As a Christian what are your thoughts on Occam's Razor?

Question

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occams_razor

The principle recommends selecting the theory that introduces the fewest assumptions and postulates the fewest hypothetical entities.

OK, Lets assume that God making everything is the simplest explanation for existence. God did some pretty complicated stuff after that didn't he? Sending down a son to die for our sins, flooding the world, making us all look different and speak different languages....whats all that about?

Answer 1

I'm amazed that most people still don't have the simplest notion or idea on how evolution works.

Answer 2

As a Christian, Occam's Razor theory states that the simplest explanation for anything is the best. Almighty God and creation is the best and simplest explanation. Modern science and historical evidence only serves to reinforce the validity of my Christian beliefs.

Answer 3

The Principle of Parsimony. which affirms "causes should not be multiplied without necessity" which means one should not posit more causes or reasons than are necessary to explain the data. Unnecessarily complicating the problem also makes reasoning incorrect. So all things being equal the simplest is usually the most likely to be correst. Why do you ask?

Answer 4

Not sure what Occam's Razor has to do with Christianity, unless you wan to argue somthing to the effect that creation theory is the simplest theory that explains all the facts and is therefore the preferred theory over, say, Evolution.

Answer 5

Occam believed in God!

How silly for atheists to take his philosophy and try to use it to disprove the existence of God.

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Considering that the razor is often wielded as an argument against theism, it is somewhat ironic that Ockham himself was a theist. He considered some Christian sources to be valid sources of factual data, equal to both logic and sense perception. He wrote, "No plurality should be assumed unless it can be proved (a) by reason, or (b) by experience, or (c) by some infallible authority"; referring in the last clause "to the Bible, the Saints and certain pronouncements of the Church" (Hoffmann 1997). In Ockham's view, an explanation which does not harmonize with reason, experience or the aforementioned sources cannot be considered valid.
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The problem with many skeptics today is that they accept no authority. They are overly skeptical about everything.

Foolishness!

Answer 6

when i heard a voice say" Go Rub His Feet "while on the floor in prayer for my father..and i did. and my father opened his eyes .and he had been in a coma from a stroke for nine days .he had a resuscitator making him breath. and a lung infection. and the doctor told mother their was no hope for him.and he lived well for 11 more years i would assume. that God told me to rub his feet. simple.Occam's razor would apply here

Answer 7

that the argument between theists and atheists is a never-ending thread.

and that it is interesting that a religious person produced this line of thought...

Answer 8

its common sense
the simplest theory that explains the result is the best

Answer 9

Simple. Creation is the mostly likely cause of the formation or creation of all there is.

It is the simplest choice.

If you want to build a radio you get some parts and follow a plan of intellegent design, you don't just put them into a box or bag and shake them and hope they randomly form a radio.

Answer 10

Strongly disagree!

For one simple reason --

'The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God'

JR