According to the Principle of Parsimony, Reports of Alien Abduction

question 72

Multiple Choice

According to the principle of parsimony, reports of alien abduction are unlikely to be true because

• A) there are several other explanations that are much simpler.
• B) aliens do not really exist.
• C) eyewitness reports should never be believed.
• D) anyone who thinks they were abducted by aliens is clearly mentally unstable.

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