Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor[1]), often expressed in Latin as the lex parsimoniae, translating to law of parsimony, law of economy or law of succinctness, is a principle that generally recommends selecting the competing hypothesis that makes the fewest new assumptions, when the hypotheses are equal in other respects.[2] For instance, they must both sufficiently explain available data in the first place.
The principle is often incorrectly summarized as "the simplest explanation is most likely the correct one". This summary is misleading, however, since the principle is actually focused on shifting the burden of proof in discussions.[3] That is, the Razor is a principle that suggests we should tend towards simpler theories (see justifications section below) until we can trade some simplicity for increased explanatory power. Contrary to the popular summary, the simplest available theory is sometimes a less accurate explanation. Philosophers also add that the exact meaning of "simplest" can be nuanced in the first place.[4]
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Isn't it interesting that no matter how you look at it - be it the simplest explanation as most likely, or the heaviest shifting to "proof" - whenever something bad happens to a person, they go to the closest Christian they know and ask for prayer or "good wishes/thoughts sent up". Why?
I believe that instinctually humans know there is a God and that when things get serious, He is the only one in charge and able to do something about it. Fear and lack of control, sends us to the root of the issue and forces a prioritization in our lives. And prayer to God tops.
Hmm.... Prayer proof?