Sentences with phrase «convinced by reason»

You can not use reason, logic and science to persuade someone who was not convinced by reason, logic and science to begin with.

His strong stand on freedom of speech and imagination is well presented and his comments on what he was battling, «popular irrationalism», succinct: «The unreasoning mind, driven by doubt - free absolutes, could not be convinced by reason.»

They will need to sack him as no supporter is convinced by his reasons.

And regarding microtransactions, well, I'm impressed at your ability to suck Microsoft's dick while simultaneously writing comments, but again, I'm confused as to why you think we as consumers are going to be convinced by your reasons to have them when all of your reasons are from the game studio's perspective.

Environmentalists love animals, we are animals:), we convince by reason or fail with pride that we have at least tried to emancipate the minds of our fellow humans.

Not exact matches

Once a judge allows someone to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors must convince the jury the defendant was sane.

These cold, hard numbers are pretty convincing, but if you're looking for more human reasons to go along with the startup visa plan, there's no shortage of stories of promising entrepreneurs desperate to create American jobs but held up by their immigration woes.

Musk reasoned that money could be saved by installing the hyperloop tunnel on pylons above an existing motorway, eliminating the need to purchase additional land or convince current owners to allow the hyperloop to pass through their fields.

For as Martin Luther once said «Unless I am convinced from scripture and plain reason, my conscience is held captive by the Word of God.»

This little incident from the gospels is THE reason the Roman occupation was convinced to get rid of this insurrectionist, by the Jewish authorities.

Whitehead's reason for rejecting this alternative is that he is convinced that the object of authentic religious concern is characterized more decisively by goodness than by metaphysical ultimacy.

Saying someone «has no clue» is not convincing as an argument if it's not accompanied by actual reasons, lines of evidence, etc..

There is nothing convincing about supernatural explanations as they are, by definition, not able to be scruitinized in the light of reason.

If you want to convince people of the truth of Christianity, the best way to «argue» it today is not through reason and and rational propositions, but by becoming more and more like Jesus in everything we do.

If, for reasons such as these, Christians choose to continue to confess their faith in Jesus by affirming that God raised him from the dead, they must be prepared to explain in a clear and convincing way just what they mean by «raising from the dead».

The very fact that, in 2012, a presidential candidate from one party can create instant headlines by arguing against a speech made by a presidential candidate of the other party, more than 50 years ago, should be enough to convince any fair - minded American that we still have much work to do as we try to reason with each other about these questions.

For a number of reasons he is convinced that the established order today can be neither overthrown nor effectively challenged — the primary reason being that «the relevant decisions are made neither by the people at large nor by the official government, but by the private governments where effective power rests.»

But if, for the reasons outlined earlier in this chapter, the Easter message was already beginning to take shape in the minds of the disciples, of Peter in particular, the experience of seeing Jesus in his glorified state would have the effect of authenticating the Easter message and of causing the Easter faith to take possession of whoever heard it, and of those, in turn, who were convinced by the apostolic testimony.

Au defended himself by giving them evidence from the Qur» an and citing the reasons for the action, but they were not convinced.

The difference between a rational mind and an irrational mind is that the rational mind can be convinced otherwise by reason.

If you can't convince someone their beliefs are wrong by reason, you're certainly not going to do it by twisting their arms.

«I want to explain how I became convinced, by reason and experience, of the necessity and Tightness of a form of Christianity that is modest, accommodating and thoughtful - but ultimately uncompromising about its vital truth.»

This is ably argued by very competent and conscientious scholars, but I must confess that I do not find their reasoning convincing.

Rev Zoe Heming, who is the enabling church advisor for the Lichfield Diocese and a wheelchair user, said there were a number of reasons she wasn't convinced by the government's target.

He came to accept the orthodox Christian perspective not because he was convinced by scripture, tradition or reason, but by experience.

