To each his own.
I am simply trying to use Occam's Razor to figure out why a person who hates the idea of individual liberties posts on a forum dedicated to the same, why you seem to be utterly incapable of realizing the contradictions contained in nearly all of your posts, and why you fail to recognize the actions of your beloved government as force, regardless of how obviously and heinously it utilizes compulsion.
"Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. Government is force; like fire it is a dangerous servant -- and a fearful master.” - George Washington
I have acknowledged that sufficient Government, relatively, is an absolute force.
I agree with George Washington.
It is interesting that you bring up Ockham. Basically, Ockham concedes that human perception is limited, therefore hidden from Truth, so what we get is a version of Truth, meaning; a truth. The quote is extremely Practical.
Let's look at the quote: "simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones"
So, we must accept the premise that all 'things' are equal. But Ockham merely asserts that the simpler explanation is 'better' than a complex one. You have two conclusions that are equal but the means to the conclusion are not; one is quite lengthy, and the other is much simpler, it is 'better' to accept the simpler explanation. I agree, that is, if the conclusions are at least observably equal.
The quote, which was actually not originated from Ockham is problamatic. We must also consider "generally." Ockham has asserted a number of things and is still forced to concede that it is "generally" the case. How is that for definitive?
You, just as every other person, exists in shades in-between black, and white but never black nor white.
There are a number of explanations why I post on this forum. I could be huffing aerosol, and am merely lost. I could be here to drive you insane. Or, I could be in support of the Second Amendment but also have an opinion about the politics of America, and reality that does not always mesh well with my support for the Second Amendment. Just a few examples.