tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post6885150307166937873..comments2023-10-14T23:50:21.066+10:00Comments on Rixaeton's Space Adventures in Space and Other Places: Hitchens' RazorRixaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01766915887728853882noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-19235715238330615682011-12-26T18:49:03.820+10:002011-12-26T18:49:03.820+10:00@ Aidan Karley: Thank you for submitting to /. as ...@ Aidan Karley: Thank you for submitting to /. as you did. You are right, fending off god-botherers is, well, bothersome, and Jerry's website is more credit worthy than my humble, poorly updated blog. Cheers :)Rixaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766915887728853882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-31266131843801848702011-12-26T18:44:59.945+10:002011-12-26T18:44:59.945+10:00Thanks to all for posting comments in support of a...Thanks to all for posting comments in support of a new razor. Let's hope it catches on, at least so that arguments without evidence are acceptably dismissed for the poor statements that they are. Hmm.. I don't know if that is coherent, as I have a migraine headache at the moment, but I think you get the idea.Rixaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766915887728853882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-51096232851853581732011-12-26T18:15:15.597+10:002011-12-26T18:15:15.597+10:00Submitted to Slashdot, though on consideration wit...Submitted to Slashdot, though on consideration without the <em>direct</em> link to this blog, just the link through WEIT.<br />There are a lot of god-squad trolls on Slashdot, and if it gets onto the front page, you're likely to get a lot of attention, not necessarily welcome.A. Karley FGS, BSchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281718336022077294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-20040422485176377172011-12-26T17:56:44.082+10:002011-12-26T17:56:44.082+10:00Sounds very good to me.
Oh, go on : I'll see i...Sounds very good to me.<br />Oh, go on : I'll see if I cna get you Slashdotted!A. Karley FGS, BSchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281718336022077294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-33101865038386783532011-12-26T12:10:04.396+10:002011-12-26T12:10:04.396+10:00I like it.
1.) Occam's Razor
2.) Einstein'...I like it.<br /><br />1.) Occam's Razor<br />2.) Einstein's Razor<br />3.) Hitchens' Razor<br /><br />Pedalpale: the extraordinary claims bit is from Laplace: the weight of evidence for an extraordinary claim must be proportionate to its strangeness.Justicarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271259122971289909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-13747759303175292852011-12-26T00:55:41.390+10:002011-12-26T00:55:41.390+10:00An excellent proposal. And perhaps also a Corolla...An excellent proposal. And perhaps also a Corollary to the Razor: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.PedalPaleAleFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303801089563189159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092514.post-52069158104949169612011-12-26T00:55:34.172+10:002011-12-26T00:55:34.172+10:00An excellent proposal. And perhaps also a Corolla...An excellent proposal. And perhaps also a Corollary to the Razor: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.PedalPaleAleFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303801089563189159noreply@blogger.com