Meaning of more heat than light | Babel Free

Definitions

More passion or conflict than enlightenment or illumination on a subject.

uncountable

Examples

“Since I instigated the Manhattan Review (STH) ad which ran in GCN, which is now generating so much heat but very little light, I feel I must make some points clear.”

“So, in any overall account of the social sciences, disputes are liable to break out about what is, or is not, truly scientific research; and, too often, these disputes generate more heat than light.”

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