Refuted Quotes

37 quotes by 29 authors

Some volumes against Deism fell into my hands ... they produced an effect precisely the reverse to what was intended by the writers; for the… — Benjamin Franklin
Historical refutation as the definitive refutation.- In former times, one sought to prove that there is no God - today one indicates how the belief… — Friedrich Nietzsche
For such is man: a Theological Dogma might be refuted to him a thousand times - provided however, that he had need of it, he… — Friedrich Nietzsche
A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it — Wilhelm Steinitz
For a theory to be scientific it must be capable of being refuted by the evidence. Given that we have had three decades of rising… — Peter Lilley
All the talk about the so-called unspeakable horror of early capitalism can be refuted by a single statistic: precisely in these years in which British… — Ludwig von Mises
The idea of a superior or inferior race is a myth that has been completely refuted by anthropological evidence. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is a noticeable general difference between the sciences and mathematics on the one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other. It's… — Noam Chomsky
It must be possible for an empirical system to be refuted by experience. — Karl Popper
If moral precepts alone could have reformed mankind, the mission of the Son of God into all the world would have been unnecessary. The perfect… — Benjamin Rush
Darwin's prediction of rampant, albeit gradual, change affecting all lineages through time is refuted. The record is there, and the record speaks for tremendous anatomical… — Niles Eldredge
On the whole â€¦ archaeological work has unquestionably strengthened confidence in the reliability of the Scriptural record. More than one archaeologist has found his respect… — Millar Burrows
Millar Burrows of Yale observes: 'Archeology has in many cases refuted the views of modern critics. It has shown in a number of instances that… — Millar Burrows
A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint, will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy.… — Joseph Addison
The myth that men are the economic providers and women, mainly, are mothers and care givers in the family has now been thoroughly refuted. This… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
As a world view, Darwinism cannot of course be refuted, since Faith is, always has been, and always will be, stronger than facts — Francis Parker Yockey
The absent are easily refuted. — C.S. Lewis
In any fairly large and talkative community such as a university there is always the danger that those who think alike should gravitate together where… — C.S. Lewis
I prefer to be refuted than to refute, for it is a greater good for oneself to be freed from the greatest evil than to… — Socrates
Chronological snobbery is the uncritical acceptance of the intellectual climate common to our own age and the assumption that whatever has gone out of date… — C.S. Lewis

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