I did a bit of reading on Old Willie but don't exactly see a direct correlation between his theories and what I said. Perhaps an overall similarity, but nothing substantial. Then again, you probably know of him better than I, so I'm sure I am played the fool.
You suggested that the explanation might be much simpler than my sympathetic magic or complicated superstition hypotheses, so I was pretty much just alluding to the Razor.
Which, by the way, has given me a few cuts and nicks in the past, but (despite its breadth) has not yet severed any of my digits, if that narrows down the idea of how sharp it is. Getting cut by it hurts more than a paper cut, but the pain doesn't last as long as the pain from chopping off a zit with an electric shaver. The real problem is that sometimes that rounded strip falls off the back of the Razor, revealing that it's actually double-edged. It's usually quite easy to handle, but if you're not paying attention at those times you can slice up your hand when you try to use it.
I'm sure I've been dualy hurt by my own use, but I find there's no going back once you've seen it. I never read anything about the man until you mentioned him and I never studied his teachings. However, I seem to have come to the same conclusion on my own.
Personally, I'd rather not see things this way, but I fear anything else would be a lie unto myself.
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I did a bit of reading on Old Willie but don't exactly see a direct correlation between his theories and what I said. Perhaps an overall similarity, but nothing substantial. Then again, you probably know of him better than I, so I'm sure I am played the fool.
Just how sharp is Occam's Razor, anyway?
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Which, by the way, has given me a few cuts and nicks in the past, but (despite its breadth) has not yet severed any of my digits, if that narrows down the idea of how sharp it is. Getting cut by it hurts more than a paper cut, but the pain doesn't last as long as the pain from chopping off a zit with an electric shaver. The real problem is that sometimes that rounded strip falls off the back of the Razor, revealing that it's actually double-edged. It's usually quite easy to handle, but if you're not paying attention at those times you can slice up your hand when you try to use it.
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Personally, I'd rather not see things this way, but I fear anything else would be a lie unto myself.