Alasdair writes:
Doesn't simplicity infer design rather than complexity?
No it doesn't imply design; as the rationale to value simplicity over complexity, and thus to assign simplicity as a secondary goal, isn't necessarily present.
For example, something simple is easy for us to understand. However, take a hypothetical entity of infinite intelligence: To this entity, everything is equally easy to understand -- infinitely easy. So, the goal of, "making it easy to understand," would be equally met by something simple or insanely complex. (In fact, that goal would be meaningless.)
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