Sentences with phrase «dependent upon a belief»

First, note the particular terms Schweitzer used: he said that the religion of love is not dependent upon belief in a «divine personality» (Gottespersönlichkeit) or «World Sovereign» (Weltherrscher).

The question is not as easy as it appears, but it is my contention that, mutatis mutandis, the ethic of reverence for life is not dependent upon a belief in God.

It was his belief that the ethic of reverence for life is not dependent upon a belief in God.

During last year's Albert Schweitzer Centennial Symposium at UNESCO in Paris, psychoanalyst Erich Fromm raised a pertinent question: «Is Schweitzer's religious ethic of reverence for life dependent upon a belief in God?»

One is only dependent upon a belief if one is located at a distance from the truth in the first place.

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Furthermore, translations often reflect the theology of the translator as well, which also is dependent upon a tradition of church beliefs and doctrine.

Recent speculations in physics resulting in theories of a finite world of space - time have however been taken by some philosophers as warrant for belief in some infinite reality «beyond» the finite world, upon which that world is dependent.

One style of faith typical of children but also frequently found among adults is founded upon a deep sense of belonging to a community in Which faith is expressed through the «heart» and belief is dependent upon external authority.

There is a strength in the belief in God (real or imagined matters not) that allows us to never be dependent upon the state or corporate powers.

His belief that man's subjecthood is distinguished by constant freedom for his own self - determination and his commitment to the Whiteheadian principle that God and man are mutually dependent upon and independent of one another might even suggest that Cobb has allowed what we now contend he has denied man.

But the Jewish belief in creation does not possess the character of a theory to explain the universe; instead, it is the expression of the consciousness that man in his whole existence in the world is dependent upon God.

= > natural law appears to be contrary your self awareness otherwise you would not buy into a belief dependent upon scientific method that is incapable of falsifying evidence and processes not dependent upon particulate matter or energy.

Therefore it can be exploited by theism, and hence theism need not make morality dependent upon metaphysical beliefs except in so far as the mere sociality of man is in fact not a sufficient basis for morality....

These beliefs and symbols the New Englanders grounded in sacrality or in God himself; they were ultimate, dependent upon the will of God as revealed in Scripture and reconfirmed in nature.

But there is also a third option — one that appreciates the primacy of faith in the order of human thought, recognizes the role played by tradition and authority in all forms of inquiry, and understands that the work of the university is ultimately dependent upon several démodé beliefs about the dignity of mankind and the existence of a Creator.

Contrary to the belief that extended breastfeeding makes the children very dependent upon their mothers, it actually makes them more secure and allows for social growth.27

Kista's philosophical approach to education is embedded in the belief that learning is an experience, not an event, dependent upon relationships and fostering the growth of the whole child.

The temperament of any dog is mostly dependent upon your treatment of him: contrary to popular belief, there are NO «bad» breeds - just bad owners.

We have painted ourselves into a corner by creating a world dependent upon a one - time windfall of a finite resource that was abundant, relatively inexpensive, and easily transportable, and a belief that we can simply transition to some alternative is fanciful in the extreme.