Deborah Harrell wrote:
> Well, according to my American Heritage Dictionary (no
> laughing, you across the pond! ;D ), the first def is
> as you said, "to prove false or erroneous," but the
> second def is "to deny the accuracy of," which puts it
> more on the metaphysical plane - or belief. ;)
>
> William also said:
> In the real world nobody refuted the argument.
>
> I do deny its accuracy. :)
> The philosophical discussion has been outlined again
> by Dan, and I can't improve on it. But I agree with
> you that articles of pure faith can't be proven or
> unproven
>
> Isn't Anglic marvelously subtle and deliciously
> ambiguous? <Mona Lisa smile>
Yeah, well, according to the OED, to use the word "refute" to mean
"deny" or "repudiate" is an erroneous use of the word. :)
Julia
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