How this medieval philosopher would debunk Trump’s election claims

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William’s enduring contribution is the logical principle that bears his name, Occam’s razor, which cuts keenly into today’s election controversy. He teaches that the simplest explanation that fits observable facts is probably the nearest to the truth.

I suppose it’s a testament to the nation’s strength that so many of its leaders feel safe playing games with our elections and our courts. They violate the laws of reason to advance a theory they can’t really believe: that our nation is as corrupt as a failed Latin American petro-state; that the highest office in the Republic is easily stolen while law enforcement turns a blind eye.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...d1aade-3bd5-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html
 
"If William of Occam, medieval philosopher, were transported by time-travel to the present moment, he might not find everything to be unfamiliar. Much of his career was devoted to one of the epic election disputes of all time, King Louis of Bavaria pitted against Pope John XXII over control of the Holy Roman Empire — a battle that raged across Europe in the 14th century and echoes to this day in one of humanity’s great works of art, Dante’s “Divine Comedy.”
 
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