Faith is the ability to firmly hold to s conclusion that is supported
by the evidence when that conclusion is not absolutely proved.
Not exact matches
You can't do it all on day one, as
evidenced by the mayhem that occurred at Warby Parker
when it launched and couldn't handle the volume of orders.
But
when there's a pattern of behavior profiled across many women and researched
by a trusted journalist who has examined
evidence, we must speak up and make sure this kind of behavior won't be tolerated no matter how powerful somebody is and no matter how many people they threaten and try to silence.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations
by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted
by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations
by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed
evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent
when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices
by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
Here's my question:
When can the repeated assertion of falsehoods despite being confronted
by factual
evidence be considered «lying»?
«In the end Gosnell was only caught
by accident,
when police raided his offices to seize
evidence of his illegal prescription selling,» the report stated.
While the FCC has argued that net neutrality rules made it more difficult for broadband providers to invest in their networks and thus hurt innovation,
evidence suggests that such regulation has had no negative impact on telecom investment — instead, it increased
by 5 percent from 2014 to 2016,
when net neutrality rules were in place.
However, May's sincerity was questioned
by Labour's Lisa Nandy, who reminded her of three previous occasions
when, as Home Secretary, she had been failed to act on information suggesting that incriminating
evidence against individual MPs was routinely used
by whips to enforce party discipline.
Terry: The Western Australian education system is very good,
evidenced by the mere fact that
when you get to university level, there is strong demand for private clients to access our education and as we all know, the education sector is Australia's third largest export.
As
evidenced by recent events, there appear to be plenty of job openings for mayors who ignore the rules and then refuse to admit any wrongdoing
when caught.
When the expectation from the top down is that people's personal or family lives have to be sacrificed for the job as
evidenced by 50 - hour - plus workweeks, little or no vacation time, and 24/7 availability for work communication, you've reached the height of a toxic workplace.
Commenting on the 2015 Human Spaces report
when it was released, organisational psychology professor Sir Cary Cooper said: «The benefit of design inspired
by nature, known as biophilic design, is accumulating
evidence at a rapid pace.
The company's frat - like work environment was in
evidence both during a 2014 outing in South Korea
when Kalanick and other executives went to a karaoke bar that allowed male guests to select paid «hostesses»
by number — leading to an HR complaint
by one one female manager in the group — as well as at a Las Vegas retreat in 2015 where one male employee groped a fellow employee and another brought a prostitute to his room.
Even
when we pass on a deal, we respond quickly and provide transparent reasons for our decision, often accompanied
by a humble acknowledgement that we could be wrong and what
evidence could disprove our hypothesis.
Because of the potential damage to legitimate attorney - client relationships caused
by these mass seizures of records, U.S. attorneys are trained to explore alternatives to these warrants
when evidence is sought from a practicing attorney.
Historically, the most spectacular market losses typically emerge
when overvalued, overbought, overbullish extremes are joined
by increasing risk - aversion, as
evidenced by breakdowns and dispersion across market internals.
Here's a piece of
evidence lawmakers could have showed the CEO: In a survey conducted recently
by Digital Content Next, 1 a trade group of news organizations that is frequently critical of Facebook, a majority of respondents said they didn't expect the social network to track use of non-Facebook apps to target ads, collect their physical location
when they're not using Facebook or harvest information from non-Facebook websites that people visit.
We've all been in conversations on the topics of creativity and innovation
when Henry Ford's most famous adage is (excuse the pun) trotted out, usually accompanied
by a knowing smirk and air of self -
evidence.
Fees for these advertising services are recognized in the period
when advertising is delivered as
evidenced by a user engaging with a Promoted Tweet, as captured
by a click, following a Promoted Account or through the display of a Promoted Trend on the Company's platform.
The governor said he would seek to strengthen state laws to prevent the purchase or possession of weapons
by any adult «
when either a family member, community welfare expert or law enforcement officer files a sworn request and presents
evidence to the court of a threat of violence involving firearms or other weapons.»
Put simply,
when valuation measures are steeply elevated but investors remain inclined to speculate, as
evidenced by very broad uniformity of market action and the absence of internal divergences, rich valuations often have little effect on market outcomes.
On the other hand, both historically and even since 2009,
when investors have shifted toward risk - aversion, as
evidenced by divergent market internals, rich valuations and fragile economic foundations have typically resulted in steep market losses.
In November 2017, he achieved precedent - setting victories for investors,
when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that direct
evidence of price impact is not always necessary to demonstrate market efficiency to invoke the presumption of reliance, and that defendants seeking to rebut the presumption of reliance must do so
by a preponderance of the
evidence rather than merely meeting a burden of production.
When combined with healthy, cash - generating operating results, share repurchases can result in huge long - term rises in earnings per share, as
evidenced by companies such as Coca - Cola and The Washington Post.
So
when I say, for example, that I estimate a probability of about 80 % of fresh credit difficulties accompanied
by a market plunge over the coming year, that figure is based on various combinations of historical
evidence, and what has (and has not) happened afterward, and how often.
Research findings from the Center for Talent Innovation, a New York - based think tank headed
by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, found that having something inherently in common with the funder, decision maker or investor makes an enormous difference, since 56 percent of decision makers in the study did not value ideas they didn't personally see a need for, even
when evidence suggests that it's a good, marketable idea.
When we are confronted
by these people, in addition to simply stating that «now» is always a good time to buy stocks, we will often introduce some contra -
evidence in an attempt to make them a little less certain that they can time the market.
When church leaders sought to correct such false accusations
by bringing
evidence before the people, they were usually thrown into prison or hunted down as traitors to their country.
God: A magical being believed
by some to exist, who knows
when you've been bad or good, and will reward you or punish you accordingly, but there's no hard
evidence whatsoever that he exists.
Santa Claus: A magical being believed
by some to exist, who knows
when you've been bad or good, and will reward you or punish you accordingly, but there's no hard
evidence whatsoever that he exists.
Especially
when there's so many d - bags in the world, as
evidenced by these comments.
This is exactly why religious people are having difficulties coming to terms that there is no God — they construct an «
evidence» for God because they simply desire to do so; they do so
when it is not supported
by logic and / or despite logic.
@one one it is explainable, only that the REAL problem comes
when you demand physical
evidence which is practically impossible, like i said, God is not going to come and take us
by the hand so we make our choice, we have to make our choice on our own without being able to physically watch Him
I was so happy
when I started reading a book
by the current Patriarch of Eastern Orthodoxy and realized that there actually IS a form of Christianity that doesn't deny scientific
evidence!
Later,
when pressured to present
evidence, some historians tried to justify the forgery
by suggesting that Leo XII had perhaps said something of the sort as Cardinal, and thus before his election, but could again not produce the actual source of the statement.
blastoff - if one can show with
evidence that the concept of God from the Torah was created
by a human and with
evidence shows how, where,
when and why... it has everything to do with the topic about the existence of God.
The powerful hold that such rites have on people is
evidenced by their continuance even
when their sacred purpose is explicitly denied or subverted.
I think religion promotes this behavior
by teaching people that somehow it is better to maintain your faith in something at all costs than admit you're wrong
when the
evidence doesn't support your view.
This is a sadly misguided piece of propaganda
by the s c u m b a g producers of this b l a s p h e m o u s P.O.S.. On top of character assassination, they have the gall to lie about it,
when the
evidence against them is d a m n i n g!
But regarding the creation story, it makes specific factual claims (albeit, internally contradictory
when comparing the two different creation narratives) regarding the order of creation which are directly contradicted
by observable, physical
evidence, e.g. earth before sun, the order of the appearance of particular forms of life, etc..
They argue that
when they quote Scripture at me, I am silenced
by the weight of Biblical
evidence.
On face value, W. E. Hocking's remark that
when Whitehead arrived at Harvard «his speculative structure... was already well advanced in its main outlines» is a bit of external
evidence against my hypothesis, but it may mean nothing more than that Whitehead was little influenced
by the philosophical opinions and controversies of his American colleagues during these years, which seems very much to have been the case.
Nowadays, though no one doubts that the dramatic detail of the Flight of Helen, the Wrath of Achilles, and the rest, is imaginary, the poems are treated as valuable sources of
evidence for the history of Greece and neighbouring lands shortly before 1000 BC Even our own Arthurian legends, I observe, are now treated seriously
by quite serious historians,
when they are seeking for light upon the dark age of Britain.
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When the level of accepted
evidence is limited to that which can be tested
by standard scientific method you are correct.
The good news is so much more than «heaven
when you die», as
evidenced by Jesus» own teachings.
The intuitional
evidence for belief in Allah, the belief based upon the recognition of Allah
by our inner consciousness, is brought to our attention in the Qur» an
by pointing out the important psychological fact that there is an instinctive feeling of faith in Almighty Allah, the Creator of the universe, which comes to men
when they are free from inclinations, or the distractions of dull routines, or
when surprised
by the question of the origin of the universe, or
when faced with hardships or misfortunes which they can not overcome
by themselves.
When contacted
by Jewish News Online, Sizer removed the link, but said that he would welcome
evidence refuting the allegations.
Since his first arrest, Byle has been plagued
by problems with Turkish authorities, including a five - year court battle for residency that ended, seemingly, in January 2015,
when a court ruled that the government had not shown significant
evidence that he was «a threat to national security and public morals» or that he had ever even committed a crime.
When it comes to the death penalty, 310 people convicted of crimes in the U.S. have been exonerated
by DNA
evidence since 1989, according to The Innocence Project.
Many Muslims see any depiction of Mohammed as blasphemous, particularly
when it's done so in mockery, as
evidenced by the ultraconversative Muslims who have vented their rage over The Innocence of Muslims film.