Hitchens' razor

English Etymology After Christopher Hitchens' translation of a Latin law code precept, "Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur". Proper noun Hitchens' razor en philosophy A philosophical razor stating that what can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. en 2015-10-23 The Politics of Trauma and Peace-Building: Lessons from Northern Ireland Cillian McGrattan Routledge Abington; New York 1317351835 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=x7XMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Hitchens%27s%20razor However, the limitations of a storytelling project such as this seems to be that the notion of validation is unachievable mainly because it falls short of the so-called 'Hitchens's razor': that 'that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence'. Alternative forms en Hitchens's razor See also en Occam's razor en Hanlon's razor en eponyms