Occam's Razor
The easiest answer is often the right answer.
Don't complicate your thinking when you don't need to.
If you hear a meowing sound under the sofa, it's probably the cat, not a hidden speaker playing cat sounds.
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"A “Razor” is a rule of thumb that simplifies decision making. A philosophical razor is a principle or rule of thumb that helps simplify (shave off) decision-making by eliminating unlikely or less plausible explanations / hypotheses. All credits for Clint Murphy.
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