The two camps arguing for either 350 ppm or less ambitious targets are motivated more
by belief systems that frame model assumptions rather than hard facts — and it may be impossible to know precisely.
While acknowledging that is a reality for many of us, I'd also like to invite you to see that not all acts motivated
by belief systems are negative.
Later on though, a conflicting idea that was too large or strong to be contained
by my belief system would just break out and and separate itself.
Spencer is suffering from confirmation bias induced
by his belief system.
Not exact matches
Companies can now drive loyalty, and therefore higher lifetime retention and value,
by leveraging convenience with even further granularity of access to products or information or both, giving specific customers specifically what they want every time, in a way that caters to their product preferences (and possibly their
belief system).
There are 10
belief systems cultivated
by highly effective people that run counter to the way most entrepreneurs are conditioned to think about their life and business.
Asset bubbles often come to an end when the basic
belief system is contradicted
by events.
Financial industry norms and academic theories — even popular
beliefs — have always assumed assets saved for retirement would be systematically withdrawn — following the «4 % rule» or some other rule of thumb or
system —
by retirees in order to maintain a consistent standard of living.
is mediated
by our own unique
belief system, then this issue of expert opinion can be a real problem, especially where
belief and the «self» is involved, as opposed to expert knowledge on medical / legal / other issues.
But Christianity is a
belief system, mostly attributed to Paul and some early writers, who we * could * say is «guided»
by this Creator, this energy, this endlessly unfolding and manifesting essence.
My
belief system about romantic love was influenced
by my cultural upbringing, my family history, and my early relationships.
It protects people of ALL faiths or NO faiths
by making it illegal for the government to espouse ANY ONE
belief system.
Religion (as defined
by Merriam - Webster): a cause, principle, or
system of
beliefs held to with ardor and faith (presumably referring to the fact that it can not be scientifically proven)
Atheists are basically people trying to deal with their own powerlessness
by resorting to a particular
belief system.
I am sure being off
by a few degrees will not land them in major religious issues, after all in a faith based
system, the faith and
belief you are following the doctrine is all that is needed right?
But to my point that Atheism is a religion
by definition Religion: a cause, principle, or
system of
beliefs held to with ardor and faith Faith:
belief or trust:
belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without proof Atheism: unbelief in God or deities: disbelief in the existence of God or deities
Regardless of your
beliefs and views, is it not tasteless for CNN to run this as their lead story on Easter morning??? Americans are appalled
by anything done to insult Islam believers, so why is this felt to be appropriate??? There is nothing wrong with the article, but its timing makes it a poor and inflammatory choice of journalism, and would be taken as «persecution» if was directed toward any other
belief system.
LinCA, every sign points to your entire
belief system being controlled
by your sheer hatred of conservatives.
the entire planet is affected
by the irrational
belief systems of the various mainstream religions.
The degrading of learning in the US is almost entirely due to vigorous efforts
by christians to ram their
belief systems into the school
system and replace topics like science with non-thinking dogma.
religion: 1: a set of
beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe 2: a specific fundamental set of
beliefs and practices generally agreed upon
by a number of persons or sects 3: a cause, principle, or
system of
beliefs held to with ardor and faith
By your own
belief system your God is responsible for hurricanes, earthquakes, diseases, cancers, birth defects etc. etc., that torture and kill 10s of thousands every year.
You don't think that people can be brainwashed into a
belief system with the more subtle indoctrination techniques used
by religious organizations and have it stick?
Why do muslims feels so threatened
by people leaving their
system of
beliefs that they would seek to kill the one who does so?
He wastes huge amounts of time on pointless activities, suffers emotional harm under a bizarre worldview that accuses him of being inherently evil, and feels forced to throw away significant amounts of money to fund the perpetuation of the
belief system his is enslaved
by.
These
belief system seek to trascend whatever sociopolitical environment their adherents find themselves in
by asserting universal ideals over cultural traditions.
Unfortunately, your way of thinking has been proven to be detrimental over and over again
by those Atheists with working brains (only 8 % of scientists claim to have a
belief system in the super natural).
