Sentences with phrase «against the evidence»

They try to justify their desire to believe something which goes against the evidence, and are prepared to be deliberately dishonest to sway others.

The popular and commercial claims will be weighed against the evidence, and practical applications will be drawn..

I am not aware of any scientist that would argue against the evidence of amazing design in our universe.

The fact that out - of - context personal attacks on scientists are the most successful argument they can offer speaks volumes about their failure to gain any traction by arguing against the evidence.

Read through the Discussion to weigh the stated conclusions and claims against the evidence.

For example, she insists against all evidence that states can not adapt or revise the standards.

How does that statement stack up against the evidence?

But going against the evidence is now par for the course.

«Governments have seemed unwilling to have a key school reform rigorously tested against the evidence, and too often the critics have also wanted to make their case without reference to the emerging data on how structural change is impacting on attainment and value added.

The juxtaposition of Orwell's book and the Barmen anniversary is important, for if we are to stand against those evidences of the Orwellian world that we already see, important resources for doing so will be found in the stance, Conviction and courage of the creators of Barmen.

«So it's hard to compare this modest body of evidence against evidence for a medication like Prozac or Zoloft that has numerous studies to back it up.»

The successful appeal usually involves very technical aspects of administrative law which include weighing the report of the police officer against the evidence presented by our lawyer on your behalf (ie.

We're quite aware, and slightly entertained, by critics who offer me as a poster - child against evidence - based market analysis or markedly unconventional views — half - way into a market cycle, with prices at record highs, and with reliable valuation measures at obscene levels.

The atheistic scientists oppress other scientists against evidences.

You are going against all evidences by denying God.

Dogma acts as a shield against evidence.

Take the following passage, for example, — we must hold to duty, even against the evidence, Renan says, — but he then goes on: --

One thing a free person is not free to do ¯ unless in betrayal ¯ is to turn his or her face against the evidence.

Christians to deny evolution by natural selection, or to assert against all evidence that the earth is 10,000 years old rather than four and a half billion years, I can not imagine anyone being counted among the goats at the Last Judgment because when faced with what they sincerely believed to be a choice between God and Darwin, they chose God.

a. Evolution, as a science, is based upon testing ideas against evidence.

But, to be a theist you have to believe the nonsense against all evidence.

Harpur's arguements for the confabulation of Jesus» existance are interesting and worth - noting, but the evidence for his position does not convince me or many other's, and needs to be weighed and compared against evidence for Jesus» existance, and a decision can be made (provisionally) based on the evidence which we currently have.

To tell them that their hatred for an enemy cancels out any love they may have for their friends, all based on some ancient words, makes me afraid on several levels: because you base that belief on ancient writings against all evidence that shows that people can actually love one and hate another, and, because your sharing your belief, (while the belief it's self may be admirable) only offers one more unattainable goal for the religious, guilt ridden follower.

The Conversation's FactCheck team will be in Adelaide for the next two weeks, working with academics to test politicians» claims against the evidence as South Australians prepare to vote on March 17.

The Frenchman even repeated the offence this week when he accused Eden Hazard of diving and accusing the ref of awarding a penalty against the Gunners against the evidence, and just about every article since has been about referees decisions, rather than discussing the actual football.

But that argument is difficult to sustain against evidence (from Forest School, for example) about people in formal leadership positions whose actions are not seen by school personnel to make much difference.

* Chazz definition: A backlash article is an article written to assure the reader that the writer is the sane voice of wisdom when in fact they're really just knee - jerk contrarians railing against all evidence.

A wee, new life juxtaposed against evidence of an almost unfathomably ancient one felt worth the price of airfare.

Denying climate change isn't scepticism — it's «motivated reasoning» True sceptics test a hypothesis against the evidence, but climate sceptics refuse to accept anything that contradicts their beliefs

It seems to give scientific grounding to the desire to defend the status quo against the evidence that the culprit is techno - industrialism's aggressive fossil fuel - driven expansionism, which began at the end of the 18th century.

Taitz continues to pursue her legal battle against the evidence, because, as she told Esquire:

Seeing how much of a ruckus the «birthers» were able to raise over Obama's birthplace by suspecting him to be born out of the U.S. against evidence, actually being born outside of the U.S. is going to be a problem for Cruz, never mind the actual legal situation.

That evidence had to be weighed against any evidence of prejudice to the defendant if the adjournment was not granted.

But every theory needs to be tested against the evidence that I was winning until October 28, when [former FBI Director] Jim Comey injected emails back into the election.»

You would try standing against evidence that the Bible is full of errors, contradictions, and obvious lies... with what evidence???

How can anyone argue against this evidence?

«If the accused didn't comply with the demand, then the accused had a defence» against evidence presented in court, Welsh told Legal Feeds.

But the administration is still insisting, against all evidence, that it's a middle - class tax cut.