The idea that one's admission to a greater offense is not conclusive evidence of the commission of a lesser offense.
Proposed by Kmele Foster and derived from Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," in which the narrator admits to shooting the sheriff, but not the deputy.
Proposed by Kmele Foster and derived from Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," in which the narrator admits to shooting the sheriff, but not the deputy.
"I'm looking at the Trump administration's response to the criticism that they're overstating things or that the Iranian strike actually went badly, when it does in fact seem like one of those cases where Marley's Razor applies, and while they may lie with some great regularity, it might be the case that this time, they are more right than wrong, and that the strike was potentially a lot more effective than they thought." Kmele Foster on Tangle podcast, 6/29/25.
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"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory is inversely proportional to the level of government hyper‑competence needed to maintain it"
Other wording:
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory decreases as the level of government hyper-competence required to sustain it increases."
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory is inversely proportional to the level of government hyper‑competence required to maintain it."
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory is inversely proportional to the amount of government hyper‑competence it would require to plan, execute, and keep it secret."
In other words:
If a plot needs dozens of agencies to be flawless, leak‑proof, and perfectly coordinated for years… it probably didn’t happen.
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory is inversely proportional to the level of government hyper‑competence needed to maintain it"
Other wording:
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory decreases as the level of government hyper-competence required to sustain it increases."
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory is inversely proportional to the level of government hyper‑competence required to maintain it."
"The plausibility of any conspiracy theory is inversely proportional to the amount of government hyper‑competence it would require to plan, execute, and keep it secret."
In other words:
If a plot needs dozens of agencies to be flawless, leak‑proof, and perfectly coordinated for years… it probably didn’t happen.
Neighbor: “The mayor unleashed a raccoon crisis to distract from the budget meeting.”
You: “I'm invoking Wilford's Razor: City Hall can’t herd three councilmembers—let alone a raccoon militia.”
You: “I'm invoking Wilford's Razor: City Hall can’t herd three councilmembers—let alone a raccoon militia.”
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Get the Razor Throat mug.A philosophical device that suggests that if a deliberately public and spectacular crime can be ascribed to an antisocial personality disorder, in particular one of a magnitude great enough to warrant involuntary commitment to a mental institution, then this can be assumed to be the appropriate explanation.
after a deliberately dramatic act of mass violence "I read the guy's manifesto, and he seems like a sociopath. I think we can use Arkham's Razor for this one."
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referring to a character from the game Genshin Impact.
referring to a character from the game Genshin Impact.
Someone: Can you explain what is pistols in razor language.
Me: me squeeze, it goes pew pew-red water coming- now sleeping🥰
Me: me squeeze, it goes pew pew-red water coming- now sleeping🥰
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