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perfectly level floor
properly parked on the jiffy stand regardless of whether it's in neutral or in gear
this we know to be true
now there are two possible scenarios
1. The bike slid without human influence.
2. The bike slid with human influence.
Based on what we know, if we apply the following:
Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy. Suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence. In this case the one that requires the smallest number of assumptions is usually correct. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation.
The question is....which is the more plausible scenario....the bike moved by itself or by some non human external force?....or a human being moved the bike?
Have you checked the level of your floor recently. Sometimes the ground can shift slightly over time. Also, a small earthquake is not all that unusual. We have `em here in Oklahoma.
Is this like if you lock a bug in a airtight box, but never look inside to see if it died, it didn't really die? or like if a tree falls in the woods and no one is around does it make a sound...?
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