Talk:Occam's razor

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Ok, I have seen this spelled Occam and Ockham in this article. Which one is it?--Elamdri 06:26, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

Since William of Ockham lived before spellings were standardised there is no real correct spelling. However, the village he was from is spelt Ockham these days, so maybe that should have primacy. [[1]] Chrysogonus 07:41, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

Wikipedia spells it Occam, so I am going to guess that "Occam" has become the contemporary spelling.--Elamdri 08:43, 1 April 2007 (EDT)

Fundamental Assumptions

Regarding the concept of a 'fundamental' assumption, it is perhaps best that for the purposes of the article we define a fundamental assumption as being a one which serves as, or is an essential part of the theory (adapted from dictionary.com's primary definition of "fundamental").

Now then, as regards the disputed final line However, every theory only requires one fundamental assumption, which is to assume that the theory itself is true. While it may very well seem that this is the case, in assuming that the said theory is correct, you would in fact be required to accept all of the fundamental assumptions inherent in the theory itself, as such the argument in question is circular.

Need help with a link

I would like to link Kalam Cosmological Argument here, to a subsection of an existing article, but I am unsure how to do this, can somebody help me? http://www.conservapedia.com/Arguments_for_the_existence_of_God#Kalam_cosmological_argument DanH 00:13, 24 December 2007 (EST)

Is this: Kalam Cosmological Argument what you mean? Philip J. Rayment 09:33, 17 February 2008 (EST)