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I am on the fence with Occam's Razor. I am willing to accept such a position, which easily gels with my generally Buddhist/humanist beliefs, but, on the other hand, I don't want to be so hasty.
In Critique of Pure Reason, Kant writes, "The variety of beings should not rashly be diminished." This in response to Occam's position. It would be a shame to pass on an opporunity for great wisdom on a whim or out of impatience. The path of simplicity, or of least resistance, isn't always the best one.
I'd rather do the work than pass it up.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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