1 + 1 = 3
Now here is where the “truth” you have been told all your life; is a lie, all by simple mathematical logic. First things first, what is Occam’s Razor? Occam’s Razor is commonly known as choosing the path of least resistance/the path of least assumptions/the most probably point on the simplest of conclusive evidence. To re-iterate, Occam’s Razor is a principle from philosophy. Suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. In this case the simpler one is usually better. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation is.
With that in theory, Occam’s Razor can easily be understood by even simpler terms. Consider the following:
A = X
B = X + Y
Rebecca is a bank teller at the Bank of America. Rebecca during her high school years was apart of the Student Union and also had former work experience at Starbucks. Rebecca has also cited discrepancies and her dismay with gamers in the GamerGate movement and has also expressed feelings with the #meetoo twitter hashtag campaign.
Is Rebecca
A) A Bank Teller?
B) A Staunch Feminist?
Many, with the given information, would deduce that Rebecca is a Staunch Feminist however there is no citation or distinct information claiming so, this is called, Cognitive Bias, however, within the first sentence, it has also explicitly said that Rebecca is a Bank Teller. Therefore, A) is an objective truth, whilst B) can only be true, given that A) is true, therefore, we can deduce that there is also a highly certain chance that B) is entirely false entirely. With this logic, 1 + 1 = 2 may not entirely be true, or be a so-called “Universal Truths” these profligates of the rightwing like to spout.
