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[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago

By definition, mathematics isn't witchcraft (most witches I know are pretty bad at math). Also, I think you need to look more deeply into Occam's razor.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

By definition, all sufficiently advanced mathematics is isomorphic to witchcraft. (*vaguely gestures at numerology as proof*). Also Occam's razor has never been robust against reductionism: If you are free to reduce "equal explanatory power" to arbitrary small tunnel vision every explanation becomes permissible, and taking, of those, the simplest one probably doesn't match with the holistic view. Or, differently put: I think you need to look more broadly onto Occam's razor :)

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024
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