unfalsifiable
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9.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈfɔlsɪfaɪəbl/
- Specialized
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inconfutables
- And since the information we have on previous storms is limited, your conjecture is untestable and unfalsifiable.
The problem with all multiverse ideas is that they're unfalsifiable and therefore unscientific.
- The problem with all multiverse ideas is that they're unfalsifiable and therefore unscientific.
Examples
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With numerous adjustable parameters, these models are generally unfalsifiable, so the opportunity to learn from a wrong prediction is short-circuited.
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Some theories in philosophy are often considered unfalsifiable because they cannot be tested through experiments.
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All turn out, on examination, to rest on unfalsifiable arguments.
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That is to say, a charge that a belief is "unfalsifiable" is not to be taken lightly by a scientist.
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But this is also one of the aspects of psychoanalysis that is most attacked, I think, as being unfalsifiable, not scientific.
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So, any belief about other minds would be inherently unfalsifiable.
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Therefore, the study and its conclusions are unfalsifiable... rather like the hypothesis of GW.
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The problem with all multiverse ideas is that they're unfalsifiable and therefore unscientific.
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Isn't this completely unverifiable and unfalsifiable, since it asks about subjectivity?
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In my experience, humans have the capacity to become convinced of pretty much any unfalsifiable belief if they are sufficiently distressed and the belief is sufficiently comforting (however strangely).
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Synonyms
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7.8
Impossible to deny or prove wrong
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6.1
Not possible to test or prove by experiment
Impossible to prove wrong
Impossible to prove wrong in court
Antonyms
How Testable
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5.1
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3.9
- Formal
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8.0
- Specialized
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9.5
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6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfalsifiable = falsifiable (transparent) = un + fals + ify + able
Formed by productive operations (falsify -> falsifiable -> un- + falsifiable), so 'un-' + 'falsify' + '-able' clearly yields 'not able to be falsified'.
Etymology
Unfalsifiable breaks into un- 'not', false 'wrong', and -able 'able to be', so it means 'not able to be shown wrong'. That's why an unfalsifiable claim cannot be proven false by tests or evidence.