Sentences with phrase «if human figures»

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They figured if Forgacs could print human tissue, surely he could print leather.

Have you figured out how to explain the FACT that all humans have neanderthal DNA in our genes... a race that could not exist if the bible were true?

I suppose that's what I would do too if I had to figure out how to forgive humans.

Christian humanistic charity work is greatly appreciated (not sure where your 95 percent figure comes from, though), but are they so shallow that they would not help their fellow humans if not for promises and / or threats from an imaginary being?

I wonder what would have happened if people had just kept on assuming that the world was flat or thinking «well, that's it; we've figured out all there is to know about the human body... there certainly can't be anything else (like DNA, essentially the motherboard for the human body) to find.

Theist, deist, agnostic, atheist, believer in a god figure, yes a god but not one that interferes with the lives of humans, don't really know if there is a god, there is no evidence of god therefore there is no god.

If you answer yes or no to all four Q's and its yes to all, then one can figure out if its a unborn human or noIf you answer yes or no to all four Q's and its yes to all, then one can figure out if its a unborn human or noif its a unborn human or not.

«Listener to the Christian message, «2 occasional preacher, 3 dialoguer with biblical scholars, theologians, and specialists in the history of religions, 4 Ricoeur is above all a philosopher committed to constructing as comprehensive a theory as possible of the interpretation of texts.5 A thoroughly modern man (if not, indeed, a neo-Enlightenment figure) in his determination to think «within the autonomy of responsible thought, «6 Ricoeur finds it nonetheless consistent to maintain that reflection which seeks, beyond mere calculation, to «situate [us] better in being, «7 must arise from the mythical, narrative, prophetic, poetic, apocalyptic, and other sorts of texts in which human beings have avowed their encounter both with evil and with the gracious grounds of hope.

God makes the rules and we are left to figure them out even if they defy our ability to apply common sense thinking or human logic.

In terms of scientific policy these figures seem to reflect a disproportionate emphasis on applied work and on the physical sciences, to the neglect of pure research and biology, as well as of the social fields whose growth is essential if technology is to contribute to human welfare.

Nobody has it all figured out and not human movement offers real security though some may act as if the one they ascribe to does.

Unfortunately, «Christian» has become a term that carries a lot of pretentiousness, so it seems to me that we might need to do a bit triage by shelving the label «Christian» if it helps us figure out what it means to be human, which may help reinvigorate the term as people see Christ in our human engagements rather than our church attendance.

If the human is the final figure to be painted in, and therefore in some sense special or climactic, this is very much understated (v. 23).

It's better just to confront them, try my best to figure them out (even if very smart people have been trying to do so for centuries), and make peace with them enough to function like a relatively normal human being.

We are far from figuring it out though but if we use a bit of common sense we can easily see humans were meant to eat more than plants.

The kids even ask me sometimes what the words mean as if they're somehow driven to figure out the strange symbolic codes of their fellow human beings.

Her philosophy is that if your child is healthy and human, then it is her job to figure out why sleep isn't happening and help you fix it.

If the AI bet high every time it had a good hand, a human opponent could easily figure this out and exploit it.

But Makse and many other social scientists are convinced that it eventually will — if only they can figure out how to translate terabytes of data into human intentions.

If scientists can figure out how animals like bears, bats, and mice survive the low - oxygen effects of hibernation, D'Allesandro says, it could lay the groundwork for human journeys to not just the mountains — but maybe to Mars.

As Huber Warner, associate director of the Biology of Aging Program at the NationalInstitute of Aging, says, «If we knew what regulates life span inturtles, that might be useful in figuring out how humans age and how tointervene.»

And what else is interesting about that is that there are other animals that have figured out, as human worm charmers [have], that if they set up vibrations on top of the ground, worms will rise to meet them.

The belief was so ingrained that paleoanthropologists and others investigating human evolution figured that if they saw molar eruption in the fossilized skull of a young human ancestor, they'd assume they knew the age and feeding behavior.

WHEN extreme weather strikes, such as the floods in Pakistan, the null hypothesis is to assume that humans have not played a role, then figure out if they did.

