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[Alan Jackson]

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 22:17:59 -0600
Michael Hipp <Michael at Hipp.com> wrote:

> Alma J Wetzker wrote:
> 
> > I suspect it is something mundane like the capital 'X' and "Free" 
> > appearing together.  I just can't give M$ that much credit for smarts 
> > when simple stupidity gives a better answer.  (Isn't that somebody's 
> > razor?)
> 
> You're thinking of a quote by Napoleon Bonaparte:
> 
> "Never attribute to malice that which can be readily explained by 
> incompetence."
> 

Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
- Robert Heinlein (Moon is a Harsh Mistress, I think)

Little known fact among scientists :

Occam's Razor was developed by William of Ockham (Occam), a famous
theologian, and one of the Spiritual Franciscans. He lived from
1300-1349. Attacked scholasticism and promoted nominalism, and 
stressed free will and the importance of objectivity for things 
of the intellect. He carried forward the work of Duns Scotus, whose
name was used as a perjorative by his opponents (dunce).

Occam's Razor - given two propositions, the one with the fewer assumptions is
superior.

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