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SprekenZeeChickens
See, and I thought it was going to be a pentagram.
9x19
Illuminati
ThrenR
And unfortunately, 'evidence' is subject to noise, so they don't typically arrange as points that follow the exact outline of the circle.
Regflex
Nope. Earth is flat.
Iassann
The truth is a flat circle, just like earth.
annibe11e
Gasp!
Lateguyj
Doing a thesis right now and this makes me feel so good.
Mdp2525
Now do one for conspiracy theories!!! Probably look like toddler crayon scribbles
deadandbloated
Toddler crayon scribbles CAUSE AUTISM!!!
Kewlair
And because it's evidence based it's racist, sexist and Islamophobic
30Jonseredi
You are right
Neurisko
I got this reference
AdamantlyDislikingAllDogs
But it's just a theory! /s
thrain5
So the take away from this, is that theories come from summoning creatures out of hell.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
All Hail.
Tinymurder
Specifically, Maxwell's demon.
Jwhite777
Exactly right. The devil is in the details, and possibly right angles as well. Oh, and straight lines (very demonic those).
HappyTheKangaroo
Yes, we need to rely on the parables and stories from thousands of years ago. Know why a microwave works? Its devil heat from hell.
Fenderzilla
Unless of course an old book from the desert says the universe was created by an invisible bearded sky-giant
Foopfoop
God did it.
Choreopithecus
There. That's only one assumption.
thoushaltnotpass
IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!!
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
In theory
Donj0
But it's just a theory... a theory theory!
AdolfEngels
Unfortunately, in their excitement, many theories 'close to the truth' are presented as actual proven truth
LeakyValve
What if we are fighting against the philosophy that there's no objective truth & everything is subjective and language is merely (1)
LeakyValve
a weapon we use to twist each other's subjective minds and manipulate each other (2)
Maraak
Just throw wet sponges at them and laugh.
Promethianfire
You don't know for sure, therefore everything is because of a sky wizard!
bearsareawesome
And our cousins still voted him in .....
cptwott
god is a pentagram
thatpoindexter
I'm pretty sure the visuals here only provide a half-explanation of how area sampling works, not a scientific method
MikeAracter
Sorry but you only have funding for one course of investigative experiments,so make sure you get enough evidence for your $800 text book.
PichuDeadFangurlBecauseOfXiuminsAbs
I just say BTS Highlight Reel
kasaku
"Those that make fewer assumptions are most likely to be true." Categorically false.
SnowmaninHeat
TheWonderfulWorldOfDickButt
but hey that's JUST A THEORY...
rocketdonkey
In other words: If it walks like a duck ...
Tinkrr
... it must be patriarchy and needs to stop oppressing minorities? Wait, this isn't Tumblr, muh bad.
IamtheMonkeyKing
It might have hip dysplasia?
Tybar
Crowlands
Then it's probably not a zebra.
leftbanana
... it might be a goose, or a chicken, but probably not a hippopotamus
cheeseguy3412
Than Karl is probably nearby with his duck army?
MrLithium
It's...Made of wood?
AluminumMuffin
Only if you soak it in wood
pennilaymay
..it fucks like a duck
whosagoodboy92
it must be a dire wolf
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
It probably has a curly penis
whosagoodboy92
source?
AluminumMuffin
DoctorSpaceDog
Saying occam's razor finds the most likely theory is a little dubious. It's just easier to work with the fewest assumptions.
Leithoa
If you can postulate any random assumption, you can make some things quite a bit easier. Unjustified assumptions are just that, unjustified.
DirectorBright
Occam's razor is usually right though. Arguments based on assumption are generally wrong because guesses are inaccurate.
excelsiorloy
Its really just a tie breaker though. All things being equal prefer the theory that makes the least assumptions.
WorkdayJones
Change 'Theory' to 'Hypothesis', but yeah
Fenderzilla
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StRocketScience
In my understanding, "Theory" is built on hypotheses tested positively. So I think this is correct
Leithoa
*hypotheses not disproven. Karl Popper & subsequent post-positivism helped shape what we understand to be modern science.
trollqueen301360
These are definitely hypotheses. A theory is a singular, generally accepted truth of science, until someone can disprove an element of it.
glovelyday
Well, at least this is OPs theory about how it works.
