Sentences with phrase «accepted notions about»

Applying all of this to the passenger pigeon is challenging many widely accepted notions about the bird.

Not exact matches

Judaism does not accept the notion that was cooked up, and argued about, in early Christian councils, (the «trinity»).

But to accept that notion one has to discard all that Matthew says in 6:1 - 18 about rewards.

We can choose to live this way, but then we also have to relinquish any notion of being agents of change in our culture; and we have to accept that the world will not care about what we have to say.

Yet he is realistic about the distance which many of his seminary colleagues will have to travel before they will be willing to accept his notion of «the parish as paradigm.»

It is for this reason, and not because I implicitly accept the process notion of non-logical metaphysical principles, that I write about the relation between God and nature in the way I do.

I do not intend by my remarks about space - time to imply that, if Peirce had known relativity physics, he would have given up his notion of individual identity as consisting in a continuity of reactions and accepted the idea of a definite single event as intelligible by itself.

This notion of a God that cares about individuals and humanity is a nonsense fairy tale told by people who can't accept not knowing why what we call «bad things» happen.

Skeptic: Let's talk in 30 years While debate flared around what to do about climate change, the notion that the earth is warming might be more widely accepted.

«Most of the time when doctors talk about inappropriate lab testing, there's a generally accepted notion that it's too many «repeat» tests being ordered,» says Arnaout.

Finicky Eaters and What to Do About Them Too many parents accept the notion that children only will eat the type of foods listed on childrens menus — think chicken fingers and macaroni and cheese.

Harding praised Moe's efforts to talk about union incentives and behavior, accepted the notion that test scores are useful measures of learning, and suggested we can all «put our heads in our hands over the state of [teacher] contracts.»

Drawing loosely upon the American Realist tradition, Sherald subverts the medium of portraiture to tease out unexpected narratives, welcoming viewers into a more complex debate about accepted notions of race and representation, and situating black heritage centrally in the story of American art.

And then a Finnish cousin of mine reenforced the notion by reminding me on Facebook about a concept called «Everyman's right» that is widely accepted throughout the Nordic countries.

If you accept the notion that the future of legal marketing is largely about demonstrating highly specialized expertise, this inevitably prompts the question: how exactly does one do this?

One must accept the idea that preconceived notions about the role of women or minorities don't exist.

If you accept the notion that the future of legal marketing is largely about demonstrating highly specialized expertise (as I argued in the previous section), this inevitably prompts the question: how exactly does one do this?

However, once we get through that wretched stage, while the going is a bit easier, it will still take a long time to: See ourselves as truly separate from our spouse; Be able to even think about committing to another relationship; Stop ruminating about the marriage — what you did wrong, what they did wrong; No longer feel triggered by what our spouse does; Actually accept the notion of our spouse with another partner; Honestly feel happy again.