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because it only applies in the equality of evidence for two theories
'''Occam's razor''' or '''Ockham's razor''' is a principle that can loosely be described as ''the simplest explanation is the one that is probably correct''.
'''Occam's razor''' or '''Ockham's razor''' is a principle that can loosely be described as ''all else being equal, the simplest explanation is the one that is probably correct''.
Ockham's Razor is one of the most widely used [[ontological principle]]s in all fields of applied logic, most notably [[philosophy]], [[theology]], and [[systemology]]. It is attributed to [[William of Ockham]], an English Franciscan [[Friar]] who lived in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Briefly, it can be stated as follows:
Ockham's Razor is one of the most widely used [[ontological principle]]s in all fields of applied logic, most notably [[philosophy]], [[theology]], and [[systemology]]. It is attributed to [[William of Ockham]], an English Franciscan [[Friar]] who lived in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Briefly, it can be stated as follows: