one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything

This , in a way, describes my thoughts on Caylee’s murder. It is simplicity

Casey had custody of Caylee – lied about everything pertaining to the last time her baby was seen and now she is on trial for killing her baby

Occam’s Razor

Occam’s razor is a logical principle attributed to the mediaeval philosopher William of Occam (or Ockham). The principle states that one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed. This principle is often called the principle of parsimony. It underlies all scientific modelling and theory building. It admonishes us to choose from a set of otherwise equivalent models of a given phenomenon the simplest one. In any given model, Occam’s razor helps us to “shave off” those concepts, variables or constructs that are not really needed to explain the phenomenon. By doing that, developing the model will become much easier, and there is less chance of introducing inconsistencies, ambiguities and redundancies.

Rejected and dejected

This is not going to be a Happy Mother’s day for Cindy or Casey, I’m afraid

Casey Anthony this morning rejected a request by her mother, Cindy Anthony, to visit her in jail.

Cindy Anthony had scheduled a 9 a.m. visit with her daughter at the Orange County Jail.

Cindy Anthony requested the video visitation Friday morning, a jail spokesman said. If Casey Anthony had accepted the visit, it will be the first time since August 2009 that she has received a visitor outside of her defense team.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/caylee-anthony/os-casey-anthony-trial-jail-visit-20110507,0,1348443.story