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.
Philosophy is an activity of thought, a type of thinking. Philosophy is critical and comprehensive thought, the most critical and comprehensive manner of thinking which the human species has yet devised. This intellectual process includes both an analytic and synthetic mode of operation.