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Blake Hounshell (powered by blockchain)
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With rare exceptions, use of the term "false flag" is an immediate signifier that you are a crazy person who should not be taken seriously.
1:36 PM - Oct 24, 2018
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@blakehounshell
With rare exceptions, use of the term "false flag" is an immediate signifier that you are a crazy person who should not be taken seriously.
1:36 PM - Oct 24, 2018
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Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy. Suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. In this case the one that requires the least speculation is usually better. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation.
