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these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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Karl Popper said that science is about conjecture and refutation.
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The very mechanisms enabling AI to inspire collective action also equip it to reinforce entrenched refutation, deepen ideological divides and amplify narratives dismissing climate change as a mere fabrication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
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David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The very mechanisms enabling AI to inspire collective action also equip it to reinforce entrenched refutation, deepen ideological divides and amplify narratives dismissing climate change as a mere fabrication.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refutation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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refutation
noun
ref·u·ta·tion
ˌref-yu̇-ˈtā-shən 
: the act or process of refuting : disproof
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