Flying in the Face of Occam’s Razor – Arguments Against Banning the Clamp
The simplest answer to the Major Problem runs something like this: Wizards R&D goofed up when they printed Skullclamp. It should have never been unleashed upon the Magic public. Just simply ban it and everything goes back to the way it should be, right? Now, while most people are debating the last part of answer, I’ve been looking more closely at the first part. Namely, I’ve been questioning whether Skullclamp was actually a mistake.
*One should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.* — William of Occam, mediaeval philosopher…
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