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Oli Likes Ockh

ockh by hhfsws June 13, 2018

Ockham's Rogaine 

Ockham's Rogaine is a way of calling "foul" on a complex, fantastical claim about almost anything. It is the opposite of Ockham’s razor, William of Ockham's classic formula. Ockham’s razor says that among competing explanations, we should prefer the simplest one. A razor cuts away excess "hair" and simplifies loopy reasoning. Rogaine, figuratively, grows it and creates a long, unruly line of thinking.

That guy at the bus station must have poured on a lot of Ockham's Rogaine to get an alien abduction, Pope Francis and the Czech lottery, all in the same conspiracy.

Ockham's Rogaine by Manabozhocoyote September 12, 2016

ockhamanian 

Relating to the simplicity of an assumption. Based on Occam's Razor: entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.

The ockhamanian answer is usually the right one.

ockhamanian by himynameisthor August 26, 2007

Mike Ockhurts 

A name typically given to a man whose dick will never stop hurting. A Mike Ockhurts is a good man that you will love but his dick hurts so much that it shrinks by one inch every year.

Hey Mike Ockhurts! says person A No, it's not your cock that hurts, Mike Ockhurts.

Mike Ockhurts by TERRY_CAT March 2, 2020

Ockham's Razor 

On Truth & Reality
The Spherical Standing Wave Structure of Matter (WSM) in Space

A Very Brief Introduction to Ockham's Razor
(What is the Most Simple Science Theory of Reality?)

This is a very short answer to a very important and strangely neglected question. For the complete article please see: The Most Simple Scientific Theory of Reality

Upon consideration it is clear that Reality must be founded on One thing. (Both in terms of Ockham's razor, the simplest theory that explains the most things is best - and in terms of metaphysics where One thing is required to Cause and Connect the Many things we experience.)

And there is only ONE thing that is common to the many things, SPACE. (Both Matter and Mind are many things, we all commonly experience one common Space.)

So how can we explain Time, Matter, and Forces (Fields / Necessary Interconnection of Matter) from ONE thing Space. It is simple and obvious once known.

Space exists as a wave medium for Spherical Standing Waves that form matter. This Metaphysics of Space and (wave) Motion and the Wave Structure of Matter is explained in the articles at the top of page.

Truth and Reality are important (as is a simple sensible Science Theory to describe this Reality) - so please take the time to read on these beautiful and profound subjects about our own existence.

Sincerely,
Geoff Haselhurst, Karene Howie

www.spaceandmotion.com/Ockhams-Razor.htm

Ockham's Razor by Empbombstamecosta December 12, 2009

Ockham's Fetish

An obsessive, dogmatic attachment to Ockham's razor—the principle that simpler explanations are preferable—to the point where simplicity becomes an absolute value overriding evidence, complexity, or explanatory power. The fetishist worships parsimony as a metaphysical truth rather than a heuristic tool, dismissing any theory that isn't the simplest possible as inherently wrong. This leads to the rejection of well-supported but complex models (e.g., climate science, evolutionary biology) in favor of simplistic but false explanations. Ockham's fetish mistakes a pragmatic guideline for a law of nature, using "simplicity" as a rhetorical cudgel rather than a genuine epistemic virtue.

Example: "He rejected the multi-factor model of disease because it wasn't as simple as 'one germ, one illness'—pure Ockham's fetish, sacrificing accuracy for elegance."

Ockham's Fetish by Abzugal May 5, 2026

Ockham's Katana

A maximally destructive form of Ockham's razor, reserved for the complete annihilation of a theory or position. The katana is sharpened by extreme ideological commitment; it doesn't just cut away excess—it eviscerates the entire framework, leaving nothing but the wielder's own simplified version. It is often employed against holistic, systems-based, or qualitative approaches that cannot be reduced to simple causal chains without losing their essence. Ockham's katana is the weapon of choice for aggressive reductionists and those who mistake simplicity for intellectual superiority.

Example: "He dismissed decades of ecosystem research with a single stroke of Ockham's katana: 'It's just molecules moving. Anything else is poetry.' The katana had destroyed the very concept of ecology."

Ockham's Katana by Abzugal May 5, 2026