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I suppose that's addressed to Merc!THA.

At this point, I will once again describe Occam's Razor, which- believe it or not- lies at the very core of logical reasoning.


 * Entities should not be multiplied without necessity.

What does this mean? In our case, each "entity" is an assumption.


 * Assumptions should not be multiplied without necessity.

Multiplication of values greater than one increases the total.


 * Assumptions should not be increased in quantity without necessity.

Let's reorganize that.


 * Do not increase the quantity of assumptions without necessity.

This is the version (I'd call it a "derivation") of Occam's Razor that we use often around here. Why does it work? Simple.

An assumption is something that has a probability less than one, that is used to make conclusions inductively.

The Razor works because the more assumptions we make, the lower the overall probability drops. And in an almost tautological form of Occam's Razor, the most probable solution is most probably correct.

This is a logical fact. And that means it applies everywhere logic does.

That means it applies socially.

So consider what you're saying: THA is secretly on the Game Theorists moderation team and is denying it to your face whilst providing valid reasons that could be used to unblock you. This is a contradiction; the same contradiction I use to prove Gaster is not the Knight. (Why would he give you the choice to reload on death?)

The only way this is not a contradiction- and one you take in the Gaster example- is if THA/Merc has some sort of split personality disorder. Which then almost (but not quite!) creates another contradiction: Such a reasoned individual is clinically insane. Dr. Jekyll had extenuating circumstances, as does Hack!Andonuts. TheHumanAmbassador? I don't think so.

That's three entities, and one of them pretty improbable. And what necessity? What necessitates those entities?

Nothing.

The simplest solution- the most probable solution- is that they are different people. No contradiction. No statistical anomaly. Perfect sense, and the simplest assumptions.

That's not to say that the mod team is right. Just that Ambassador isn't on it.

Consider this a theory. Debunk it.