Sentences with phrase «built into our human nature»

We do not need any more reminding that indeed there is built into human nature a push to greatness.

But the Church also warns us that we must only tackle these issues in ways that accord with human dignity and the principles of truth and goodness that God built into our human nature.

I think it's built into human nature to compare what we have against what others have.

Not exact matches

Once you make these qualities into a cornerstone of your hiring, you can smile at the fads and fancy scoring systems, knowing that your business is being built on the one foundation that never changes — human nature.

Later the idea gained ground that we can not «speak of nature apart from human perception in the historical development of knowledge», that all knowledge is «a creative interaction between the known and the knower» and that therefore there is no System of scientific knowledge or of technology which does not have the subjective purposes and faith - presuppositions of humans built into it.

These are the understanding of human beings and of nature that are now built into the whole structure of the dominant economic thinking.

To get the point across, Jenson builds community right into the definition of divine and human nature.

It is my theological sense of the doctrine of man which says that any system that expects to work with human nature must have some kind of incentives built into it, a profit motive for example, or adequate rewards for labor.

The real struggle in all religious communities is for spiritual reformation opening themselves to enter into dialogue with other religions and with secular humanist ideologies regarding the nature and rights of the human person and the meaning of social justice enabling to build together a new spiritually - oriented humanism and a more humane society.

The building of the Church as a community with complex organizational structure, with manifold functions and leaders, with various responsibilities to the society around it, can easily degenerate into the building of religious clubs, of sororities and fraternities and of national associations for the promotion of good causes, if the understanding of the Church's purpose, of its responsibility to God, of the nature and action of God, of man and his history, of the meaning of the Church's work in all the complex of human activity and of the interrelation of the various aspects of its work are lost to view.

Much more complex than what Realism mainstreamed as «human nature», insights from neurobiology inform us differently about the building blocks with which human beings encounter whatever environment they are brought into.

In many ways, Pinker's book The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature, which will be published this month, may be his most ambitious yet — an attempt to show that the entire range of human thought is built on the «scaffolding» of a few core concepts that shape our understanding of the physical and social worlds and form the basis for the way we interpret reaHuman Nature, which will be published this month, may be his most ambitious yet — an attempt to show that the entire range of human thought is built on the «scaffolding» of a few core concepts that shape our understanding of the physical and social worlds and form the basis for the way we interpret reahuman thought is built on the «scaffolding» of a few core concepts that shape our understanding of the physical and social worlds and form the basis for the way we interpret reality.

Adapt: How Humans Are Tapping into Nature's Secrets to Design and Build a Better Future by Amina Khan.

«The universality of our law is really surprising, and understanding this can lead to safer building designs and shed some light into the anticipatory nature of human interactions,» said Karamouzas, who will present his work during a talk at the American Physical Society's March Meeting on Friday, March 6.

Dying Light is a game built on melee combat, and while turning the game into Call of Duty would eliminate a lot of the terrifying nature of the zombie horde, it's very telling that I was more scared to combat the gun mechanics when forced into conflict with living, breathing, human enemies.

But taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and showing the vast area of the city subsequently plunged into darkness, it is a sobering reminder of the fragility of the human - built in the path of nature.

Just four months ago, Gamaliel Rodriguez's synthetic landscapes, which depict a world where industrial buildings meld into nature and are absent of human life, could be read as dystopian fabrications.

Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).

By tapping into the restorative powers of nature, we can promote mental and physical health and wellness; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and ultimately strengthen human bonds.