16 Jul '17 03:56>
Does Occum's razor dictate that the universe is empty?
Originally posted by humyThat's an assumed knowledge, not an assured knowledge.
no, because we have observed the universe and seen it isn't empty.
Occum's razor doesn't directly apply to a hypotheses which we already know the truth value of.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHI think the existence of the universe is pretty much assured. You may take it as an assumption that you exist, but it is in philosophy considered the only thing we can be relatively sure of
That's an assumed knowledge, not an assured knowledge.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHDo you mean the universe is a conspiracy?
That's an assumed knowledge, not an assured knowledge.
In light of the complexity involved with both scenarios, i.e., one in which a highly complex and interdependent system randomly appears from nowhere and nothing over against one in which the entire scene is an exercise established for a higher purpose and reality by a Mind, whichever of the two offers the simplest answers is likely the correct one.
Originally posted by twhiteheadExistence isn't in doubt (as you stated, we are thinking), but status of said existence is an open secret.
I think the existence of the universe is pretty much assured. You may take it as an assumption that you exist, but it is in philosophy considered the only thing we can be relatively sure of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito_ergo_sum