Sentences with phrase «dogmatic certainty»

«Where standards of right and wrong are asserted with dogmatic certainty and are not open to discussion, and, even worse, where these standards merely express the interests of the stronger party in a relationship while clothing those interests in moralistic language, then that criticism is indeed justified» (p. 140).

After all, «in philosophical discussion, the merest hint of dogmatic certainty as to finality of statement is an exhibition of folly» (PR xiv).

One suggests that an age of transition and anxiety such as ours naturally finds attractive a system of thought offering dogmatic certainty and security.

Calvin — for whom this poster has a lot of respect, BTW — could be very Papal in manner, so perhaps it is not surprising that MacArthur speaks with equally dogmatic certainty.

I'm wary of xFIP being used with dogmatic certainty to evaluate one player, but for an entire team, it's pretty useful.

While we will probably never achieve total theological / political common ground, we can, by listening with respect and an open mind to others with whom we initially completely disagree, gain insights that broaden and deepen our appreciation for the complexity and nuances of life's mysteries and lose the dogmatic certainties that make us arrogant and abusive and keep us locked in a cycle of pain and cruelty rather than being able to move on to a transformational life of healing and repair.

From Relevant: (Forgot to post this one earlier) «Evans» excellent new memoir explores her upbringing in Dayton's evangelical culture, with its unique traditions and its dogmatic certainties.

Would he not have answered that any dogmatic certainty is but a dim projection of an ultimate truth, and that all of our «truths» are only artistic elaborations, accentuations, embellishments of a Truth greater than our visions?