It really comes down to parsimony, economy of explanation. It is possi…

Richard Dawkins
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It really comes down to parsimony, economy of explanation. It is possible that your car engine is driven by psychokinetic energy, but if it looks like a petrol engine, smells like a petrol engine and performs exactly as well as a petrol engine, the sensible working hypothesis is that it is a petrol engine. ✨ Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder. The Richard Dimbleby Lecture, BBC1 Television, 1996.
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