Sentences with phrase «defined as a belief»

Many believe that atheism should be defined as a belief that no gods exist because they want to make it seem like a position of faith.

A large segment of Christianity holds to Sola Scriptura, which is typically defined as the belief that the Bible alone is the final authority for all things related to faith and practice.

Faith is defined as belief with absolutely no proof.

Turning away from orthodox Christianity because of the emotional excesses of frontier evangelism, he found it easier as a young man to accept what was called the Doctrine of Necessity, which he defined as the belief â $ ˜that the human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control.â $ ™ Later, he frequently quoted to his partner, William H. Herndon, the lines for Hamlet: â $ ˜Thereâ $ ™ s a divinity that shapes our ends, rough â $ «hew them how he will.â $ ™ â $ œFrom Lincolnâ $ ™ s fatalism derived some of his most lovable traits: his compassion, his tolerance, his willingness to overlook mistakes.

You are the one devoid of reason and logic, all you have going for you is faith, that is defined as belief without proof.

Faith is typically defined as a belief, reliance upon, confidence in, or persuasion about the truth of some claim.

Now it is defined as a belief.

For example, to include Christ's substitutionary death on the cross in a Gospel presentation is adding to the Gospel (the Gospel always being defined as belief on the Lord Jesus Christ results in eternal life).

Cynical distrust, which is defined as the belief that others are mainly motivated by selfish concerns, has been associated with other health problems, such as heart disease.

The first scale was developed to measure a scientist's self - efficacy for public engagement with science; defined as their belief in their ability to succeed in participating in reciprocal public engagement activities.

Religion is defined as the belief or worship of an omnipotent being, especially with of Gods.

Former Vice President Al Gore has made a personal fortune promoting the cult of global warming, a cult being partially defined as a belief system that ignores proof contrary to its beliefs.

Not exact matches

The title's not - so subtle biblical reference is a hint at Stursberg's view of the Ceeb as the place that business common sense forgot, and the book serves largely as a catalogued defence of his belief that audience numbers, not an ambiguous cultural mandate, would define the network's success.

Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck defined a growth mindset as the belief that your abilities are changeable.

Confirmation bias is defined as the tendency to search for and interpret information in a way that confirms one's own existing preconceptions, beliefs and opinions.

Your belief in the outcomes you describe can be felt — selling has been defined as «a transfer of emotion».

The Ancient Greeks defined optimism as «the belief that our behavior matters,» which is a critical concept for helping individuals to remove limiting beliefs and to shift towards solutions - based thinking.

These arguments derive from the false belief that a recession is defined as two quarters of negative GDP growth.

Dan Denison defines workplace culture as «the underlying values, beliefs, and principles that serve as a foundation for an organization's management system as well as the practices and behaviors that both exemplify and reinforce those basic principles.»

Faith can be defined as a set of firmly held principles or beliefs.

So, using simple logic that I assume you would be able to perform (since you feel you are superior), atheism can be defined as a religion, in that it is a belief system and worldview (i.e: a religion).

The NT refers to GeHenna (a specific Jewish belief), not «hell» as it was later defined by Dante and company.

Thus our laws against incest, bigamy and child marriage reflect the belief that marriage, as defined by the State, is to be judged in terms of another and higher standard.

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)

One person said he would see but might well choose to stay with his existing beliefs, but could not be defined as either religious or atheist.

Your «Americaness» isn't defined by your religion — and part of being American as you so frequently harp on, is democracy, freedom of speech and belief.

Merriam Webster defines a cult as, 1: formal religious veneration: worship 2: a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also: its body of adherents

It does not define Christianity as a whole nor does it even define Christianity in our area — If you want people to respect your beliefs, you might want to learn to respect others».

Now, hypothetically, if you personally maintained belief in a supreme being (one in which you had no verifiable proof of its existence, but yet what you considered ample evidence to place your faith in) and that being had communicated morality in absolute terms, would you define that morality as subjective or objective?

Merriam - Webster's online dictionary defines «delusion» as follows: «Something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self or persons or objects outside the self that is maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary; also, the abnormal state marked by such beliefs.»

One of Hart's most striking dismissals of the conflation of God and the gods is where he defines belief in «a personal God» or «theistic personalism» as a kind of «monopolytheism,» which «differs from polytheism... solely in that it posits the existence of only one such being.»

Secondly to be a christian its defined as «Christian: one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Atheism is not a belief, as it is defined as a lack of belief.

Being with my husband for all these years has definitely made me shift over closer to his side than before, but my beliefs are best defined as nebulous so he's never been able to get enough grasp of them to pull them from me, lol.

I was speaking more towards belief in a personal god, regardless of how their religion defines it, as opposed to specific Biblical beliefs.

Well, he obviously defines «religious liberty» as the right force others to adhere to HIS religious beliefs and NOT their OWN beliefs!

I came to view Christian experience as suspect, holding out little possibility that it could add anything beneficial to my well - defined belief systems.

(I apologize to those that dislike metaphors, but I almost can't communicate if I don't get to use them, and as insufficient as they at times are, they are very close to the language of what I believe, because you can't really explain or define someone into believing... you can only live out your beliefs in a way that you share with others, and when given the opportunity shine a light, or point a direction, or walk along with someone for a bit).

Seeing the realm of belief in black and white — as defined by you — is a way to someday find yourself very lonely.

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines the term as «1: a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty; also: a personal struggle in devotion to Islam especially involving spiritual discipline» and «2: a crusade for a principle or belief.»

As Roof points out, their religion affirms: (a) the centrality of ethical principles in their meaning systems; (b) a parsimony of beliefs, few attributions of numinosity; (c) breadth of perspective; (d) piety defined as a personal search for meaning; and (e) license to doubAs Roof points out, their religion affirms: (a) the centrality of ethical principles in their meaning systems; (b) a parsimony of beliefs, few attributions of numinosity; (c) breadth of perspective; (d) piety defined as a personal search for meaning; and (e) license to doubas a personal search for meaning; and (e) license to doubt.

But most self - described atheists in these parts go farther and define atheism not as the belief that there is no god, but as the lack of a belief that there is a god.

Not all pastors and other religious leaders automatically define sin by specific definition as a disease, and it doesn't actually fit my belief as to what sin is, which is an act to knowingly and willfully disobey a commandment from God.

Not to be too picky, but Deist only defines a persons beliefs as much a «atheist» does.

I know lots of people that like to define atheism more loosely as merely a lack of belief in God or not yet being convinced in the existence of God.

This is not to say, however, that a vision of reality is like a «basic belief» as defined by Alvin Plantinga and others, meaning that it need not be justified.

As someone who grew up in a conservative Midwestern town, I initially defined my faith by the things I didn't do and the beliefs I didn't adhere to.

First, the word belief has nothing to do with Christianity, it is a word defined as «something believed; especially: a tenet or body of tenets held by a group» (Merriam - Webster) Christianity is just one of thousands of belief's held by people all over the world.

Merriam - Webster's dictionary defines faith as «firm belief in something for which there is no proof.»

On the basis of these beliefs Buber has defined evil as the predominance of the world of It to the exclusion of relation, and he has conceived of the redemption of evil as taking place in the primal movement of the turning which brings man back to God and back to solidarity of relation with man and the world.