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NFLS

NFLS is the initialism of Newton's flaming laser sword.

Meaning of Newton's flaming laser sword

Proper noun

Newton's flaming laser sword

  1. A philosophical razor which states that propositions or claims that cannot be resolved through experiment or observation are not worth debating.
    • 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.2004, Mike Alder, “Newton's Flaming Laser Sword, Or: Why Mathematicians and Scientists don't like Philosophy but do it anyway”, in Philosophy now, volume 46, archived from the original on 14 Nov...
    Synonyms:
    Alder's razor, NFLS

Questions about NFLS

What is NFLS the initialism of?
NFLS is the initialism of Newton's flaming laser sword.

Words near NFLS in the dictionary

  1. NFL
  2. Nfld
  3. Nfld.
  4. NFLer
  5. NFLers
  6. NFLS
  7. NFLX
  8. nfo
  9. NFP
  10. NFPA
  11. NFPO

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