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30 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 26 September 2007 06:36AM

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 27 September 2007 12:16:02AM 5 points [-]

In science you do not get two theories

You're right - there are an infinite number of theories consistent with any set of observations. Any set. All observed facts are technically consistent with the prediction that gravity will reverse in one hour, but nobody believes that because of... Occam's Razor!