[dragonwriter]

> Occam's razor would immediately discard quantum theory

No, it to wouldn't; quantum theory is quite plausibly the most parsimonious explanation consistent with the evidence.

[oniMaker]

The point is that it would seem ridiculous to start from nothing and jump to such a counter-intuitive theory.

[dragonwriter]

Occam's Razor has nothing to do with starting from nothing, it has to do with selecting among competing explanations for a set of known facts.