Memories of the 28th Century

There are a few simple tricks that one can use to supplement the check of Occam’s Razor, when one is looking at an argument.

If one is trying to show causality, then remember that effects follow causes. If your presumed cause follows the presumed effect, then you can be thoroughly certain that you are mistaken in your presumption of causality.

If something happened in the past when something else did not exist, then the thing that did not exist did not cause that ...