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curprev 14:0214:02, 5 September 2023‎ 68.168.201.94 talk‎ 7,837 bytes −538‎ Removed russel’s teapot. As the descriptions stated, it’s an analogy, not a philosophical razor. The Lazer Sword and Hitchen’s Razor already cover the supernatural or that without evidence. undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

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curprev 18:1718:17, 24 June 2023‎ Headbomb talk contribs‎ 8,329 bytes −15‎ Undid revision 1161732171 by 86.141.67.81 (talk) simpler is what is meant, not fewer assumptions. "God did it" has few assumptions, but it not a simpler explanation undo Tag: Undo
curprev 18:1218:12, 24 June 2023‎ 86.141.67.81 talk‎ 8,344 bytes +15‎ Amended Occam’s razor definition from “simplest explanation” to “the one with fewest assumptions”. The “simplest” definition is often used, but is incorrect. undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

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curprev 23:3523:35, 22 January 2023‎ Swiftkick talk contribs‎ 8,187 bytes +1,839‎ Added reference to "Einstein's razor", a rule of thumb that warns against eliminating outlier data in order to satisfy a theory that has been made too simple. undo Tag: Visual edit

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curprev 23:3423:34, 19 November 2022‎ Galather talk contribs‎ m 5,954 bytes −248‎ Removing addition of "Elon's razor" as it does not meet notability requirements, should probably be "Musk's" razor, and does not really meet the definition of "razor" in its original formulation. undo Tags: Manual revert Visual edit
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curprev 21:3221:32, 1 June 2022‎ 158.93.6.18 talk‎ 6,038 bytes +140‎ Added Dalton's Third Rule. I believe it fits these parameters. undo Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

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curprev 04:3904:39, 20 October 2021‎ Headbomb talk contribs‎ 5,407 bytes +6‎ Undid revision 1050821545 by 204.137.250.199 (talk) principle does not imply foundational undo Tag: Undo
curprev 02:5902:59, 20 October 2021‎ 204.137.250.199 talk‎ 5,401 bytes −6‎ "Principle" implies that Philosophers and rhetoricians recognize such things as a foundational axiom, in some capacity. This page details a use for the word "razor" that doesn't have much of a recognized meaning beyond "some concept used to cut out arguments not worthy of consideration or argument." I would even say my use of "colloquial" is redundant; they're just rules of thumbs. undo Tags: Reverted wikilinks removed

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curprev 21:1621:16, 2 August 2021‎ Jhamcorp talk contribs‎ 5,440 bytes +32‎ Philosophical razors are useful for avoiding wrong action, but they're most appropriately understood to be about unnecessary assumptions which result in wrong actions. undo Tag: Reverted

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