Refutational

So … who's conception of soul are you refuting here, and how do YOU define it for your refutational purposes? ❋ Unknown (2007)

So ¦ who's conception of soul are you refuting here, and how do YOU define it for your refutational purposes? ❋ Unknown (2007)

It takes less courage to make an objective refutational argument in science than to engage an opinionated polemic, therefore. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In climate science, and especially proxy reconstructions, the objective refutational argument exists and has been publicly made. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Although I lean towards the Right, and therefore the Forces of Evil, whenever I see someone use the term "Fisking" I know I can skip what comes next, as it will be an awfully self-indulgent and lazy style of vitriolic refutational argument. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And so on and on through Bruegel, Carracci, the seventeenth century, and beyond — you never saw such a procession of refutational teeth; until, a half-hour wasted, I closed registration at Hogarth's delicious Shrimp Girl (circa 1760). ❋ Steinberg, Leo (2001)

They seem to think that some shoddy swiss cheese refutational "attempts" of my major articles that don't even do an adequate job where they do mention certain sections shows "machismo". ❋ Conservative (2010)

"The [Prime Minister] refuted the [suggestion] that he was [a fool], by saying that he wasn't." ❋ Jeeralangian (2006)

An example of a 'refutation of the idealized' would be the idealized picture of a romantic relationship you've always dreamed about in your mind ever since you were a kid. This picture is then refuted later in your adult life when relationships gradually (or abruptly) show itself in a manner so complex and chaotic that your [visionary] mind simply cannot handle. This might make you want to give up relationships altogether. (remember this is just one example) Of course, the solution is to gain wisdom and [rewire] our minds towards the principles of [realism] and cognitive-behavioral approaches, but we may not always be ready for this yet. We may never feel like we are. This self change will eventually come naturally; it should never come abruptly, as you might risk becoming a [cynic] and/or grow a [machiavellian] complex. A reasonable dose of idealized quirky thinking is always healthy. Heck, even a couple spoonfuls more is good; it is what makes you ultimately you. Let realism guide you through life, but don't let it ever rule you. ❋ Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian (2021)