Ockham's Razor Is Dull
Peter Turney,
Apperceptual,
Jun 17, 2008
It's nice to read some cracking sharp commentary about the biases that tend us toward some type of (scientific) theory rather than another. Simplicity, for example, is something we tend to favour - but there is no good reason to believe that simple theories are more likely to be true. Turney says, 'instead of asking how to measure the complexity/simplicity of a theory, we should ask which inductive biases tend to work well in this particular universe in which we find ourselves." Quite right, and I agree with Turney here (section s). Via daniel Lemire, who spends his time reading good blogs rather than attending dull meetings.
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