Disprove Quotes
Sharp thinking on evidence, bias, and what can't be proven wrong.
These quotes circle a single scientific habit: forming a theory, then trying as hard as possible to disprove it before trusting the result. That instinct shows up in remarks about atheism, unconscious bias, and skeptics demanding hard evidence before accepting a claim, echoing the reasoning found in our Accusation quotes page.
The existence of a single atheist does not disprove the existence of God.
No one will presumably ever be able to prove or disprove such fundamental religious principles as the existence of God.
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Everyone - male and female - is biased. But no one wants to admit it, so our brains search for examples that disprove the accusation.
Skeptics question the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it.
Able Quotes
You make observations, write theories to fit them, try experiments to disprove the theories and, if you can't, you've got something.
The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken.
I had set out to disprove quantum field theory - and the opposite occurred! I was shocked.
I wanted to disprove the notion that you couldn't open a great restaurant in a casino.
Accusation Quotes
To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it.
Is it really true that religion makes people more kindly, generous, or loving? History tends to disprove this. The worst wars, the most vicious Inquisitions, the cruelest pogroms and persecutions, were both fomented and supported by religion.
There's nothing in this country that is a worse accusation - in America, if you accuse somebody of racism, that person has to disprove that.
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Together they make the case that a claim only earns credibility once it survives every honest attempt to knock it down. For more on doubt and evidence, see our Able quotes and Admit quotes collections.
