Unfalsifiable Statement

A Unfalsifiable Statement is a statement/proposition that cannot be accepted by a statement proving process (that could be made that would demonstrate that it is a false statement).

Example(s):
- “There are 1000 angels on this pinhead.".
- …
Counter-Example(s):
- a Falsified Statement.
- a Falsifiable Statement.
See: Falsifiability, Supernatural, Karl Popper, Irreducible Complexity, Belief System.

References

(Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objections_to_evolution#Unfalsifiability Retrieved:2014-1-14.
- A statement is considered falsifiable if there is an observation or a test that could be made that would demonstrate that the statement is false. Statements that are not falsifiable cannot be examined by scientific investigation since they permit no tests that evaluate their accuracy. Creationists such as Henry M. Morris have claimed that evolution is unfalsifiable. They claim that any observation can be fitted into the evolutionary framework, and that therefore it is impossible to demonstrate that evolution is wrong. As such, they claim that evolution is non-scientific.

(Friesen et al., 2014) ⇒ Justin P. Friesen, Troy H. Campbell, and Aaron C. Kay. (2014). “The Psychological Advantage of Unfalsifiability: The Appeal of Untestable Religious and Political Ideologies.." American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/pspp0000018