Sentences with phrase «ability of the human mind»

In doing so, he is somewhat provocatively affirming the ability of the human mind to know the truth in the real world, as a «gift received» (CiV 34 & 77).

Thus, spatial orientation and navigation are among the most complex abilities of the human mind.

Much of the research today points to the elasticity of our brains and the ability of the human mind to make meaningful changes at a neural level.

This yoga asana exercises the ability of a human mind to focus on a single point, akin to the sharp eyed focus of an eagle.

You might also assume that the endless bounty of knowledge computers can store would render the limited ability of the human mind somewhat obsolete.

For a computer to rival the ability of the human mind to spot high - probability entries in the market, we would need to have artificial intelligence, and we are not at that stage in computer development yet.

Ultimately I attempt to demonstrate the unending ability of the human mind to re-imagine and re-create its world through utopian landscapes.

For me, Arthur C. Clarke represented the ability of the human mind to go out and open up into a vast, perhaps infinite, universe of possibilities.

Relying on Moore's law, if Ray Kurzweil is anywhere close in his technological predictions, computers will equal the processing ability of the human mind by 2020 (that is, in less than a decade) and cost approximately $ 1000.

Not exact matches

I eventually regained the ability to have adult human conversation, and we began what turned into a highly interesting and engaging two - hour discussion.8 This guy has a lot on his mind across a lot of topics.

Those of a less determinist mind look upon culture and religion as examples of the human ability to transcend our genes, to see ourselves as more than our inheritance.

Then those that are left (surviving genocides and «nature») will get a clue and realize that only God has the ability to create the complexities of the human eye, circulatory system, the fact we have (had) the needed water and atmosphere was not a random perfection that just occurred... will change their minds and ask for forgiveness that was already granted them through Jesus, if they chose to accept it.

By the same token, to affirm the necessity of exercising human responsibility is not to express a naive confidence in our ability to solve all our problems if we simply put our minds to it.

Thomas Aquinas seemed to think that the mind had not fallen as far as the rest of human nature; more exactly, he held that the damage of sin lay not so much in the faculty of reason itself as in its ability to regulate the passions.

The ability of human genius to ponder the nature of reality in its simplicity and its majesty is what these great minds have strived to make known to humanity.

The ability to erase traumatic memories in humans, as shown in the film «Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,» remains science fiction for now and any attempt to do so would raise serious ethical considerations.

Brexit was on the mind of many, because it could severely hinder the ability of European scientists to work in the U.K. Francisco Diego, an astronomer at University College London, reminded the crowd that science has shown all humans trace their origins back to Africa.

The ability to gaze inward may be an integral part of the human condition, but so is our inability to be alone, he says: «Because we're so attuned to be alert to danger, there is something about the human mind that finds it hard to turn in on itself.»

In his latest book, Adam Piore explores how bioengineers are harnessing the latest technologies to unlock untapped abilities in the human body and mind, like translating neural brain patterns of thoughts into written words

He contends there is still more evidence for human - animal differences than for similarities and believes our own theory of mind fools us into seeing our abilities in animals, even when simpler explanations would suffice.

But pretty soon he is detailing its failings: we are overconfident in our mind - reading abilities; we use our own mind as a template for others, yet confabulate wildly to make sense of ourselves; by stereotyping people we overemphasise differences; we are woefully poor at reading body language; and we constantly misapply our mind - reading talents, dehumanising others while imbuing inanimate objects with human traits.

So, but it does project into the future, and it's funny that you bring it up, because one of the things that one of the scientists I talked to, a couple of the scientists that I talked to, mentioned was that people have this ability, modern humans have this ability to project themselves into the future and think about a future self so that the theory of mind that allows me to figure out where you are in your head now also enables me to think where I will be in my head tomorrow or ten years from now.

Humans have «theory of mind» — the ability to imagine what others are thinking and learn from their social habits.

«Our research aims to investigate the earliest foundations of our ability to reason logically,» he says, «a major basis for learning, creativity and flexibility in the human mind.»

But new research suggests that ravens — birds singled out by many cultures as a symbol of intelligence and wisdom — share at least some of the human ability to think abstractly about other minds, adapting their behavior by attributing their own perceptions to others.

But to the sports and exercise scientists, the Olympic Games are bound to represent one of the most wonderful examples of how science may be used to push further the limits of the human body and the human mind — enhancing physical abilities, stretching our perception of the possible, and bringing faith into dreams.

This neat behavior could mean that the birds possess so - called Theory of Mind — an ability to predict the mental state of another animal (or in other words, to theorize that this other animal has a mind), which is one of the defining traits of humans and closely related primaMind — an ability to predict the mental state of another animal (or in other words, to theorize that this other animal has a mind), which is one of the defining traits of humans and closely related primamind), which is one of the defining traits of humans and closely related primates.

Co-writer and director Alfonso Cuarón found strength in tragedy in an oddly therapeutic way while musing on the incredible technological achievements of the human race and the ability for the mind, body and spirit to endure against all odds.

Not for the capability of humans to dominate and change the planet, considering themselves at the apex of evolution, but for our metacognitive ability to construct past and future scenarios and our drive to link minds together, communicating ideas and forming a «group brain».

It brings to mind a comment from Francis McKee, director of Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts, on Hirst's ability to «(turn) away from certainty and knowledge to reveal the almost invisible human and natural traces».

The artist muses about how the human mind will sometime charge everyday objects with a responsibility of some sort, and he has chosen his materials for their ability to meet those inclinations.

Endless growth is about belief in the enduring ability of humans to extract new value from our minds, not our mines.

The HAARP has subsequently become a target for those who have suggested that it could be used to test the ability «to deliver very large amount of energy, comparable to a nuclear bomb, anywhere on earth», CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS, blocking all global communications, disrupting human mental processes and mind control, causing earthquakes, and «x-raying» the earth.

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• Able to communicate efficiently in interpersonal and professional settings, through both written and oral forms • Management experience and excellent leadership skills • A critical mind with the ability to gather information from situations quickly and creatively • Fully familiar with standard business operation, comfortable in an office setting, and capable of fitting into daily operations seamlessly • An education in business management, completion of at least a bachelor's degree, working experience in human resources a plus

They did not seek to TRADE their abilities to bear and rear children or to form families in return for self - fulfillment in other areas, but the right to control the destiny of their own bodies and minds, and not be limited to the development of only part of their human potential.