Sentences with phrase «human actions all point»

Well, not as we might want or expect, but the almost unbelievable set of circumstances and human actions all point to a director behind the scenes.

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Johnson et al. [18] pointed out that the 18,520 mini flash crashes they studied mostly took place in time periods too short for human action.

«A full reading of Bernstein's email reveals an important point ---- his assertion that, in the 1980s, we never denied the possible role of human activity as a cause for climate change, and he further makes clear that, at that point in time, there was a great deal of uncertainty and lack of understanding of climate change, even among leading scientists and experts,» said Keil, adding that today, Exxon «believes the risk of climate change is clear, and warrants action.»

My point is simply this: it's not fair to conclude that religion is evil based on human action.

The point is that remarks about the potentially distorting and demonic effects of actions» locatedness do not need to be added extrinsically, as it were, to analyses of human inquiry — here theological inquiry in particular — cast in terms of «action»; such remarks are entailed in the very concept of action.

the future of the human race is at stake with some of these actions, and if we are called Islamaphobic to get our point across then so be it.

There have been many other theories of atonement, each picking out what a given generation took to be the worst possible human situation and going on to affirm that in the action of God in Jesus, God met us precisely at that point: slavery to demonic powers, from which we have been delivered; actual slavery to human masters, with manumission accomplished in Christ; guilt for wrongdoing, with Christ as the advocate who pleads for, and secures, our release; corruptibility and mortal death, met in Christ with healing and eternal life....

If we rightly understand the point of God's action in the human existence of Jesus Christ and all that his existence implies, then we must say that the Church is the community in which God's active love is both disclosed and released into the world.

The point of contention here is whether humans are able artificially to construct some device or prosthesis that functionally reproduces human intelligent action.

A more accurate view would be that all human beings characteristically guide their actions by practical reason; the point is not that we should aim at a maximum possible distance from other creatures regarding our ability to imagine how future contingencies will eventually be actualized.

In On Revolution she celebrates revolution as perhaps the grandest example of human action and points out where invariably it goes wrong.

Without this affirmation, as he pointed out, all of our ordinary, commonsense explanations of human action, in terms of beliefs, desires, and decisions, are undermined.

We should then remember a generic point concerning a certain human tendency to gloat over those whose faithfulness is sometimes seriously undermined by their actions.

Hanna Arendt celebrates revolution as perhaps the grandest example of human action, and then she points out where it invariably goes wrong.

Although human beings are free to transcend the determinism of that locus in both thought and action, especially by examining it and seeing how it affects them, they can not think from a neutral or objective point outside of their concrete history.

My first hermeneutical assumption — and the most fundamental one — is that Jesus Christ is the bearer of God's invitation to human wholeness and is the focal point of God's humanizing action; hence, Jesus Christ is the central norm through which and by which all else must be judged.

From Wieman's point of view, I think, this doctrine not only lacked empirical justification, it also tended to move the source of human good further away from the range of human action.

The second point of general agreement, which becomes disagreement in the details, is the nature of God's action in relation to human existence.

Baby Milk Action also pointed out that the Assembly adopted the Code as a «minimum requirement», that human rights are meant to be universal and that the Nestlé «protect» marketing strategy is global, hence the need to invoke measures at an international level.

The findings also point to the potential for new therapies for lupus and other autoimmune disease based on inhibiting the action of EBNA2 or other human proteins that bind to DNA at the same loci along with the viral protein, the researchers say.

Opponents of taking action on global warming will point to former Massachusetts governor and 2012 candidate for President Mitt Romney's recent statement that he accepts the scientific view held by the bulk of the world's climate scientists that human activity is contributing to global warming.

Unless a human «tipping point» is reached soon, with implementation of effective policy actions, large irreversible climate changes will become unavoidable.

As Dr. Greger points out, an in vitro experiment may, or may not translate to action in vivo in human beings.

Technological advances could provide the ability to program responses and actions that, coupled with appropriate appearance, could lead to certain individuals consciously selecting a pleasant non-real partner to an unpredictable and volatile relationship with another human being, Dr. Driscoll points out.

It brings all the elements together, points to the future and keeps the action to a human - scale minimum.

And it is exactly how these big, thick destruction films should be done: the script is boisterously funny, the action sequences have real flair and sweep, and the central human - primate friendship is even quite moving at points.

