A Quote by William of Ockham
Simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.
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Of two equivalent theories or explanations, all other things being equal, the simpler one is to be preferred.
Strength is an excellent example of a physical characteristic that drives improvement in other athletic parameters. More strength means more power, more endurance, better coordination, and better everything else. This is why, all other things being equal, the stronger athlete is the better athlete.
Other things equal, a life filled with complex flow activities is more worth living than one spent consuming passive entertainment.
Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.
Of everything that man erects and builds in his urge for living nothing is in my eyes better and more valuable than bridges. They are more important than houses, more sacred than shrines. Belonging to everyone and being equal to everyone, useful, always built with a sense, on the spot where most human needs are crossing, they are more durable than other buildings and they do not serve for anything secret or bad.
Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine
Though we think intrinsic desires tend to be pretty stable, we do not think they imply anything like the amount of predictability in behavior that traditional virtue ethics requires for someone to have a one-word-in-English character trait such as "benevolence". Other things being equal, a person with more of a desire for other people's wellbeing will do more for other people's wellbeing, but things are almost never equal.
There is so much more to the things that we think we know from afar. The close you get the more complex it is, not the simpler it is to understand.
Fourier's theorem has all the simplicity and yet more power than other familiar explanations in science. Stated simply, any complex pattern, whether in time or space, can be described as a series of overlapping sine waves of multiple frequencies and various amplitudes.
The challenge is about taking things that are infinitely complex and making them simpler and more understandable.
Reality is far more complex and messy than many of the grander themes and explanations would have us believe.
The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.
Don’t let us forget that the causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them.
I don't think I've ever seen a piece of commercial software where the next version is simpler rather than more complex.
Other things being equal, ill will is worse than moral indifference (as in causing suffering for money vs causing suffering to cause suffering), though things are rarely equal.
With women empowerment and women coming together, it's not about being better than the guys or whatever. It's just about collaboration; it's about being equal people and having more of a highlight on women's athletics and just women being equal in every aspect.
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