Sentences with phrase «for evidence to the contrary»

Challenge your negative thoughts by looking for evidence to the contrary and keep a running list of your successes, no matter how small.

And some fools will inexplicably try to establish a direct correlation, between the number of Twitter followers and Facebook fans and the outcome of an election (see Gavin Newsom and CA - GOV for evidence to the contrary).

Not exact matches

The DOJ provided ample evidence when applying for the FISA warrant to surveil Page, and relied very narrowly on the so - called Steele dossier, contrary to the Nunes memo's assertion.

Despite our desire for simplicity, good expert advice is usually heavy with qualifying statements, candid about evidence to the contrary, and not as simple as we'd like it to be.

But that's no excuse for making statements that are contrary to available evidence.

The problem is when investors adopt theories and models that embed the most optimistic assumptions possible, run contrary to historical evidence, or embed subtle peculiarities that actually drive the results (see, for example, the «novel valuation measures» section of The Diva is Already Singing).

In short, aside from some potential for a «clearing rally» to correct the short - term oversold condition of the market, even the low advisory bullishness figures provide little evidence for a «contrary opinion» call on the market.

It is the DEFINITION of «faith in something despite the presence of all evidence to the contrary» Indeed, it takes FAR more faith to be an atheist, than a Christian for you are believing that which is impossible to demonstrate..

Without any evidence for this claim must be rejected and theists have not one shred of evidence, despite their insistence to the contrary.

«It wasn't that long ago that we thought the earth was flat,» — Exactly, and then there was EVIDENCE to the contrary, which is all they want, or are waiting for.

Not only is there a lack of evidence for any of these things, they are contrary to what we know of human nature.

Second, I would ask what «indisputable evidence to the contrary» would you offer for my faith?

The claim that celibacy has helped cause sexual abuse is a claim that runs utterly contrary to the evidence, and unjustly moves responsibility for despicably evil acts away from the abusers, and onto some environmental condition such as the discipline of celibacy in a priestly life.

If a person completely believes a fact, for example that a chair can hold their weight, because of the evidence provided surely other evidence that is contrary to his initial conclusion could convince him otherwise, that the chair would not in fact hold his weight?

Ironically, the only reason I am «Free Grace» today is because I was willing to consider exegetical evidence for a view that was contrary to what I had held and been taught my entire life.

That the nations were in 1948, in the face of so much evidence to the contrary, able to reaffirm such faith is itself reason for hope.

Perhaps I am deluded to believe in an all — powerful benevolent God, but it's the best explanation I can think of for the life experiences I have had and rationally, for that reason unless and until something happens or someone shows me something to give my objective and indefatigable evidence to the contrary, I can't sanely not believe.

Delusion is belief in something for which there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

He even thought the flu came from outer space (contrary to just about every shred of evidence...) He was an intelligent man but incredibly stubborn and close minded (especially for a scientist).

This is not an easy question to answer because it is not clear (in spite of Neville's contrary assertion) that we really can conceive of alternative sets of a priori truths and because it is not clear how any evidence could be adduced to show that any such truths report what is the case and not just what our nature determines must seem to be the case for us.

You want so bad for your god to be real that you will deny all evidence to the contrary «evidence to the contrary» of Gods existence, did I comprehend that wrong?

You want so bad for your god to be real that you will deny all evidence to the contrary and use special pleading to meet you delusional standards.

If you say that you believe in spite of all the evidence to the contrary and simply have faith there's really no argument for that.

I don't get comfort out of believing that I will someday die and not live on for eternity, but I accept it as true - since there's no compelling evidence to the contrary.

I don't get comfort out of believing that I will someday die and not live on for eternity, but I accept it as true — since there's no compelling evidence to the contrary.

Citing a biblical scholar, he says: «In the light of the conclusions drawn earlier that there is no explicit Old Testament justification for assuming that wine drinking is ever appropriate for the saint, even in moderation, it is important to indicate briefly that the New Testament evidence concurs with, or at least is not contrary to, this conclusion» (p. 137).

