Sentences with phrase «argument about the meaning»

Yet it is true that it is based on traditions, but not in the Burkean sense of unchanging tradition, but as an ongoing argument about the meaning of for example a nation or an institution - which is more how MacIntyre defines it.

The argument about mean reversion in profits is several years old.

To dispute the paper, you have to read and understand the paper first, then make more than semantic arguments about the meaning of «proxy» in context.

I'm sure the SCC was aware of Twain's admonition to not argue with those who buy ink by the gallon but was also aware it doesn't apply to the Court, for the reason that Humpty Dumpty gave Alice (in Through the Looking Glass, c. VI) in concluding their argument about the meaning of words.

Not having the advantage of a university education I won't bother trying to present an academic argument about the meaning of the term «corruption».

Not exact matches

The core of any argument about stories of this kind is that they are protected by the First Amendment because there is a clear public interest in having the information released that outweighs the fact that it was classified, or may have been obtained by illegal means.

His argument appeared to be that Iran lied about nuclear activities in the past, which means it's likely to lie about it in the future.

So arguing about something means it exists??? Crap so all those Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, and He - man arguments I had as a kid made them real!!!!

I am sure it would be a powerful motivation for many if they were to realise that singing the texts of the Mass would mean that there need be no further arguments about which hymns should be chosen.

I have always gotten a kick out the argument that if you don't agree with ME about what the bible means then it must be because you don't believe God or the bible.

And while the possibility of being wrong about God does not mean you can not have your views and defend them, it does mean that you need to listen to the thoughtful arguments of those who disagree with you.»

So, many of my arguments on this particular subject have been efforts on my part to get clear about what the expansion of the concept of marriage to include same - sex unions will mean for the social fabric.

She even openly admits in her argument that the sole basis of her argument was not a piece of literature meant to accurately depict the methods through which matter, energy, the Earth and life came about.

It should be noted that the book was essentially written before September 11, and some last minute stitchings about what the war on terrorism might mean for the world and American culture do not sit well with the burden of his argument.

Try following this again, it's not about education level it's about belief, the secular argument is that people of that age were not skeptical and that is just not true to think otherwise is «chronological snobbery» > Just cause it's written doesn't mean it's true.

Person and self are the words that carry our present - day moral universe, and it is sad to note that the more traditional arguments about sexual relations have failed to take their meaning and power into account.

This meant that study of the gospels was a study of the imaginative minds of the early Church, because the gospels were not about Jesus but about the values and arguments among the first Christians.

I don't know what your argument is but just because gravity is not compatible with quantum mechanics, (im assuming this why you have a problem with gravity but if you don't even know about this then you definitely shouldn't post) doesn't mean that it is «wrong».

I think the later Christian West has been an exception, perhaps because there were so many, many arguments about the words of the Bible and what they mean.

Jeremy i am surprised you never countered my argument Up till now the above view has been my understanding however things change when the holy spirit speaks.He amazes me because its always new never old and it reveals why we often misunderstand scripture in the case of the woman caught in adultery.We see how she was condemned to die and by the grace of God Jesus came to her rescue that seems familar to all of us then when they were alone he said to her Go and sin no more.This is the point we misunderstand prior to there meeting it was all about her death when she encountered Jesus something incredible happened he turned a death situation into life situation so from our background as sinners we still in our thinking and understanding dwell in the darkness our minds are closed to the truth.In effect what Jesus was saying to her and us is chose life and do nt look back that is what he meant and that is the walk we need to live for him.That to me was a revelation it was always there but hidden.Does it change that we need discipline in the church that we need rules and guidelines for our actions no we still need those things.But does it change how we view non believers and even ourselves definitely its not about sin but its all about choosing life and living.He also revealed some other interesting things on salvation so i might mention those on the once saved always saved discussion.Jeremy just want to say i really appreciate your website because i have not really discussed issues like this and it really is making me press in to the Lord for answers to some of those really difficult questions.regards brentnz

As for number 10, if you truly mean what you say about the weak arguments of theists, then you recognize the weakness of Dawkins» statement (actually, I'm pretty sure it didn't originate with him).

He is not sanguine about carrying the day with that argument, but he is convinced that the self - acknowledged shambles of the Supreme Court's religion clause decisions means that the days of secular individualism are numbered.

but thats not what i'm talking about... i am discussing the god you claim to worship... even if you believe jesus was god on earth it doesn't matter for if you take what he had to say as law then you should take with equal fervor words and commands given from god itself... it stands as logical to do this and i am confused since most only do what jesus said... the dude was only here for 30 years and god has been here for the whole time — he has added, taken away, and revised everything he has set previous to jesus and after his death... thru the prophets — i base my argument on the book itself, so if you have a counter argument i believe you haven't a full understanding of the book — and that would be my overall point... belief without full understanding of or consideration to real life or consequences for the hereafter is equal to a childs belief in santa which is why we atheists feel it is an equal comparision... and santa is clearly a bs story... based on real events from a real historical person but not a magical being by any means!

