-=> Quoting Ivy Iverson to George Jiri Opletal <=-
 II> What can I say?  The non-believers use Occam's razor to slice away the
 II> meat, the believers use the same instrument to slice away the bone. 
 II> IOW, if it doesn't fit someone's PERCEPTION of the "facts" it is thrown
 II> out and disregarded or evidence - imaginary or not - is searched for to
 II> discredit what they dislike.
. . .
 II> ... Skeptic's Cleaver: Hack off any nonconforming evidence.
   What can I say? Ivy Iverson doesn't know what Occam's razor is.
   Occam's Razor:
      Given a choice between two hypotheses that explain the evidence
      equally well, go with the hypothesis that's simpler.
   Occam's Razor is used to slice away *hypotheses*, not evidence. You can't 
use it to slice away evidence, because it only comes into play when the 
evidence has already been collected.
   Admittedly, some people do ignore evidence they don't like, or search only 
for evidence to support their view. Alas, this happens.
   But Occam's Razor has *nothing* *to* *do* *with* *it*.
Paul "If I see that elementary mistake one more time, I'll scream" Andinach
... It always helps if you know what you're talking about.
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