We consider drawbacks to scientific methods that prefer simple hypotheses to complex ones that cover the same data. The discussion proceeds in the context of a precise model of scientific inquiry.
There are many types of dynamical system for which quite simple topological hypotheses imply very complicated behaviour. A well-known example is 'period 3 implies chaos' for continuous maps of an ...
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