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09/03/2017 - Occam’s Razor Theory

A really good read once you can sift through the majority of these big somewhat unnecessary words.  The simplest answer/hypothesis is typically the most logical

Summary Attempt -  

Name - William Of Ockham (c. 1287–1347)

He was an English Franciscian friar, scholastic philosopher and theologian.

The principle can be interpreted as stating,  “ Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. ” - pretty self explanatory

In science, Occam’s razor is used as a heuristic technique (discovery tool) to guide scientists in the development of theoretical models.

Justification -

The razor’s statement that “other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones” is amenable to empirical testing.

In the history of competing hypotheses, the simpler hypotheses have led to mathematically rigorous and empirically verifiable theories.

The common form of the razor, used to distinguish between equally explanatory hypotheses, may be supported by the practical fact that simpler theories are easier to understand.

If one wants to have reasonable discussion one may be practically forced to accept Occam’s razor in the same way one is simply forced to accept the “laws of thought”.

Definitions - 

Friar - a member of any of certain religious orders of men. eg - Franciscians

Heuristic -  any approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery that employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect, but sufficient for the immediate goals

Epistemology - meaning ’logical discourse’ is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. Epistemology studies the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief.

Pragmatic - dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.  

Falsifiability / Refutability  -  the inherent possibility that a statement can be proven false. A statement is called falsifiable if it is possible to conceive of an observation or an argument which negates the statement in question.

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The Genesis of The Lone Negro

 09/03/2017 - “ And so it Begins “ Starting a little project here to evaluate, learn and teach myself a couple things.  The project is very simple, post at least one article of information which was previously unknown ( to me) . This is being done for a few very simple reasons : -

First, let’s see Khalan’s consistency  ! In this very moment, on Thursday the 9th of March, 2017, he ( i do not know why i’m speaking in third person, but i like it, it may become my new “thing” ) is wholeheartedly dedicated to this project. (Switch back) This is because i fully understand the vast amounts of knowledge that can be gained from dedicating myself to this simple yet anti-lazy person ( aka Khalan Thomas ) endeavor. (Switch Back) However, i know that Khalan may lose this fire if he allows it to smolder for even a day - (Switch back) So i really want to practice my consistency and dedication towards a simple yet powerful project. *TGFMJ*

Secondly, *** KNOWLEDGE IS POWER *** - I am in this period of my life where i have this somewhat unquenchable thirst for knowledge. #soundslikearrreeeach - but its true - If i can learn one new thing to help shape this individual that is Khalan Mulambwa Thomas into an asset for the human race, why shouldn’t I. And on the plus side, if our reality is simply an experiment on a larger scale being conducted by an artificial intelligent “program” which was the result of a previous artificial intelligent “program” which was also the result of an artificial intelligent “program” and so on, all the way back up the line to what he perceive as hundreds of billions of years, i figured why not help their research by finding a way to help my “species” XD - a little simulation theory humor #lol

Thirdly, I have some free time. I am currently finalizing the next step of my life  which would hopefully be Zanzibar. That’ll be pretty cool, really excited to start this new phase. Point is, I have a lot of free time which i would prefer to dedicate to the furthering of my knowledge until i have to step back into the “box”, which for all intensive purposes here means society and resume this rat race if i ever want to be in a position where i can give back.  *It’ll be funny (don’t flip this word on me) if this is used in a deposition or court hearing one day. They will probably read this sentence and it won’t be as funny as i think it is now - i probably just screwed myself*

So that’s the project that i hope i can really commit myself to - (Switch back) So Khalan shall we begin this psychological  and hopefully spiritual journey accurately entitled “ The Adventures Of The Lone Negro “ ?  Shout out to Jerry for naming rights.