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>A final comment on Noll's use of the term "simple" in association with the
>young-earth theory. William of Occam, a late medieval philosopher, developed
>an intellectual rule-of-thumb that became known as Occam's razor. His
>principle was that in the absence of decisive evidence or argument, the
>simpler theory is more likely to be correct.
This has not been formally demonstrated. The simpler interpretation is not
necessarily MORE likely to be correct, as it is simply a convenient way of
adding arbitrary weight to one argument over the other. It helps makes
decisions as to which theory to favor, but has no legitimate claim over the
validity of any theory.
Copernicus and Kepler derived
>from Occam's razor encouragement to question the geocentric theory of the
>universe. So far in my inquiries, I would have to say that in Biblical
>interpretation Occam's razor cuts in favor of the young-earth theory,
This is risky because of the this...
but
>apparently cuts against in interpretation of the universe.
God created the Cosmos and He inspired the Bible. Which has more weight of
the evidence of His character?
Shalom,
Steve
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