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> We might find, for example, that it's impossible to create something we'd consider intelligent that doesn't use Occam's razor. We might one day even be able to prove that.

I have no idea how one would go about proving this but personally I would start with something like the "Principle of Least Action" applied to thought.



Speaking in broad generalities (heh) Category Theory is what you would use for that (AFAIK.)


Because using Category Theory for explaining things is the opposite of applying Occam's Razor? :-P




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