tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post2607706575603207387..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: On the limits of the principle of simplicity Victor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-34441478653355110862016-09-27T14:57:35.779-07:002016-09-27T14:57:35.779-07:00I didn't follow how Tʰ was supposed to be simp...I didn't follow how Tʰ was supposed to be simpler — Universeʰ is simpler (on a bean-counting kind of simplicity) because it doesn't have particle U, but <i>Theory</i>ʰ by definition can surely count only <i>theoretical</i> particles. <br /><br />I'd say a better argument against excessive shaving is to note that the world is less like a game of golf and more like a work of art — too little of anything is as defective as too much. (And Pruss has made such arguments too.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com