How Occam's Razor Simplifies Our Earth Model

"Understanding the simplicity of nature is key in understanding nature itself. "

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Alchemists like Newton, who understood the esoteric reality, used terms from that reality in our physical reality.

I have it on my list to create some work on the “Art of Critical Thinking” when I get some time. I’ve touched on critical thinking in a few articles before (here and here). I don’t think that as a society — especially as one trying to brave a new path forward — we truly understand the power of critical thinking.

Thinking is a mental and spiritual process, as I’ve touched on in the power of having ideas. We can see how thinking is already in-depth when constantly wrestling through different ideas, perceptions, and more. If this is the case just for thinking, critical thinking takes it to another level.

Think of it like iron sharpening iron, the constant refinement of an idea before it comes to fruition.

One of the concepts that helps us in critical thinking is known as Occam’s Razor. I intend to dive more into this later, but today, we’ll brief…