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debunk Verb Informal to expose the falseness of: many commonly held myths are debunked by the book [de- + bunk2] debunker n
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The six expressly debunked myths about alternative medicine are: healers always know best, it can't hurt you, all remedies are created equal, you can't use it without proof, it's a good substitute for conventional medicine, and spirit is always positive. A man of science, Holmes debunked many of the prevailing misconceptions about death, including the belief that fingernails and hair continue to grow. Moreover, ID was decisively debunked as a scientific theory--it invokes supernatural causes; it has not generated one hypothesis that is empirically testable; it is not supported by one single peer-reviewed publication; it neglects plausible naturalistic explanations of phenomena, like blood-clotting; and its "positive argument" is a weak argument by analogy. |
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