All good principles should have sexy names, so I shall call this one Newton’s Laser Sword on the grounds that it is much sharper and more dangerous than Occam’s Razor. In its weakest form it says that we should not dispute propositions unless they can be shown by precise logic and/or mathematics to have observable consequences. In its strongest form it demands a list of observable consequences and a formal demonstration that they are indeed consequences of the proposition claimed.

emphasis mine, because duh

Killerhurtz:

Very interesting read - and sums up very well how I feel about most philosophy - though I feel that we should still strike a balance, because some phenomena are simply not quantifiable (because, mathematically, there is nothing that makes people worthwhile enough to protect technically speaking - we're just more masses of sentient protein). And even in certain circumstances, sometimes platonic philosophy can complement newtonian philosophy.

Overall, an excellent read, I loved it. Though I'm debating - would it be long enough/in a valid format for #goodlongreads?


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