It is certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable; …

Friedrich Nietzsche
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It is certainly not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable; it is precisely thereby that it attracts the more subtle minds. It seems that the hundred-times-refuted theory of the free will owes its persistence to this charm alone; some one is always appearing who feels himself strong enough to refute it. ✨ Friedrich Nietzsche Writings of Nietzsche: Volume 1, Lulu.com
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