Sentences with phrase «argument presented against»

Another argument presented against advocacy implicitly appears in Tasmin Edwards Guardian piece, relating to perceived scientific authority and the potential dangers of promoting values from such a position.

The most compelling argument presented against cash is on the grounds of efficiency.

Not exact matches

In a recent interview with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg TV, Cuban presented an interesting argument against people pursuing so - hot - right - now computer science degrees or attending learn - to - code bootcamps.

A judge has ruled that Uber can't present a key argument in its defense against an Alphabet lawsuit.

The late Isaac Asimov presented the best argument against it I've yet found, and I'll post it here.

To be temporal in Heidegger's sense is to have a complex unity disclosed against the background and in the pattern of unity of the three temporal horizons, past, present, and future.1 It is essential to his whole argument to realize that temporal unities are not time - like nor defined in relation to time, or to put it another way, that past, present, and future are neither «times» nor «parts of time.»

Still not sure I agree with this totally, but it presents an interesting argument against Calvinistic election.

When this is done, no argument is needed against the real presence of a past figure, for a past figure by definition is not the present subjectivity, is not contemporary, and is precisely one no longer subject to being presented through the senses.7 The presence of a past figure can be made intelligible and justified only by a quite different notion of presence specifically appropriate to the relation of the past to the present.

I have tried to present the arguments for the present system fairly and then my arguments against it.

Her argument against this position, as best I can discern and summarize it, is that each new divine occasion would in turn be irresistibly objectified or «superjected» (she uses this as a verb) back into the world, which would «bind the present irrevocably to the past, to sacrifice spontaneity and autonomy at the altar of necessity» (p. 164).

Shalom's argument against the former relies on Grice's notion of «present total temporary states,» Shalom totally includes memory as an element in a «present total temporary state» and within this context charges that «what is called «memory» necessarily ceases to possess the property of «pastness» which is associated with memory» and required by Hartshorne's theory.

Indeed, to the best of my knowledge Hartshorne does not explicitly link his position on creation with his position on relativity, contingency, and potentiality, as he does link the latter with his position on temporality.13 On the other hand, he does present other arguments against the traditional position, none of which seem tome to have any substance.

He presents an extended argument against radical individualism.

The arguments against evolution have been so explicitly and thoroughly expounded in the Catholic theology of the last eighty years, that it is not to be expected that later on they will become even more evident, in relation to the Church's awareness of what she believes, than they are now, and so become capable of providing new and certain grounds for rejecting the theory of evolution of a kind that have been declared to be not yet at present available.

In college I spent a lot of time learning about other religions, but my information came almost exclusively from other Christians presenting arguments against them.

Though it is entirely legitimate for a scientist, or anyone else, to present philosophical or theological arguments against naturalistic evolution, it can not properly be claimed that such arguments are themselves scientific ones.

He has stated elsewhere, for example, that the fact that evil presents no serious logical or probabilistic argument against God's existence or goodness will be cold and abstract comfort to a person who is faced with «the shocking concreteness of a particularly appalling exemplification of evil» (AP 35 - 36).

Neil Addison also presented a set of arguments against the introduction of same - sex «marriages».

Two philosophers from Oxford and Cambridge respectively, Simon Blackburn and Leslie Green, presented the main argument against the validity of Pope Benedict's phrase, simply pointing out that in practice very few people at present are radically relativist in all morality to the point of being anarchic and care-less of cruelty.

If you had the slightest argument against evolutionary theory you'd have presented it by now instead of di.cking around just to dick around..

Senator Norris here presents his arguments why he was the only senator who voted against our entry into World War I: we have multiplied most of the problems we went into that war to solve.

Still, there is a certain awkwardness here, for the argument just presented runs against those three passages in Process and Reality where Whitehead does speak of direct prehension of the distant past.

You can present no reasonable argument against, you're simply going on blind faith.

