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(intransitive) (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true..
Moreover it is philosophical suicide, since it self-refutes.
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Self-refute means (intransitive) (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true..
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Moreover it is philosophical suicide, since it self-refutes.
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