Occam’s Razor

What is the truth?

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In my first philosophy class, Dr. Russell Lascola said, “What we perceive as the truth is the simplest, most nearly comprehensive explanation of whatever we’re examining.” He was describing Occam’s razor, named for William of Ockham, a Franciscan friar in the fourteenth century.

According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Occam’s razor is “a scientific and philosophical rule that …