Newton's flaming laser sword

English Alternative forms en Newton's laser sword Etymology en Isaac Newton =. en Q6845848 2004 1 in an article of the same title,Mike Alder 2004 Newton's Flaming Laser Sword https://philosophynow.org/issues/46/Newtons_Flaming_Laser_Sword Philosophy Now 0961-5970 46 29–33 https://web.archive.org/web/20260319232738/https://philosophynow.org/issues/46/Newtons_Flaming_Laser_Sword 19 March 2026 to be hyperbolically “much sharper and more dangerous than Occam's razor”. Proper noun en philosophy A philosophical razor which states that propositions or claims that cannot be resolved through experiment or observation are not worth debating. en Alder's razor NFLS initialism en Occam's razor en 2004 Mike Alder Philosophy now 46 29–32 Newton's Flaming Laser Sword, Or: Why Mathematicians and Scientists don't like Philosophy but do it anyway http://school.maths.uwa.edu.au/~mike/Newtons%20Flaming%20Laser%20Sword.pdf Mathematicians and scientists feel that they have found a more difficult but much more satisfying game to play. Newton's Flaming Laser Sword is one of the rules of that game. 5 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111114041242/http://school.maths.uwa.edu.au/~mike/Newtons%20Flaming%20Laser%20Sword.pdf 14 November 2011 en 2010-10-25 "Valhallen" Snafu Comics Re: The meaning of the universe explained by Jesus http://www.snafu-comics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=48760&start=25#p2968517 2011-12-05 Also, I invoke Newton's Flaming Laser Sword on this thread. en 2011-01-05 "Arkhanno" Re: Atheists don't know how to reason I Wanna Be The Forums http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=41reki4koqul2eku2eg57a6542&topic=10782.msg287483#msg287483 2011-12-05 I prefer to be anti-religion and live by Newton's flaming laser sword, Occam's Razor and Hanlon's Razor. en 2011-01-08T10:29 "Azwraith" Atheism - Belief? Religion? (comment) Minegarde http://forums.minegarde.com/topic/1967-atheism-belief-religion/page__view__findpost__p__53062?s=c9094ee4b9edb8ca3ad2aa04d9acad34 2011-12-05 What is the actual point of adding in God to your equation if it is a unknown domain? So, we remove such variables using the Newton's Flaming Laser Sword. en 2011-07-19 "Drastic" Thought Experiment Regarding Morality (comment) That Guy With the Glasses http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/blogs/latest/entry/thought-experiment-regarding-morality#comment-30845 2011-12-05 Just demanding there is nothing you can do, because the flashy light told you so is grounds for Newton's Flaming Laser Sword. en 2011-09-12 "Decivre" Open thread on Episode #726 (comment) The Atheist Experience http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thread-on-episode-726.html?showComment=1315884149302#c1834805598497079924 2011-12-05 Put as much math as you want to it, and it's still a philosophical statement... to which I say that Newton's Flaming Laser Sword is the best response: "what cannot be settled by experiment is not worth debating". https://web.archive.org/web/20250826091551/http://atheistexperience.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-thread-on-episode-726.html?showComment=1315884149302 26 August 2025 Related terms en verifiability principle References Further reading Mike Alder#Newton's_flaming_laser_sword Mike Alder § Newton's flaming laser sword en Isaac Newton Sciences en eponyms