Sentences with phrase «fits preconceived notions»

Not for whether or not it fits your preconceived notion of God and how / why he would do what he does but rather for what it does for you in your life.
The Bible is trying to tell us a story, and when we try to make all the details fit our preconceived notion of what really happened, we end up losing the force of the story.
Your ability to bend reality to fit your preconceived notions is all I see going on here.
It just doesn't fit your preconceived notion of what Christianity claims.
To see it differently you must start with a conclusion and find a way to interpret it to fit your preconceived notion about what it means.
--------------------------- — To see it differently you must start with a conclusion and find a way to interpret it to fit your preconceived notion about what it means.
The problem is that theists interpret «the signs» to fit their preconceived notion.
They ignore evidence that does not fit their preconceived notion.
Curly - haired sisters, listen up: Stop flattening your beautiful locks to fit some preconceived notion of «good hair.»
You can be swayed in one direction or another by the weight of the evidence, but it's important to avoid filtering information to fit your preconceived notions.
Those receiving the pitch make snap decisions and quickly put you into a box that fits their preconceived notion.

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This is precisely to use the Bible to fit our own notions, to twist it to justify our own preconceived ideas instead of being open to the message it brings.
«I think the debate over America's moral position comes down to this: Republicans want the best outcomes based on solutions that fit into preconceived notions of what society should look like.
Letting go of preconceived notions gives you more of a chance to enjoy yourself, so that you're not trying to fit square pegs into round holes.
The aim is to extend preconceived notions to the limit, thus creating a particular perspective of the world, which can fit in any human context.
Instead of trying to fit the data to their preconceived notions, they freely accept the data.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis: A type of factor analysis where the researcher begins with a preconceived notion or hypothesis of which factors influence which variables and then measures how well the results and data fit the hypothesis.
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