These people had become convinced that it was by their own reason and strength, by their own hard work in keeping the law that they were successful and powerful, healthy, wealthy and wise.

There, at Worms, in the presence of the newly elected Emperor, Charles V, the mightiest monarch in Europe, and of the dignitaries of Church and State, Luther, the son of peasant parents, declared that he could not accept the authority of Popes and councils, since they had often contradicted one another, and that unless he was convinced by Scripture and plain reason he could not in good conscience recant anything he had written.

Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures or by clear reason (for I do not trust either in the Pope or in councils alone, since it is well known that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God.

It is a noble document, making numerous excellent points based on both reason and revelation, acknowledging that pro-life politics is «supported by reasons that are accessible to all and should be convincing to all».

If there is an ingenious and convincing story that shows that the product is local, the company is owned by farmers, or is there anything special about the recipe that gives us a reason to try more.

Maybe it is the one transfer the boss did complete that has helped to convince others of Arsenal's title credentials, as that is one of the reasons put forward by former Gunners star Robert Pires.

Yet the league (and the Galaxy's owner, the Anschutz Entertainment Group) eventually came around for two reasons: 1) Chivas gave AEG $ 15 million for the right to use the Galaxy's 27,000 - seat Home Depot Center, and 2) Vergara convinced AEG that both teams would be helped by the creation of MLS's first intracity rivalry.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

I'd convinced myself that the only reason my son wasn't fully potty trained was because I hadn't forced him to be, but by the third day, I was starting to remember why people say, «they'll get it when they're ready.»

Parents who want formula will not have to convince a nurse to sign it out by giving a medical reason.

Parents who want to bottle - feed their infants will have to convince a nurse to sign out formula for them by giving a medical reason for every bottle.

«Myth: Mothers who want formula will have to convince a nurse to sign it out by giving a medical reason.

The reason why I am now convinced that this is the only way forward is not just a matter of direct democratic principle, but also because I believe the government must be given an incentive to negotiate a Brexit outcome that the majority of the people (and nations) would prefer to remaining in the EU, as opposed to letting it get a «bad deal» (blaming Brussels, of course), only to be able to placate their diehard Brexitaliban wing by going for the «no deal» option.

«Unless I am convinced by sacred Scripture, or by evident reason, I can not recant,» he told the church authorities in 1521, «for my conscience is held captive by the word of God, and to act against conscience is neither right nor safe.»

Some of the above arguments still apply, but I'm not convinced that an independent MP can have his biggest impact by speaking or voting in tightly controlled party votes in the House of Commons, even those directly affecting his constituency (one of the many reasons it's such a shame he won the seat — the people of his constituency needed meaningful representation more than many others).

I took the decision because taking full cognisance of the several cases in court as a lawyer and without delving into any analysis here for obvious reasons, I am convinced Sheriff will soon be vindicated by the court as National Chairman.

Test your reasoning on colleagues by asking them whether you told a logical and convincing story after giving a talk from your assembled figures, for example.

Fortunately for the Fore — at least if one prioritizes physical health above the mental sort — after World War II, Papua New Guinea was overrun by Christian missionaries, who managed to convince them that eating one another was a bad idea for spiritual reasons rather than microbiological ones.

If you're not convinced yet, check out this article by Authority Nutrition, which includes even more scary reasons to avoid sugar like the plague.

Here are 12 convincing reasons why you could benefit from adding more avocados to your diet; all supported by science.

I have been low - carb for a long time due to the above reason (as well as having been convinced by Mark Sisson et al that it was a healthy choice).

Of course, she can always try to convince her parents who do not believe in interracial dating, by talking to them and reasoning out her choice of date.

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The normally fine Bill Pullman is none - too - convincing as Dennis Alan, a Harvard anthropologist who's tasked by an American pharmaceutical company to travel to Haiti and learn the mystery behind a powder believed to cause zombification (the pharmaceutical conglomerate claims that it wants the formula for humanitarian reasons; ha!).