The Principle of Plurality – Plurality should not be posited – “Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we LET GO ABSOLUTELY!” (BB pg 58) There are two parts that are considered the basis of Occam’s razor, and they were originally written in Latin: It’s used in a wide variety of ways throughout the world as a means to slice through a problem or situation and eliminate unnecessary elements. This line of reasoning is called Occam’s razor. The razor asserts that one should proceed to simpler theories until simplicity can be traded for greater explanatory power. Here are a few Big Book quotes that I occasionally have to refer to: “So we let God discipline us in the simple way we have just outlined… pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet… Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, … When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, … a simple religious idea and a practical program of action… This happened soon after they whole-heartedly met a few simple requirements… we began to be possessed of a new sense of power and direction, provided we took other simple steps…”Įven science confirms this with the “Occam’s Razor” Theory of, “The simplest explanation is usually the right one/when faced with competing hypotheses, select the one that makes the fewest assumptions. Bob had a broad smile on his face as he said almost jokingly, “Remember Bill, let’s not louse this thing up. As Bill left Bob’s home at 855 Ardmore in Akron, Bob stood in the doorway. Bob used in the early days of AA to remind The last time Bill Wilson ever saw Dr. “Keep it simple” (KISS) was a phrase that Dr. I’M SO THANKFUL MY SPONSOR TOLD ME I HAD BETTER DUMMY DOWN OR I WAS GOING TO DIE! He told me that “AA was NOT a simple program for complicated people – it was a simple program for people who THINK they are complicated”! And if I wanted to get well I had better uncomplicated (dummy down) myself enough to fit myself and my problems in to this simple program – the moment I bought his suggestion 100% I began to get well by taking this simple program of action THE STEPS AS OUTLINED IN THE BIG BOOK!
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