GK Chesterton rightly noted that all arguments are theological arguments, that is to say, eventually all political and moral disagreements, if pursued for long enough, get down to the brass tacks of our basic assumptions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of human individuals and human society.

Joy itself is evangelical, and people are more easily shocked by a happy, chaste Christian than they are by hearing about statistical studies of homosexuality or even philosophical arguments, such as sexual acts having intrinsic meaning and being open to new life.

Hasker believes that my doubt about this means that I do not hold the ethical premise in m argument against free will theism to be clearly true.

The television interviewer then asked, «You mean there is no argument about global warming?»

it seems wenger does nt have the courage to play big... he does nt take risks... then he says he was looking at the player of the moment, or he said the same speech u already gave to us to defend something that is, for me, only stubborness and lack of diligence... about granit: do nt start with formal arguments, go to the bone, u know what i mean... u cant said xhaka was the good choise while we did nt see hin play for our colours... i hope he could be the player that we need, but nobody can said that today

Maybe their reasoning is different than yours but that doesn't mean you should automatically assume the worst about them and discount their arguments.

I feel the same way about per / 36 numbers, and the Kyrie argument, but Dame plays almost 37 mpg which means he is more tired than the 32mpg players, too.

So, it takes e to my next argument... This is the only country I know where the fans want change, but do nothing, and I mean NOTHING about it.

To avoid silly arguments about which are the 5 best players we should keep (I mean, the Pipkens versus Donatello Brown debate would be tiresome), I used dead money.

why take any chances with the golden goose and if its true that FFP rules are about to be relaxed it means the cornerstone of the boards argument around a stable long term business plan is now in shreds.

@laninja, do nt get my last post wrong mate i am not defending that it was embarrasing and keane, as captain, should hav been a man and told the ref he made a mistake, but the way he grabbed the ball amidst the georgians complaining to the ref smacks of everything i hav been complaining about this week, but listen does that mean the other 15 squad members should suffer because keane lacks as much integrity as henry?i hav been surprised how easy lads hav found it to favour the french in this argument....

Instead, realize that just because they are upset about a particular issue, and that does not mean that you are a «bad parent,» and — in many cases — having an... MORE argument about it will not bring them any closer to seeing your point of view.

Stress for us means arguments about what is safe for our son to eat, and what isn't safe.

This would seem to preempt your questions by answering the precise nature of the values espoused and defer arguments about the best means for advancing these values.

As to the latter, to take an extreme case, if a new type of government comes to power, and in the course of it two drunks in a bar have an argument about whether the new government is better than the old and they throw a couple of punches, and that is the only violence, would you say that that means it failed the «no violence» test?

This doesn't mean they're bad / invalid arguments, or that there aren't more secular people who use these arguments as a primary reason, just that in general the religious argument is the most common / important in discourse about this topic.

MEPs» views about the chances of Britain leaving the EU, and what it could mean for both sides of the argument.

Not sure what your argument about laws means.

David Cameron's whole argument is that he shares the «progressive ends» and disagrees about the means.

Physicists have argued about entanglement for decades; they offer all sorts of different points of view, explanations and arguments about what it means and what its consequences are for understanding the nature of physical reality.

And I'm not going to get into a big semantic argument about what that means.

When you think about what eating an alkaline diet really means, it's hard to make a sound argument against it.

About it being «artificial» (using it loosely as i do nt want to be in an argument nor any kind of conflict) I just meant that it uses artificially produced kefir starters (which also lacks organisms that can be found in traditional kefir) and not the grains that we all use and love.

I checked out your link and while I agree with his argument, the first image of that muscle dude is a bit scary It's an interesting point about «resistance training» for spinal extensors; I am not sure how that would work considering the fact that when you begin your roll up all the posterior muscles are in stretched out position, which means that they can not contract effectively.

I've heard many arguments about what it means to BE «punk,» a term that has floated around for ages but definitely morphed in meaning.

I mean, I've made the argument about how visuals are so important in a blog in YOUR blog, before, haven't I?

Meeting someone on a liberal dating site could save you a lot of pointless arguments about fake news and what exactly making America great means.