Sentences with phrase «entrenched beliefs»

This repositioning challenges the entrenched beliefs many educators have and should not be taken lightly.

However, she turns out to possess the ability to know things she couldn't possibly know, to the point where even an egotistical skeptic is beginning to be a little skeptical of his own entrenched beliefs.

The British society, just like many other countries with a mixed culture and race in the populace which have entrenched beliefs and antagonistic attitudes towards the other race especially the coloured from a minority group.The general public and the society are not used to seeing mixed couple a fact that has been in practice for some from uninspiring stories passed on from their forefathers.

They have a firm, entrenched belief that * everyone else * is the problem, not them, which means that type of intense therapy is rare.

I know that I am «a moron» (with an earned Ph.D. from an accredited institution, have published twelve books and hundreds of articles read by millions), but I am walking away with the firmly entrenched belief that I have won this debate.

There is a deeply entrenched belief among many educators and parents that the role of teachers is to teach the curriculum for the year level; the role of students is to learn that curriculum; and the role of assessment is to judge and grade students on how well they have learnt what teachers have taught.

That is what it takes, he says, to get Americans to examine their deeply entrenched belief that «some kids have got it academically and some simply don't.»

Politicians appear to have a deeply entrenched belief (during my 50 + years as a lawyer) that there are no votes to be gained by improving the justice system.

Mindlessly carrying on chasing commissions with blinders well fitted (which bakes - in a well entrenched belief system that all is well... as long as the big bucks keep coming in and the pot - of - gold at the end of the rainbow still exists) will only lead to a stubborn self - sustaining cultural resistance to what is slowly, relentlessly, happening out there; government types are finally, seriously looking at the wild - west amateur - gunslinger real - estate - agent show.

Not exact matches

But Mulvaney's comment is reflective of that widespread and entrenched mindset I mentioned up top: the belief that some people, at least to some extent, deserve the diseases they get.

Millions of children born between 1980 and 2000, commonly known as Generation Y, have matured into adulthood with a unique worldview that is firmly entrenched in the beliefs that anything is possible and anyone can make a difference.

Sprott seems to be becoming more entrenched in his beliefs, arguing that gold prices will reach $ 2,400 per ounce by next summer — almost twice its current value.

Academic research on correcting misinformation has shown that putting a strong image, like a red flag, next to an article may actually entrench deeply held beliefs — the opposite effect to what we intended,»

«Academic research on correcting misinformation has shown that putting a strong image, like a red flag, next to an article may actually entrench deeply held beliefs — the opposite effect to what we intended,» according to Product Manager Tessa Lyons.

As with politics, those that are entrenched in the belief in a God will not be persuaded by any scientific findings; they can always say that God was behind the creation of those physical laws or principles, chemical reactions, etc..

He is really entrenched in a false belief system.

People in the US often think they are radical but tend to be so entrenched in a belief in the system that they don't understand it is the system that is the problem.

Perhaps you simply can't understand, or don't want to understand, because your world view is so entrenched in belief of the supernatural.

Personally I see more value in appealing to human decency and modern culture than to attempting to make the moral views of iron age civilizations entrenched in sexism, racial bigotry, and a host of other very morally questionable beliefs somehow fit our modern society.

My beliefs weren't so entrenched that I was not able to change my mind.

I am not entrenched, it is the BELIEVERS that are, since they have accepted NOTHING as evidence of belief and then have to attempt to defend belief in something that even they can not verify.

I think the dynamic at work here is that many non-believers have the maturity level to recognize that most of these issues are based on deep seeded presuppositions, and that no amount of argumentation will changed the minds of those entrenched in their belief.

Both groups are too entrenched in their own beliefs & this little sparr fest really serves no other purpose than to raise endorphin levels!

Yet so entrenched is the concept of religion as belief in authoritative, ready - made doctrines that when that notion is challenged the whole edifice of religion may be rejected, as in traditional naturalistic humanism or the more bizarre «radical theologies» currently in vogue.

That America is guided by Providence is a belief deeply entrenched in the seventeenth - century beginnings, the constitutional period, Lincoln's ponderings on our greatest war, and Woodrow Wilson's convictions about the inseparable connections between freedom and American destiny.

As of this moment both Christians (and all other religions) and Atheists are so firmly entrenched in their beliefs (yes atheists you have a belief a faith if you will) there is no reason to even bother discussing (yes color me hypocritical... I believe it is fucia).

How is it that people claiming to be Christians are not sure about something as basic and entrenched in our belief system as the doctrine of hell?

The UK has one of the most entrenched bottle feeding cultures in the world, and despite overwhelming evidence that breastfeeding saves lives, improves health and cuts costs, there continues to be a general belief that formula milk is almost as good as breastmilk.

Her beliefs are so firmly entrenched that she can't grasp that vaginal tearing, bleeding, and afterpains are normal, no matter where you give birth.

It refers to the belief that deeply entrenched, career government employees are working against Trump's interests and his administration, according to The Hill.

And so, when the mind is too entrenched in negative core belief, I direct clients to take the mind «into» the body — to use the space of the body to strengthen the muscles of awareness.

As part of committing to that work, leaders aggressively confront entrenched, counterproductive strategies and beliefs.

If anything, this experience shows that the deep - seated belief in state - led education systems, which draw their strength from America's profound historical distrust of centralized power, are entrenched in our national ethos.

This belief has become so entrenched in the book world that it has been blamed for so - called «BBA» status for some authors, otherwise known as Badly Behave Authors.

Colville is still entrenched in the beliefs of the religion.

Once you get too entrenched in your belief, you try to justify every decision, no matter how bad.

[My] goal is to make evident the ways we internalize our oppressive environments and normalize entrenched faulty beliefs,» he says.

Exploring the juncture of Church dogma and human sexuality, Blondel seeks to have the viewer reconsider not only the contradictory practices of Catholicism, but the accepted traditions of any organization that has become entrenched in its own beliefs.

They are not by default true let alone * authoritative * and based on anything beyond faulty misguided and ignorant thinking and entrenched false beliefs.

Overcoming the default «text issues» by being face to face will still not resolve entrenched issues of «belief / values» between two people.

Mythical beliefs, lifelong habits, entrenched psychological socialization and a distinct lack of self - awareness is.

I am getting the impression you either do not understand what I am arguing (and have been for years) or you are so entrenched in your belief that we can not estimate costs and benefits of proposed polices, therefore we should not even make best efforts to do so.

The Galileo Movement says it honours Galileo's achievement in replacing religious doctrine with «solid observable data» and standing up to «entrenched, dogmatic religious and state beliefs suppressing the truth».

''... when people had their misperceptions challenged certain people, at least, were more likely to become more firmly entrenched in that belief.

CONFIRMATION BIAS Confirmation bias is a heuristic that leads us to interpret new information in a way that serves to entrench our pre-existing beliefs.

There has been a lack of vision in its approach to the health system and political leadership characterised by a poor understanding of the health system and a naïve belief in the ability of the private health sector to solve complex and entrenched problems.»

Many separated parents come to mediation with many «entrenched negative beliefs» about each other and the situation, rooted in a narrative defined by blame, self - justification and self - righteous indignation creating barriers to a positive parenting relationship.

In contrast, those who are single for longer periods may be more entrenched in their beliefs and thus have greater difficulties adjusting to marriage (an idea that the researchers label the coordinated development hypothesis).

Express your belief that resolving issues early on, before they are allowed to fester, is easier than reversing long - entrenched problems.

Perhaps you have chosen the wrong word to describe your belief system, which obviously is well entrenched... because it does indeed work... on naïve / ignorant folks.