Common Sense
uncommon
Wisdom
in the queue
Figures lie
as liar’s figure
Judgment
— left askew
(Dreamsleep: August, 2025)
Occam was a friar who decided that in problem-solving
One principle he was thinking and quietly evolving
It seemed to him when deciding a problem with two solutions
The one with the clearest option with fewer assumptions
Is the correct one to be selecting
And so will be less perplexing
It’s just another piece of legal jargon
That will be for people ordinarily no bargain
All it means when you strip it down
Is pick the simplest explanation around
Without a series of things to happen one after another
To make each conspiracy theory not go any further
So when sliding down Occam’s Razor
Do yourself a favour
When coming to a considered solution
Don’t count conspiracy theory pollution
Look for the simplest explanation
And go for that one without hesitation
© Paul Warren Poetry
OCCAM'S HAIKU
Wise Occam
philosopher craves
cut the crap
OCCAM's RAZOR*
If:
your husband works til ten
your wife has cramps again
your kid stays out all night
Things at work don’t seem just right
Reasons why may be a lot
while your gut ties up in knots
Easiest and often worst
Is the thing you think of first
Occam says:
Many reasons could explain
Why bad actions have been done
But the first that hits your brain
Usually is the accurate one
*Occam was a 14th century philosopher/scientist that said the simplest answer is the best--this was in reference to science as well as life
Razor: short concise answer
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