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Originally posted by chavos
occam's razor....its a complex solution to a simple input, and is therefor not very likely. That said, its possible.
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An important thing to note about occham's razor is that it does not tell us what is right and wrong per se, but rather what is or isn't a useful model.
For example, quantum theory tells us about things that classical mechanics cannot describe, but if you're playing golf, you don't have time to derive the golf ball in terms of individual quarks and leptons. Hence QM may be more 'true' or accurate, but CM is more useful.
That is to say, as CSflim says, that we may or may not be brains in jars, but until it makes a difference to our lives, it's easier to assume we're not.