Philosophical Razors
A Philosophical razor is a useful reason to cut short an argument. There are many famous ones. These are my top three:
- Occam’s Razor
the simplest explanation is usually the best one
- Hanlon’s Razor
never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
- Alder’s Razor
if something can not be settled by experiment or observation, then it is not worthy of debate
This is also called “Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword” because while a good razor is meant to cut away that which is untrue, this cuts away so much more. Yet at the same time, many other common razors (i.e.: Hitchen’s, Sagan’s, Popper’s) fully fit inside this one.
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