I know that the burden of proof lies upon me to show how my thesis fits with Scripture, but I am beginning to think that the real burden of proof lies upon those who want to maintain that God is violent despite all the evidence to the contrary in the life, ministry, and teachings of Jesus Christ, and especially in what He did for the entire world on the cross.

On the contrary, our love for the actual, scientific, evidence - based truth makes us all the more passionate to promote reason and logic.

Even though there is no objective for their belief and there is objective evidence (not necessarily proof) to the contrary, people believe things.

faith is a belief in something for which there is no evidence — and even evidence to the contrary.

Argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or «appeal to ignorance» (where «ignorance» stands for: «lack of evidence to the contrary»), is a fallacy in informal logic.

I am sure that you freely believe this to be true when it comes to those who cling to a belief in God despite what you would consider «convincing» evidence to the contrary, but would you be willing to concede that it is also possible from those who refuse to believe in any evidence for the existence of God.

They also suggested that a «specific market share, such as, for example, one third (based on international practice), could be presumed to confer market power unless there is strong evidence to the contrary.»

And your insistence on calling me Pakistani despite evidence to the contrary is a feeble and pathetic for a cheap potshot.

Wenger for year after long year has persisted, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, in the belief that no quality proper holding central midfielder with pace and power MUST sit in front of the defence at all times, and particularly so when away at tough away grounds.

As for my opinion, I think it's very irresponsible for Time to make a blanket statement like that, especially when there is evidence that proves the contrary is true.

The influential American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) goes out of its way to repeatedly declare, contrary to all scientific evidence, that in every case, attended homebirth for low - risk women is dangerous.

The law presumes each parent can care for the children without evidence to the contrary.

This past June, HMN issued a press release to call attention to the American Medical American Association's adoption of Resolution 205, which states that hospitals and hospital birthing centers are «the safest settings» for labor and delivery, despite strong evidence to the contrary.

This is because the evidence provided by tigereyepi in support of the allegations against the said Judge is not sufficient to meet the Prima Facie test either in relation to the allegation of bribery or ex-parte communication between the Judge and the Petitioner on a judicial matter pending before him, contrary to the Code of Conduct for Judges and Magistrates of Ghana (CCJMG).

Ron Paul's insistence on the overreach of government is so great that he calls for the privatization of basic social services, and Rick Perry claims (contrary to all available evidence) that the 2009 stimulus package created «zero jobs.»

Contrary to the latter, Gaudot sees the EU as a «laboratory for the democracy of tomorrow», as evidenced by the Occupy movement, and other grassroots campaigns across Europe.

It would be helpful for our fictitious petitioners to provide evidence to the contrary.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed a new revision of the model funding agreement for Free Schools by the Government in order to preclude «the teaching, as an evidence - based view or theory, of any view or theory that is contrary to established scientific and / or historical evidence and explanations.»

He was pushed over the edge by their write - up of Jerome Corsi's latest paranoid fantasy (Obama - run concentration camps, no doubt intended for conservative «patriots»), but Jon's great sin was encouraging skeptical and critical thought about a series of beliefs that some have come to see as true despite all evidence to the contrary.

That Corbyn now denies calling for Article 50 to be triggered, in spite of the clear evidence to the contrary, does seem straight talking, honest politics.

The middle of the electorate is disgusted with corrupt political party insiders; and partially voted for Obama based on their view he was «clean»... a view largely promoted by a media that ignored or glossed over a lot of evidence to the contrary.

«Notwithstanding denials to the contrary, there is evidence on record to the effect that, in its initial conception, the event had the President of the Republic as the center of attraction and that payment for seats bore a direct relationship to the distance of the payor's seat from the presidential high table.

I can't say I blame them: if enlightened liberals feel good about themselves for supporting immigration and a ban on the death penalty, there is no way they are going to hear, much less repeat, any evidence to the contrary.

For 50 years we've been thinking of memory, despite all evidence to the contrary, as where you imprint changes in the brain.