Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28978522-20160715013311/@comment-25639928-20160718001229

It's a razor; a philosophical rule of thumb. It shaves off (hence the name) unlikely or stupid arguments/hypotheses. Newton made his Firey Laser Sword, and the Scientists thought is was so cool, they called it it's name. At least, that's what they say.

Lol, does it matter?