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.
Definition of OCCAM'S RAZOR. : a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities. a scientific and philosophic rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities.