Sentences with phrase «eyewitnesses such»

Not exact matches

«By further reflecting that the clearest evidence would be requisite to make any sane man believe in the miracles by which Christianity is supported, — that the more we know of the fixed laws of nature the more incredible, do miracles become, — that the men at that time were ignorant and credulous to a degree almost incomprehensible by us, — that the Gospels can not be proved to have been written simultaneously with the events, — that they differ in many important details, far too important as it seemed to me to be admitted as the usual inaccuracies of eyewitness; — by such reflections as these, which I give not as having the least novelty or value, but as they influenced me, I gradually came to disbelieve in Christianity as a divine revelation.

I've asked in the other tread several times who could have possibly been an «eyewitness» to such a meeting, especially when Jesus supposedly made it a point to wander off into the wilderness alone.

In some cases» such as the Lucan account of the virgin birth or eyewitness reports about the risen Jesus» Cox mentions the troublesome passages but discourages his readers from grappling with their literal meaning and supernatural elements.

«Because some scholars have treated miracle claims in the Gospels and Acts as purely legendary on the premise that such events do not happen, I intended to challenge their instinctive dismissal of the possibility of such claims by referring to a few works that catalogued modern eyewitness claims of miracles.»

Why would a story based on reliable eyewitness testimony differ in such ways?

That is why they lay such stress on this part of their story; and not they alone, but the «original eyewitnesses and servants of the gospel» who transmitted the memories on which they worked.

Coupled with some of the tools of biblical criticism (such as the criteria of Embarrassment, Double Discontinuity and Multiple Attestation), he seeks to demonstrate the case for the origin of the Johannine tradition in the words and actions of the historical Jesus, as passed on by eyewitness accounts and possibly by John the son of Zebedee himself.

All this is obvious and yet it needs to be said, if only to clear the air for a consideration of the early Christian use of a word such as «eyewitness».

Although the relation between two such actual occasions might help to explain how eyewitnesses in Jesus» lifetime might have been able to relate to the quality of life embodied by him, it does not explain how we in our era are to bridge all of what has come to separate us from him.

The influence of such eyewitnesses would he most evident in the case of narratives of events and occasions, as distinct from collections of sayings and teaching material.

If it were conclusively demonstrable that tradition here preserves the eyewitness report of the sacred mountain under such violent natural seizure; and furthermore if such natural phenomena were unmistakably attributable to volcanic action (the strongest but still indecisive indication of this is the phrase in verse 18 «the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln»), we could with some assurance locate Sinai Horeb in the only area within possible range where volcanic phenomena have existed - that is, in the territory of ancient Midian (present Arabia) east of the northern end of the Gulf of Aqabah.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, he lamented that such clashes have over the years stalled development and other relevant socio - economic activities in the town.

The General Secretary of the People's National Congress (PNC), Attik Mohammed in an interview on the Eyewitness News said, «we find it an extremely unacceptable» that the EC would give the impression to the Police service that more names could be added to the list even though window for such additions has been closed.

Speaking on Eyewitness News, the Bongo MP said such a move would be ill - advised and given the VRA holds reliable power generation as a priority.

«In my view, unless it can be seen that the person who is the subject of such an investigation is capable of interfering with the investigation process in terms of suspected cases of concealment of documentary or other forms of information, otherwise I think those persons can still occupy their position,» he said on Eyewitness News.

Ace Ankomah told Richard Dela Sky on Eyewitness News that, such the handling of the Delta Force case «feed the perception that if your government is in power, somehow, you can get away with such acts.»

Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, Ade Coker argued that, their call is not an endorsement of John Mahama's candidature and should not be seen as such.

Such assertions, the MP argued on Eyewitness News, were indicative of a lack of understanding of public finance.

«For me, Nana Addo and his running mate want to win an election through pushing falsehood, through peddling untruths... consistently, they have been saying such things on many other fronts, whether it is to do with projects we are doing, whether it is to do with even agriculture,» he said on Eyewitness News.

There's also a sore lack of eyewitnesses for such a frequent event as eight spiders a year.

Because individuals with certain psychological disorders, such as antisocial personality disorder and substance dependence, are at high risk for criminal involvement, they are also at heightened risk for false identifications by eyewitnesses.

But although eyewitness reports are sometimes accurate, jurors should not accept them uncritically because of the many factors that can bias such reports.

It's not such a crazy idea — you've heard of eyewitnesses and maybe even earwitnesses, but someday people might be able to serve as «nosewitnesses,» too, research suggests.

Such is the harrowing testimony of one of the closest eyewitnesses to what scientists call the Tunguska event, the largest impact of a cosmic body to occur on the earth during modern human history.

This is one reason why, for example, there may have been such widely divergent witness accounts in the Ferguson, Missouri, shooting, says Gary Wells, PhD, a psychologist at Iowa State University who specializes in eyewitness testimony.

Clinton also provides numerous sidebars containing such information as key events for each year, first - person eyewitness accounts, and other interesting facts.

There were great designers such as Louis Bleriot, who flew across the English Channel, the first man to do so, with a foot so badly burned that he had to be lifted in and out of his seat; Thomas Scott Baldwin, «Cap» t Tom,» inventor of the flexible parachute and incomparable showman, who almost convinced the world that balloons were the future of aviation; John Moisant, who after three failed attempts to overthrow the government of El Salvador took to aviation and within months became the preeminent flyer in the world; Harriet Quimby, an actress and journalist who cajoled flying lessons from her employer to become the first woman to receive a pilot's license and then the first to cross the English Channel; and Glenn Curtiss's most famous flyer, Lincoln Beachey, perhaps the finest aviator the world has ever seen, a man who boasted so many «firsts,» «bests,» and «never before dones» that his exploits would beggar credibility had they not all been documented by eyewitnesses.

Following a comprehensive review of police reports, logbooks, eyewitness testimony and other vital evidence, our California truck accident lawyer may seek compensation for damages such as:

In some cases, your lawyer may obtain evidence establishing negligence, such as surveillance footage, maintenance records and reports, toxicology results, eyewitness testimony, vehicle computer data, internal documents, or expert opinion regarding the standard of care that should have been exercised in a given scenario.

Other situations such as truck accidents or other motor vehicle accidents may involve the results of a police investigation and eyewitnesses.

In addition to proving the driver's negligence, we work to gather evidence, such as the police report, eyewitness reports, photos / videos of the crash scene and damage, and input from our accident specialists, to work to negate any liability the other party may try to pin on you.

Measures such as requiring that interrogations be videotaped and changing the ways that eyewitnesses are identified would have far more impact, he says.

This includes both eyewitnesses and those trying to reconstruct the crash such as investigators or hired experts.

In addition, it is also crucial to get relevant information from the other parties that are involved such as other drivers as well as contact information for any eyewitnesses.

Helpful evidence to meeting this burden might include, defendant's medical history, testimony from the defendant and eyewitnesses, expert medical testimony, and notes and warnings about the normal side effects (and the expected duration of such side effects) of prescription medications.

But remember, the preponderance of the evidence standard is relatively low and you can present other evidence, such as eyewitness testimony and photographs of the accident scene.

When reviewing convictions, we focus on the forms of weak evidence which have been proven unreliable over the past few decades — such as mistaken eyewitness identifications, false confessions, and bad forensics.

For over fifteen years, she has had continuous funding (over $ 1.7 million) from the National Science Foundation for her research applying social psychology to the investigation of legal issues such as eyewitness identification, jury decision - making, and scientific evidence.