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The opposite of simplicity is Complexity . Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort or confusion. It may also refer to a Simple Living lifestyle. According to Occam's Razor , all other things being equal, the ''simplest'' theory is the most likely to be true — hence the importance of the concept of ''simplicity'' in Epistemology . According to Thomas Aquinas , God is Infinitely Simple . In MCS Cognition Theory , simplicity is the property of a domain which requires very little information to be exhaustively described. This is the contrary of complexity. Members of the Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) practice the Testimony Of Simplicity , which is the simplifying of one's life in order to focus on things that are most important and disregard or avoid things that are least important. Simplicity is sometimes used as a synonym or euphemism for Stupidity . SIMPLICITY IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Simplicity is a meta-scientific criterion by which to evaluate competing theories. See also Occam's Razor and references. SIMPLICITY IN LANGUAGE Some Constructed Languages have taken the beauty of simplicity as a design goal. For example, Toki Pona has only 118 words. QUOTES "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler." — Albert Einstein "Our lives are frittered away by detail; simplify, simplify." — Henry David Thoreau "Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means." — Dr. Koichi Kawana, Architect, designer of the botanical gardens "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." — Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) SEE ALSO
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