[El Sordo]

“Occam’s Razor tells us there’s something really big being hidden.”

Ahhhh... No.

Occam’s Razor states that a problem should be stated in its basic and simplest terms. In science, the simplest theory that fits the facts of a problem is the one that should be selected.

This rule is interpreted to mean that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already known.

[tired_old_conservative]

Thank you for that lucid interjection.

Any explanation of Obama’s birth place using the fewest assumptions possible will not lead to the conclusion Birthers want.

[jwparkerjr]

We'll just have to agree to disagree without being disagreeable! I think it's a whole lot more complicated and takes much more effort and convoluted thinking to explain away the effort Obama is making to hiding his past than it does to recognize the simplest explanation is that he's hiding something, and we want to know that that is.

Interesting exchange, and it's one of the things I really love about FR. Thanks!