Sentence examples for debunked belief from inspiring English sources

Sprinkled among them were members of a loose coalition of paramilitary types who call themselves Three Percenters, a reference to the widely debunked belief that only 3percentt of American colonists actively fought in the Revolutionary War.

Given his enthusiasm for all things evolutionary, and given that he calls himself a "godless philosopher," you might expect "Breaking the Spell" to be an extended exercise in debunking belief.

Martin Wolf has much more, plus a link to a very important paper by Martin and Rowthorn (pdf) that, as I read it (and Wolf too) very effectively debunks that belief.

The snowplow tracker, which city officials expect to debunk the belief that routes are politically motivated, is but one element of a new computer package focused exclusively on snow — a fact of life in a city that prides itself on its stoic response to winter weather, but was clobbered last year by a blizzard that stranded scores of motorists on a thoroughfare along Lake Michigan.

But a new study by the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education debunks this belief.

"Islamic State will survive 'Jihadi John'," said Jonathan Russell, political liaison officer at the Quilliam Foundation, which aims to debunk the belief systems of Islamic extremism.

A new, not yet published survey conducted by Harris Interactive debunks the belief that "all you need is love" for long-term relationships to succeed.

The zoos are also dedicated to stimulating the human mind, and several will offer "keeper chats" that debunk common beliefs about signature Halloween species.

This would give time for education and awareness raising to cut demand in China, where young people are being targeted to debunk false beliefs about the medicinal benefits of the horn.

Although scientists regularly try to debunk these beliefs, they remain popular in Japan.

As a kid growing up with a stutter in the early '80s there weren't many people around to debunk those beliefs.