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==Spelling==
Ok, I have seen this spelled Occam and Ockham in this article. Which one is it?--[[User:Elamdri|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. [[http://snipurl.com/ockham]]
[[User:Chrysogonus|Chrysogonus]] 07:41, 1 April 2007 (EDT)
:Wikipedia spells it Occam, so I am going to guess that "Occam" has become the contemporary spelling.--[[User:Elamdri|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 [http://www.dictionary.com 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 [[User:DanH|DanH]] 00:13, 24 December 2007 (EST)
Ok, I have seen this spelled Occam and Ockham in this article. Which one is it?--[[User:Elamdri|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. [[http://snipurl.com/ockham]]
[[User:Chrysogonus|Chrysogonus]] 07:41, 1 April 2007 (EDT)
:Wikipedia spells it Occam, so I am going to guess that "Occam" has become the contemporary spelling.--[[User:Elamdri|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 [http://www.dictionary.com 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 [[User:DanH|DanH]] 00:13, 24 December 2007 (EST)