tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1388923315183840664..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: The Uses Of SimplicityFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-2848314914807644212017-07-25T14:27:40.449-04:002017-07-25T14:27:40.449-04:00An artist friend of mine once described minimalism...An artist friend of mine once described minimalism as not the smallest amount of something, but just the right amount. Seems to fall in line with the definition you provided above.<br /><br />At its very core, therefore, science IS minimalism -- a clear application of Occam's Razor as correctly described. Ptolemy's epicycles are a classic example -- rather than give up on pure circular orbits to explain the motions of the planets, he kept on adding more and more complexity to depict planetary motion, in spite of each added complexity failing to match reality. <br /><br />Clearly, circular orbits are the simplest explanation-- but, quite obviously, the simplest explanation is NOT the best one. <br /><br />In much the same way, the warmistas keep adding complexity (I'll call them fudge factors) to account for their numerical models' inability to predict reality. Or to make "adjustments" (ditto) to older temperature measurements in order to create the desired temperature trends. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445328419607697910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-13116030940244887452017-07-25T10:33:03.892-04:002017-07-25T10:33:03.892-04:00Thank you for the explanation of Occam's Razor...Thank you for the explanation of Occam's Razor - I am not of a philosophical turn of mind, so had not understood the original meaning of it, just the simplified version.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com