Legislators considering changing their divorce laws should consider the full range of legal options available to them, such as those compiled by Americans for Divorce Reform and posted on their Internet «Divorce Reform Page «69 This site presents arguments for and against the initiatives as well as model legislation.

Only time will tell whether there is now an emerging Democratic majority but with the arguments presented by Teixeira and Judis, it's hard to argue against this current political trend.

In her argument, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Treinis Gatz told Azrack that evidence against Linda Mangano presented during the trial was plentiful.

Quinn also said she disagrees with Bloomberg's argument that the allegations against Halloran and Smith present a strong argument in favor of nonpartisan elections, though she didn't explain why.

At present, the main argument against human cloning is that occasional difficulties observed in cloning other animals suggest that human clones would sometimes be born with medical abnormalities.

Of the many inane arguments that are made against taking action on climate change, perhaps the most fatuous is that the projections climate models offer about the future are too uncertain to justify taking steps that might inconvenience us in the present.

Believers have since presented arguments against the 1988 carbon dating results, ranging from conflicts in the interpretation of the evidence, to samples.

Later, Robert will require Karen to present formal arguments against his plan in his sterile but spacious hospital room; this is meant to be a climax of sorts but instead feels distractingly stagey.

Rather, Lions for Lambs includes characters presenting arguments for and against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as criticism of a press too eager to report what they're told rather than think for themselves, and an exploration of the political and social disinterest of «Generation Why?».

The film presents arguments for and against having both job and child in the form of ill - thought - out «soul - searching» and selfrighteous emotionalism insulting to the intelligent viewer.

There's a pair of back - to - back twists that alter our perspective on one of the characters, making one side of the argument look dishonest (The lie is only about a single specific; the validity of the complaint is still present) before confirming that the other is even worse (In putting forward evidence against their cause, they're not too intelligent, either, but fortunately for them, no one notices).

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The first half of the book is a rehashing of arguments against «corporate reform» that were mostly presented in her previous book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System.

When asked by a Christian radio station, Bennett said that their science curriculum presents evolution, creationism, and intelligent design as equally tenable explanations for the existence of life,» adding «We're centered in the Judeo - Christian tradition, we do not ignore faith and religion, we do not ignore the arguments against evolution, because there are some...»

Philosophical, educational, and legal arguments for and against greater inclusion are also presented.

Whether the purpose is to present an argument in support or against a view or to write a critique, the tone may vary from essay to essay.

I try to present the argument against that in this article: http://www.christianwritingtoday.com/why-are-christians-attracted-to-vanity-publishing/

This is a great argument against requiring confirmation of card - present transactions.

This summary presents the main arguments against a legal ban on declawing (of cats and other animals), and the documented, scientific facts about each one — as opposed to the opinions expressed by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and various other...

I suppose that the producer of this TV broadcast and WSJ have done the utmost to present the best arguments against climate change.

A valuable short paper that has been accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters (subscription required) makes a strong case against presenting any argument about human - driven global warming that's based on short - term trends (a decade or so).

Probably everyone has heard this argument, presented as objection against the findings of climate scientists on global warming: «The climate has always changed!»

The «moral hazard» argument against CDR goes something like this: CDR could be a «Trojan horse» that fossil fuel interests will use to delay rapid decarbonization of the economy, as these fossil interests could use the prospect of cost - effective, proven, scaleable CDR technologies as an excuse for continuing to burn fossil fuels today (on the grounds that at some point in the future we'll have the CDR techniques to remove these present - day emissions).

It should be abandoned in favor of a more traditional review that presents arguments for and against — which would better support scientific progress, and be more useful for policy makers.»

Professor Curry has recommended that the scientific consensus - seeking process be abandoned in favour of a more traditional review that presents arguments for and against, and discusses the uncertainties.

I have recommended that the scientific consensus seeking process be abandoned in favor of a more traditional review that presents arguments for and against, discusses the uncertainties, and speculates on the known and unknown unknowns.

In any case, as one of those rare contrarian climate scientists, Spencer is in a good position to present the best arguments against the global warming consensus.