a claim lies with the one who makes the claim.

If unmet, no argument is required to dismiss it.

Everyone is a plagiarist.

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