In conclusion: 1  Consider water from any source as contaminated with disease causing organisms. 2  By far the best way to treat water is by boiling it. 3  You only have to bring the water to a boil.  Donât waste fuel; there is no need to boil water for 10-minutes, 5-minutes, or even 1-minute.
Razor (philosophy) In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate (shave off) unlikely explanations for a phenomenon. Razors include: Occam's razor: When faced with competing hypotheses, select the one that makes the fewest assumptions. Do not multiply entities without necessity.
Switch to new thesaurus. Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony. principle, rule - a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; the principle of the conservation of mass; the principle of jet propulsion; the right-hand rule for inductive fields.