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What types of observations necessitate postulating more complex theories without violating Occam's Razor?
This question is inspired by the related question How could both Occam's Razor and complex theories like Quantum Mechanics be correct at the same time?. The accepted answer reasonably argues:
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Explain the answer from Reddit and give an explanation about Occam's Razor
https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/bwcjpv/does_occams_razor_imply_solipsismsimulationism/
It says that Occam's razor can only be applied to competing theories:
"Occam's Razor is a ...
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Do we have evidence that explanations that contain a minimal number of entities are true? [closed]
Does our universe require all our explanations to be the most minimal?
For example, entropy indicates that everything in our universe tends to a minimum.
So all explanations should be as minimal as ...
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Could Occam's Razor ever favor theism?
In principle, could Occam's Razor ever favor theism over rival hypotheses like naturalism? What conditions would have to be met for this to be the case?
BONUS: for those interested in naturalism vs. ...
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