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<blockquote data-quote="KenHood" data-source="post: 4496131" data-attributes="member: 4413">There is a sort of truth in your words, master, but consider this: If one eats naught but hare, then one grows ill and dies. The hare fills the belly, but does not nourish the body. Indeed, in time, it poisons the one whose hunger it slakes.Is it not the hallmark of civilization that--instead of seeking hare--one needs only call to the cow in the field? When the cow cometh, the slaughter takes place. Instead of the single meal of a hare, one can dine on satisfying meat for months. And this nourishment takes place with less effort than snaring the hare.As for Occam, master, we both know that an extension of his maxim was brought to bear against the gods. To whit, if the existence of the gods does not help explain the existence of the universe, then gods are irrelevant. And shortly after postulating said theorum, furies descended upon the poor philosopher and tore him to shreds. No, the razor of Occam is no better than the razor with which one shaves. It does its job well, if held in a steady hand, but should one wave it willy-nilly, one can lose a nose or ear.Palindrome imitates the harrumph. And I must say that I appreciate the lengthy commentary on my reasoning processes. I had noted that all of your previous speech was less than 25 words in length and occurred in response to rather generalized cues. I had feared that--once again--you had sent an illusion in your stead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KenHood, post: 4496131, member: 4413"] [COLOR="Gray"]There is a sort of truth in your words, master, but consider this: If one eats naught but hare, then one grows ill and dies. The hare fills the belly, but does not nourish the body. Indeed, in time, it poisons the one whose hunger it slakes. Is it not the hallmark of civilization that--instead of seeking hare--one needs only call to the cow in the field? When the cow cometh, the slaughter takes place. Instead of the single meal of a hare, one can dine on satisfying meat for months. And this nourishment takes place with less effort than snaring the hare. As for Occam, master, we both know that an extension of his maxim was brought to bear against the gods. To whit, if the existence of the gods does not help explain the existence of the universe, then gods are irrelevant. And shortly after postulating said theorum, furies descended upon the poor philosopher and tore him to shreds. No, the razor of Occam is no better than the razor with which one shaves. It does its job well, if held in a steady hand, but should one wave it willy-nilly, one can lose a nose or ear.[/COLOR] Palindrome imitates the harrumph. [COLOR="gray"]And I must say that I appreciate the lengthy commentary on my reasoning processes. I had noted that all of your previous speech was less than 25 words in length and occurred in response to rather generalized cues. I had feared that--once again--you had sent an illusion in your stead.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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