WardSharlow
Teach the controversy.
thisisthefirstoneitried
this is showing the scientific model, in science a "theory" is supported by ALL available information and refuted by NONE
Critterpig
thatusernameisunavailable
There you go, using the word "theory" to mean a guess or an opinion. It's neither.
HappyTheKangaroo
Well, that's just like your theory man
glamdringwielder
And it is incorrect, according to Karl Popper, first you make up a theory and then you try to falsify it with experiments.
HungrehHippo
I think it's with the assumption that it has already been taken into account
HungrehHippo
On slide 4
rocketdonkey
Don't worry. I got your irony.
YourPostInMSPaint
Oh shoot...
YourPostInMSPaint
Then we take the accumulated information and form the "hexagon" of knowledge we learned, but we may (or may not) miss the minute details
13390f1393nds
Ya but its really tricky because so many things can go wrong. Especially in psychology studies. Even with this process we could be 100%wrong
CommanderFussyBritches
On minute details, Did you notice there is also a pentagon in the center of the pentagram which you so casually dismissed?
YourPostInMSPaint
I mean yeah it makes perfect sense to me. Logically, we form a theory on past experiments and iron it out through multiple trials. 1/2
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/495332/
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Please read this.
glovelyday
I agree 100%, I was just making an attempt to be what some Imgurians call"funny".
HorribleMonster
I think you need to do more experiments.
IamtheMonkeyKing
Well, in theory you were.
mayorofpenistown
This comment was approximately funny +/- one eye roll and groan
glovelyday
Round up! Always round up!
tanomil
occam's razor
just4thelolz
The one he used for his sweet tonsure or the other one? The guy had at least two!
lesteros
remember: down the road, not across the street. Its the easiest solution.
Aimanfire
I was about to say that
IamtheMonkeyKing
That must need a new blade by now
myUsernameWasAlreadyTakenAndIHaveAcceptedMyFate
That would explain how the flat earth movement came to be.
kmikl
That was some dumbfuck that doesn't math properly talking too much to others that knew about HTML.
RVAALLDAY
Skyrim?
Mostlydeadpool
it's a theoretical lightsaber.
HolyDiver
Keeps the country clean
TheActualDonKnotts
Mehrunes' Razor
1mazrim
Good name for a safety razor
BozoThePie
Newton's flaming laser sword.
therealVexed
honestly the reason I love philosophy
DavidTemper
Roger Boscovich thought physics concepts that are better than Newton´s in many ways.
SirBrendan
It's important to remind everyone that 'Occam's Razor' is not actually an expression of the scientific process. It's just a cute thought.
DavidTemper
Occam´s razor is little more than willful thinking.
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Jesus thank god. Next person I see singing the gospel of occams razor as truth is going to get a 9 post long reply chain of pure rage.
Livingstone98
Occam's razor is the gospel truth.
Imalwaysready
Also important to remind people that Occam's Razor does NOT say that "the simplest" explanation is the best. It says that the one with the>>
Imalwaysready
fewest unknown steps or assumed entities is the more likely to be correct. VERY complex explanations can be more accurate than seemingly>>
Imalwaysready
"simpler" ones if there are fewer unknown steps or assumed agents in the complex one than in the "simple" one.
Sheepyhead
Additionally it simply points out a likelihood, but being the most likely theory, doesn't mean it's actually the right one.
BigBlueBurd
No, it's not 'just a cute thought', it's a philosophical axiom.
SirBrendan
Dear lord buddy, I was using tongue-in-cheek language to convey that it is merely a logical tip rather than a rigorous condition in itself.
SirBrendan
(2) If you want to use the most severe language by the way, it is a non-logical axiom which is to say it is an assumption rather than truth.
raminagrobis
So is it logical or not ? Your two comments contradict each other.
SirBrendan
A non-logical axiom is a distinction used not to say its irrational, but to distinguish it as an assumption rather than necessary truth.