Newton's flaming laser sword

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A philosophical razor which states that what cannot be settled by experiment is not worth debating.

Origin

• . Coined by Australian mathematician Mike Alder in a 2004 article of the same title,{{cite-journal
• |first=Mike
• |last=Alder
• |year=2004
• |title=Newton's Flaming Laser Sword
• |url=https://philosophynow.org/issues/46/Newtons_Flaming_Laser_Sword
• |journal=Philosophy Now
• |issn=0961-5970
• |number=46
• |pages=29–33
• |doi=
• to be hyperbolically “much sharper and more dangerous than Occam's Razor”.