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artifact also artefact (är´te-fàkt´) noun

See also:

Ockham's razor also Occam's razor (òk´emz) noun
A rule in science and philosophy stating that entities should not be multiplied needlessly. 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. Also called law of parsimony.

[After William of Ockham.]

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[Quix]

Actually, at this point in my decades long study,

the amount of FAITH REQUIRED to believe some of the convoluted 'in terms of what's known' explnations

turn out to be sooooooooooooooooo preposterous that
the ET explanation turns out TO BE THE SIMPLEST.

[Quix]

"SWAMP GAS" might seem to be a "simplest" if one didn't think much and hadn't read 100's of reliable reports.

But when one considers the physics of swamp gas and the specifics of actually 10's thousands of reports, swamp gas doesn't turn out to be that simple an explanation after all.

The same with virtually all the other debunker explanations for the authentic cases.

[Old Professer]

Cryptoquotes has become boring.