Metaphysical realism, understood in a processive way, requires this triple sense of objectivity: novel human doings in need of guidance, long - enduring
systems of
belief that provide the schemata of interpretation
by which that guiding can be done, and opportunistic skill in sculpting act and theory, fact and canon, into a coherent, fruitful basis for intelligent action.
Christianity is the only
belief system that proclaims «Time Dispensations» and «Redemption / Salvation
by Grace.»
Anyone who expects to be emancipated
by technological hardware, or
by a
system of hardware however structured, is the victim of an obscure
belief in progress.
While I am an advocate of spiritual exploration —
by atheists to disprove or
by the faithful to validate — running an article questioning the very core of a religious
belief system on a holy day is indelicate, to say the least.
A «primary framework» is one «seen as rendering what would otherwise be a meaningless aspect of the scene into something that is meaningful» (FA 21), and the frame for all such primary frameworks, the understandings shared
by a group regarding interpretive schemata, their interrelationships, and «the sum total of forces and agents that these [schemata] acknowledge to be loose in the world,» constitute its «
belief system» or «cosmology» (FA 27).
Most significantly, Duddington argues against the charge that permitting an increasing role for religion in the legal and political (i.e., public) spheres would necessitate the imposition of one
system of
belief upon another,
by re-emphasising the argument that Christianity does not serve to generate a moral code, but rather provides a vehicle through which it may be discovered.
As pointed out
by Ducati, your atheism is a protected
belief system in the UK.
I wish some Calvinist would answer why do you accept this
belief system just because you believe in the sovereignty of God doesn't mean He doesn't allow things to happen
by its own accord
The state and the principles
by which we are governed sometimes align with the
beliefs of some or all of these religious
systems and other times do not.
Thus,
by your logic, you should have no problem with Muslims making up 80 - 90 % of your country's population, voting primarily for Muslim candidates, and constantly striving to make their
belief system the law of the land - as is the case with Christians in the United States.
By opposing these things the Church is a «sign of contradiction'to the
beliefs of the secular world, and other faiths, while acknowledging whatever is good, true and beautiful in other faith
systems.
I'd submit that the SBNR, like the atheist, is defined first and foremost
by their rejection of structured
belief systems they find invalid.
We as human beings driven
by instinctual needs with
belief systems we must negotiate even if we don't fully subscribe to them are constantly working in an environment of unknowns.
The review ends
by saying the book is a «sobering reminder that a temperate and honest occupant in the Oval Office can go a long way in serving the American political
system while holding serious and distinctive religious
beliefs.»
«And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men [Jesus]
by which we must be saved» — Acts Crossan is saying he's willing to give up any
belief system that declares itself to be true?
His philosophical leadership will be directly impacted
by his religious
belief system.
Your
belief system was codified
by church bureaucracy back in 325 at the Council of Nicaea.
by definition
belief in any single God or religious
systems excludes
belief in others... In that sense, Christians are no better / worse than Buddhists, Muslims, Hindi's, Sikh's, ATHEISTS, etc, etc..
The foundational
belief is not and need not be evidenced, it is grounded
by the things that can be derived from it: first of all a working
system of logic to begin, necessary before we can advance and examine claims
by evidence.
by definition
belief in any single God or religious
systems excludes
belief in others... In that sense, Christians are no better / worse than Buddhists, Muslims, Hindi's, Sikh's, etc, etc...
I'll get you back on assuming you know what my
belief system is
by the fact I defended the comments of a person who made their
beliefs known.
In an essay on «The Theology of Religion» (I.T.C. Journal, I / 1, 1974), I have argued that a theologian can have his life and thought enriched
by this experience precisely because he views the faith of other persons from within his own
system of
belief and thought.
The basis of your
belief system appears to be that, you will go to a place of eternal fire and torture, unless you accept that 2000 years ago god sent a piece of himself to Earth in human form (Jesus) knowing in advance that this Jesus would live, be crucified, died, then come alive again, then ascend to heaven to rejoin himself, and that this was the only way that humans could be cleansed of the evil that is inherent in them because a rib woman was convinced
by a talking snake to eat an apple.