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Johnjoe McFadden PHD - QUANTUM BIOLOGY EXPLAINED

Chasing Consciousness

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Simple, How Occam's Razor Is More Likely to Be the Source of Your Data

In science, what we're saying is choose the simplest one only on the basis of that probability. Bayesian likelihood picks simpler models because they make sharper predictions. A six-sided dice could be in 60 different configurations, including the number five. So it's more likely to be the source of your data than the more complicated object. And that's really what Occam's Razor is saying.

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