The most sensible theory so far
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PeterMac wrote:Occam's Razor needs stropping again.
I have no idea what this 'occam's razor' is, having seen it mentioned many, many times before. Perhaps I am not alone in wondering what it really means.
Stropping sounds a bit kinky !!
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Stella wrote:If Mr Smith did not see the face properly Joyce, how could he have confirmed it was not Robert Murat? In fact, why bring Robert Murat's name into the discussion in the first place? I know he claimed it was only after seeing Gerry carrying a twin down the steps that helped him to remember, but to be honest, there is only two ways to carry a child. Over your shoulder and across both arms. It's hardly enlightening.
That's an easy one Stella. If we take into account the reasons why some believe this 'sighting' was concocted to help Murat (as Smith knew/knew of Murat) by very virtue of his knowing him he would know instantly and instinctively it wasn't Murat. You don't need to see faces to know, mannerisms are enough - didn't Murat have a distinctive gait? Why he mentioned Murat at all is another matter and neither here nor there in relation to being able to tell who someone isn't. If you get me!
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Stella wrote:Thanks Marian, but that is way to deep for me at this time of the morning.
You and me both! The most straightforward summary that I can find is "The simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already known".
It's ironic that the explanation for a term intending to simplify things is so mind-boggingly complicated!

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