Occam’s razor isn’t empirical, but it is the economically rational decision when you need to use one of several alternative theories (that are exactly “compatible with the evidence”). Besides, “further observations” are inevitable if any of your theories are actually going to be used (i.e. to make predictions [that are going to be subsequently ‘tested’]).
Occam’s razor isn’t empirical, but it is the economically rational decision when you need to use one of several alternative theories (that are exactly “compatible with the evidence”). Besides, “further observations” are inevitable if any of your theories are actually going to be used (i.e. to make predictions [that are going to be subsequently ‘tested’]).