Re: Reductionism - was: Young but distant gallaxies

Posted by glen ep ropella on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Young-but-distant-gallaxies-tp839193p1075312.html

Steve Smith wrote:
> I, myself, prefer (simple) reductionistic simplifications over (complex)
> handwaving ones (see Occam's Razor) most of the time, but when the going gets
> tough (or the systems get complex), reductionism *becomes* nothing more than
> handwaving in my experience.

That's a perfect way of saying it, I think.  All zealotry is hand-waving.

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