Sentences with phrase «from superstitious»

For example, understanding that global warming is not a proven science and that there is no circumstantial evidence for global warming alarmism — which is why we see goats like political charlatans like Al Gore showing debunked graphs like the «hockey stick» to scare the folks — and, not understanding that climate change the usual thing not the unusual thing and that the climate change we observed can be explained by natural causes is the only thing that really separates we the people from superstitious and ignorant government - funded schoolteachers on the issue of global warming... that and the fact that global warming alarmists do not believe in the scientific method nor most of the principles upon which the country was founded.

Based on true events in nineteenth century Ireland, Hannah Kent's startling new novel tells the story of three women, drawn together to rescue a child from a superstitious community.

When a missile hits their apartment building but fails to explode, Shideh learns from a superstitious neighbor that the cursed missile might have brought in djinns - malevolent spirits that travel on the wind.

Searching for answers, she learns from a superstitious neighbor that the cursed missile might have brought with it Djinn — malevolent Middle - Eastern spirits that travel on the wind.

It was far from a superstitious ritual.

Science also helped liberate man from superstitious and magical views of religion.

He knows, loves, and serves not God but his own species through reading novels and journals, visiting art galleries and museums where altarpieces are admired as artifacts from a superstitious age.

Because faith can so easily degenerate into superstition and self - deception, it calls upon skepticism as its ally in its unceasing attempt to purify itself from superstitious and deceptive elements.

At this present time the Church is taken very seriously in atheist - Communist countries, and hardly ever looked upon as a mere hangover from a superstitious past.

Stories passed down from superstitious primitive peoples that were try to make sense of a world without science.

Not exact matches

First - time flyers, superstitious travelers, and passengers who have simply reached the end of their rope have caused everything from flight delays to cancellations.

Both groups wanted to differentiate their beliefs about God from those of popular religions, which they regarded as superstitious.

Trinitarian theology provided an important solution; it kept Christians from backsliding into superstitious polytheism, but it also prevented Jewish monotheism from undermining the significance of Christ.

There is an awareness of old Roman augury and priesthood, back when legislators «derived much of their power from the influence, of religion, or from that implicit belief which an ignorant and, superstitious people entertain of the gods, and their interposition in every transaction of life.»

Muslim children do not wear a necklace or the «one hundred families» locket which is used in the superstitious belief that it protects children from the devil.

The clever people who understood reality from imaginary were apparently looking down on those naïve folk who still had superstitious worries.

... he is superstitious grown of late Quite from the main opinion he held once Of fantasies, of dreams, and ceremonies.

The Roman Canon Law, still in force, had all sorts of superstitious regulations about the consecrated bread, that it was not to be touched by anyone other than a priest, that if one of the breads was dropped various purificatory rules had to be performed; now instead of simply lifting the rules, on the contrary, they almost compel everyone to touch the Sacrament, with a kind of compulsive hysteria, as far removed from the Gospel as the Roman rules themselves, though in the opposite direction.

There they were the object of considerable hostility from Greeks and Romans who regarded them as superstitious, exclusive, and — in the words of Tacitus — hostile to the human race.

This Penguin is from Birmingham and I believe it is biased, besides I do not believe in this sort of superstitious dung!

A birdie on No. 9 gave the superstitious one a share of the lead with Matsuyama at 7 - under — until the 25 - year - old from Japan buried his birdie on the par - 5 10 to retake the lead.

It's all superstition, sure, and won't have an actual influence on the series, but, like with the Red Sox streak of failure from 1919 until 2004, sometimes its easier to be superstitious than it is to admit that your team spent a century running itself like they deserved to lose.

Included in the stash of superstitious belongings were old headbands that she no longer wore, as well as the Sac Joaquin Section runner - up medal from one of Granite Bay's last losses, which came way back in November 2012.

If the reasons are superstitious, they might believe that the only way to protect their babies from all sorts of evil forces is through this childbirth ritual.

Most of the detoxification claims are sourced from Traditional Chinese Medicine or Ayurvedic Medicine, schools of health which are often very informative, but often superstitious too.

From a golden four - leaf clover, to a tourmaline evil eye, and crystal pendants in chakra colors, superstitious style mavens are warding off bad vibes this Friday.

She was very old - fashioned and superstitious, and once, tried to «prevent» my 13 month old cousin from being left - handed by hitting her hand, repeatedly, with a water bottle.

Previously we reported that girls from Russia and Ukraine are rather superstitious.

Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground.

Unlike the Greek brothers who want the world on a platter, the soft - spoken ruler is easy to empathize with, even though he too suffers from making decisions based on pride, revenge, and the miscalculated opinions of his superstitious spiritual advisers.

Black cat adoptions have increased - in spite of black cats and kittens often being ignored by superstitious people - and being named after characters from the film.

Daily tarot readings via Skype from Alejandro Jodorowsky were part of putting NWR's superstitious beliefs at ease.

I'm slightly superstitious (when embarking on a long and often dispiriting journey like publishing a book, you desperately latch onto any positive signs from the universe).

It is superstitious and wishful thinking to assume that the market will perform strongly simply because of two Discount Rate cuts, despite elevated valuations, high levels of bullishness, absence of a recession, and an S&P 500 index that is only about 2 % from its all - time high.

We do have cool cat names for trendy cats and for the superstitious we have a selection of names for black kitties that range from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Is object collections which are kept in Bali Museum can be classified become the prehistoric object collection like: the Grave Petrify (sarkopag), the object collection coming from history era like: stupika clay containing superstitious formula Ye Te, the bronze statues and ethnography object collection like Keris, Endek Cloth, and religious ceremony equipments.

Inspiration for his illustrated dream worlds comes from «the darker, more primitive side of man: the superstitious, the imaginative, the unknown part of ourselves,» he says.

From Frida Kahlo to Coco Chanel, Salvador Dalí and more, Artsy has explored the fascinating (and, at times, odd) superstitious habits of famous artists, designers and musicians.

The same thing happened from 1910 to about 1954, but climate scientists weren't as superstitious or stupid back then.