<Dd> (If everything in the symbolism works as though a sign had meaning, then it has meaning .) </Dd> <Ul> <Li> 4.04 "In the proposition there must be exactly as many things distinguishable as there are in the state of affairs, which it represents . They must both possess the same logical (mathematical) multiplicity (cf . Hertz's Mechanics, on Dynamic Models)." </Li> <Li> 5.47321 "Occam's Razor is, of course, not an arbitrary rule nor one justified by its practical success . It simply says that unnecessary elements in a symbolism mean nothing . Signs which serve one purpose are logically equivalent; signs which serve no purpose are logically meaningless ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> 4.04 "In the proposition there must be exactly as many things distinguishable as there are in the state of affairs, which it represents . They must both possess the same logical (mathematical) multiplicity (cf . Hertz's Mechanics, on Dynamic Models)." </Li> <Li> 5.47321 "Occam's Razor is, of course, not an arbitrary rule nor one justified by its practical success . It simply says that unnecessary elements in a symbolism mean nothing . Signs which serve one purpose are logically equivalent; signs which serve no purpose are logically meaningless ." </Li>

If all else fails we have the maxim gun