«Our challenges are first, to figure if there's a similar protein in humans that is exclusive to the beta cells, and second, to find an injectable therapy that can home in on the beta cells,» he says.

S.J. Gould, in «The Mismeasure of Man», reviewed a 19th century study by Morton of 600 skulls which ranged from 950 to 1870 cc (and 25 % of this sample was of small - statured Peruvians, so the figure of 950 cc is, if anything, lower than it might be for 600 randomly selected humans).

The author interviewed some naysayers on the topic of healthspan, but ultimately I think it's clear that if Silicon Valley can figure out how to increase human health, that is a

But hungry, desperate humans did figure out that, if the seeds are isolated, husk removed, pulverized with stones, then heated, they could be consumed as porridge.

It's almost a good thing that we've never been entirely able to figure out how human memory works, because if we did, we'd probably just forget.

Many people tell me that they are not stressed and that stress does not figure in their lives, but if you have a pulse and you are breathing then you will suffer with stress at some point in your life because you are a living human being!

re: «We are far from figuring it out though but if we use a bit of common sense we can easily see humans were meant to eat more than plants.

We are far from figuring it out though but if we use a bit of common sense we can easily see humans were meant to eat more than plants.

In Ridley Scott's stunning sci - fi — fantasy sequel, Ford magnifies the gravitas and uncertainty in his original «Blade Runner» performance, turning Rick Deckard into the film's most human — or, if you like, least robotic — figure.

* Marketing at OCP figured the public would be more willing to accept a robotic police officer if they see he's part human, and can greet you without breaking every bone in your hand!

But throughout, he is less a figure of derision than a poignantly high - minded, if blinkered, human being.

«I've heard people say it's as if an alien watched a bunch of soap operas and tried to figure out what the human race was about,» said Rousselet, who was smitten.

There's nothing human about the figure — no shape, no ability to display anything but broad motions, no way to determine if it feels anything.

It won't do so though, if — as players — we're forced to spend hours desperately and frustratedly trying to figure out portions of the game while the curtain is gradually pulled back to reveal that the Great and Powerful Oz is merely human.

Of course, what is «right» can seem relative, and figuring out if there is a more just approach to a routine or system (especially among a group of teachers) is complicated; however, meetings like we had this week are an imperative as schools figure out the sort of learning environment they want to be, need to be for their students — the human beings with whom we are entrusted.

If science students are sports or martial arts fans, collaborate to figure out how they might design experiments or text - based inquiry projects that deepen expertise around health and human performance while employing core concepts, literacies and procedures in the sciences.

A human figure is superimposed into the vehicle to see if ergonomic and spatial requirements are met, which basically comes down to «will his head fit under the roofline?»

If humans without genius level intellects can figure it out, why can't fictional characters (who could really figure out anything the writer wants them to, in theory) who are off - the - charts smart do so?»

If Microsoft wants a tablet that will appeal to the broader consumer and enterprise market, it needs to figure out how to make Windows more optimized for human appendages.

Balance is what is needed and nature is pretty darn good at figuring it all out... if we pesky humans would just get out of the way...

For puppy owners: Because you can teach your puppy the polite behaviors we humans like (and no, if you neglect to tell him, he won't figure it out on his own).

While, for humans, this is considered a sign of malnutrition, it's actually a guideline you can use to help figure out if your puppy is getting enough calories from their diet.

«It is more parsimonious to interpret dogs» behaviour as if they were simply trying to maintain access to essential resources, perhaps the most important being, uniquely for this species, access to one or more human attachment figures.»

If you plugged Goldeneye in, on the other hand, it would devolve into Stand By Me «s pie - eating contest as everyone tries to figure out the janky controls and squint hard enough to make the blurry blobs resemble human beings.

If the paintings conjured a massive presence, I thought at the time, the language of modeling would operate as an authority figure attempting to bind the more wildly associative or grotesque imagery, usually referring to the human body.

De Kooning never abandoned the human form, Pollock sought (and failed) to reappropriate it after his signature drip paintings, and Gorky's abstractions, those lyrical elisions of biomorphic shape and washy veils of pigment, are nothing if not figure painting by other means.