Q&A: Prior Presumption
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Prior Presumption
Question
Is the principle of following the prior presumption based on the assumption that we should not introduce things beyond what is necessary, and therefore is it similar to Occam’s razor?
Answer
I don’t think so. This is not about adding things but about changing them. That’s not the same thing. Beyond that, prior presumption is a practical rule for how to proceed, whereas the principle of the razor is about what is likely to be true.