Sentences with phrase «beliefs on the absence»

As one commentator pointed out, many atheists base their beliefs on the absence of proof.

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On the contrary, authority is said to rest upon the very absence of a wide range of shared beliefs and ways of living.

Belief, on the other hand, is established in the absence of facts or evidence.

There would be no external standards of what is right and wrong, just and unjust, moral and immoral, by which its results could be judged; there would be no guarantee that, even in the absence of outside intervention, globalization would be a benign process; and there would be no assurance that in a free society, left to itself, we could count on an evolution of moral beliefs to generate values which would continue to underpin the market order.19

It is in this connection that I must again point out the absence of any reference to God, and thus of any civil religion, in the Constitution of the United States, Belief in the tenets of the civil religion are legally incumbent on no one and there are no official interpreters of civil theology.

Elaine Pagels begins Beyond Belief by recounting how, on a chilly February morning in Manhattan, she stepped into a church again after many years of absence.

His departure from the field saw us add another four goals on Tuesday night however, and there would be no reason to lose belief in our attack in his absence.

I think there's a lot of belief going on where in the absence of any CCSS experience and data.

Given the widely known challenges to accurate assessment of teachers using value - added methods, it is my further belief that the absence of any way for a particular teacher to challenge a VAM score on an individualized basis is irrational.

Because of food allergies, absences, religious beliefs and those who will insist on carrying on with packed lunches, take up usually hovers between 85 % and 90 %.

Yet they do have all the time in the world to waste arguing about the absence of evidence on a discussion board with the general public and defending their beliefs not based on evidence.

«Because there is always this faint possibility that evidence hasn't been observed yet, a common maxim is that «absence of evidence is not evidence of absence» — and is often used by people to hang on to their beliefs even when faced with a lack of evidence for them.

Term plans provide you with the self - belief to fulfill life's challenges head - on, knowing that your family's financial wishes will be catered in your absence.

It is based on the belief that destructive and irresponsible youth behaviors such as violence, dishonesty, drug abuse, and sexual promiscuity have a common core: the absence of good character.

In what ways did the presence or absence of individuals and families from diverse backgrounds (racial, ethnic, linguistic, socioeconomic, or religious) in your community have on your attitudes and beliefs?