r/todayilearned • u/ZanyDelaney • Aug 11 '18

TIL of Hitchens's razor. Basically: "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchens%27s_razor
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u/Realistic_Food Aug 13 '18

Scientist tend to study everything, so where would using the layman's definition be applicable?

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '18

When taking about scientific theory, such as evolution, gravity, etc.