Sentences with phrase «ancient theory»

The title of the show comes from Stephen Greenblatt's book of the same name which examines ancient theories about how falling atoms sometimes swerve to create new life forms.

It is no accident that Deuteronomy, which sums up the ideals of the pre-Exilic prophetic party, contains an explicit denial of the ancient theory that an innocent person can rightly be punished for another's sin: «The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.»

Denied this direct revelation of the god's will, the priest depended on some ancient theory equivalent to our adage that actions speak louder than words.

Some of them are a little difficult for modern ears, as, for example, the ancient theory that man, having been sold to the Devil, must be brought back by God; and so God paid a price to Satan.

This ancient theory, recounted by Pliny the Elder, is one of the many bizarre early attempts to explain one of life's greatest mysteries — how a nearly uniform egg cell develops into an animal with dozens of types of cells, each in its proper place.

It may seem likely as the ancient theory of «earthquake clouds», which finds mention in the 6th century astronomermathematician Varahamihira's Brihat Samahita, is also the subject of research at the Earthquake Prediction Centre, California, and under scrutiny in Pune.

Ancient theories were shattered, the earth was but an insignificant heavenly body in the cosmos and humanity had lost its traditional points of reference.

It is built on the ancient theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine which views each animal as an exceptional energetic being, not just a selection of signs and symptoms.

It is based on the ancient theories of traditional Chinese medicine which views each animal as a unique energetic being and holistically enables the body to repair itself.