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September 7th 2009, 11:49 PM
SkeleTony
Ockham's Razor: The principle that one should never unnecessarily multiply entities for explanation(But what Kris wrote is danged close enough).
What does this have to do with the subject?
Everything! We can explain every facet of every claim or belief pertaining to psychics without ever having to grant assent to the claims themselves. SO it is basically the same situation as getting a flat tire while driving and finding a rusty nail sticking out of said tire. At that point we can explain the flat without need of conjuring magical, vengeful gremlins with magical nail guns so we should not assent to a claim that magical gremlins caused the flat.
Likewise it would be equally foolish for us to give assent to the claim that psychics exist based on the silly anecdotal testimony and what laughably passes for evidence for the Sylvia Browne/John Edward/Edgar Cayce crowd.
But I am nothing if not open minded. If anyone here has some new and compelling evidence or case to present then I will give it a fair shake. But if not...then psychics still don't exist.
What does this have to do with the subject?
Everything! We can explain every facet of every claim or belief pertaining to psychics without ever having to grant assent to the claims themselves. SO it is basically the same situation as getting a flat tire while driving and finding a rusty nail sticking out of said tire. At that point we can explain the flat without need of conjuring magical, vengeful gremlins with magical nail guns so we should not assent to a claim that magical gremlins caused the flat.
Likewise it would be equally foolish for us to give assent to the claim that psychics exist based on the silly anecdotal testimony and what laughably passes for evidence for the Sylvia Browne/John Edward/Edgar Cayce crowd.
But I am nothing if not open minded. If anyone here has some new and compelling evidence or case to present then I will give it a fair shake. But if not...then psychics still don't exist.
