FLG Wrote:Occam's Razor is fine but here is an alternative. A lawyer once told me there are actually seven truths, not one.
There is the truth the defendant believes
There is the truth the accused believes
There is the truth the defendant's lawyer believes
There is the truth the accused's lawyer believes
There is the truth the jury believes
There is the truth the judge believes
And there is the actual truth
Occam's razor as a guideline is fine but the real world tends to be a bit more grey
(Sorry, that is probably a bit too serious for a Sunday afternoon.)
And one of my favorite quotes concerning truth, attributed to Pope Jon Paul II: "The truth is not always the same thing as the majority decision."