In the 14th century, friar William of Occam thought up a maxim that, in my opinion, should be drummed into the public from an early age.

Entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.

Or, to paraphrase:

Of two equivalent theories or explanations, the simpler one is to be preferred.

This is known as Occam’s Razor. And why should it be taught to all school children? To prevent rubbish like www.dianaconspiracy.com. Let’s put it to the test: which is the simpler explanation?

  • A speeding drunk driver crashed at a known accident blackspot. Passengers died because they had not worn their seatbelts.
  • A covert agent (either MI6 or French, unknown) was incapacitated by an ‘optical weapon’ while driving in Paris. The blood samples of the dead passengers were then switched, causing unusually high levels of carbon monoxide contamination. This was done in order to protect the blood line of the UK monarchy.

All settled? Oh and, by the way, Elvis is dead, Paul McCartney is alive and we did land on the moon. Sheesh.

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