The animation relies heavily upon actual human movement, a fact this DVD points out with a glimpse of the extensive live action reference images used.

The effect on human actors is particularly harsh — there are points where The Hobbit looks like the world's most elaborate live action role play.

There is no question that our scientifically derived knowledge of human learning has expanded and deepened over the past decade, and Boser helpfully lumps the many pieces of what we know into a half dozen processes or actions that enhance learning: value, target, develop, extend, relate, and rethink, each of which serves as the focal point of a chapter.

In the same vein as Too Human or Mass Effect, action flows in real - time while upgrades, augmentation and character customization happen through menu - based systems driven by stat and experience point accrual.

Obstacles and cover that would hinder a regular human fall easily before your robot's might, expanding your tactical options, but the player's point of view stays the same, stopping the player from dissociating from the «closeness» of the action.

Ornamentation, the action of decorating, acts as a starting point for a wide - ranging exploration of the uses, abuses and relevance of the human desire to ornament.

He believed that by pointing out the inequities, horrors, and foibles of human behavior he might somehow cause people to consider the consequences of their actions and ultimately, change.

Whirring into action, the printer's fine - tipped point shuttered into place while thin strips of clay successively pooled into the form of a human head, the way one might ice the perimeter of a cake.

Galleria PACK is proud to present a chronicle of pictures of the most extreme actions by Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky, whose artistic practice draws attention to and protests against the social and political injustices in Russia today, he points his finger at hard issues such as human rights, censorship as well as the lack freedom of expression and thought in today's Russia and Europe in general.

While the report included strong statements pointing to a growing human influence on climate, Mr. Bush's critics asserted that the emphasis on unknowns gave the administration cover to avoid quickly pushing forward with actions to limit greenhouse - gas emissions.

In my view that makes them just as worthy of the right to exist as any human, it is truely sad that we could reach a point where we can decide to help or let a species die due to our negative actions.

At the same time, though, this week saw rare agreement among libertarian and some environmental groups and forest ecologists on at least one point: that the destruction in the fire zones was the clear result of much more straightforward and real - time human actions — both the way we treat forests and where and how we build communities (not to mention arson, of course).

I point this out because the proposed bet (of a «let's see what happens» sort) should not be seen as an approach that we (humans) should adopt when it comes to taking wise action to address global warming.

McPherson also believes we are past the point where human actions can prevent near - term extinction, due to all the positive feedback mechanisms being in play.

The PBS Frontline documentary, written and directed by Martin Smith, explores the world to explain why there has been such a persistent gap between the growing body of science pointing to an increasingly human - warmed world and action by policymakers, politicians and the public to limit risks.

Brad Johnson, who writes the Wonk Room blog for the Center for American Progress Action Fund, challenged me to clarify my stance on things, pointing to a post by his colleague Joe Romm concluding that «human civilization is on the precipice» and asking if I agreed.

We can no longer exclude the possibility that our collective actions will trigger tipping points, risking abrupt and irreversible consequences for human communities and ecological systems.

* There is too much conflicting evidence about climate change to know whether it is actually happening * Current climate change is part of a pattern that has been going on for millions of years * Climate change is just a natural fluctuation in Earth's temperatures * Even if we do experience some consequences from climate change, we will be able to cope with them * The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic * The evidence for climate change is unreliable * There are a lot of very different theories about climate change and little agreement about which is right * Scientists have in the past changed their results to make climate change appear worse than it is * Scientists have hidden research that shows climate change is not serious * Climate change is a scam * Social / behavioural scepticism measures * Climate change is so complicated, that there is very little politicians can do about it * There is no point in me doing anything about climate change because no - one else is * The actions of a single person doesn't make any difference in tackling climate change * People are too selfish to do anything about climate change * Not much will be done about climate change, because it is not in human nature to respond to problems that won't happen for many years * It is already too late to do anything about climate change * The media is often too alarmist about climate change * Environmentalists do their best to emphasise the worst possible effects of climate change * Climate change has now become a bit of an outdated issue * Whether it is important or not, on a day - to - day basis I am bored of hearing about climate change

What specific scientific references and sources do you rely upon to conclude that there is a reasonable scientific dispute about whether human actions are causing observable climate change and are you aware of the multiple «fingerprint» studies and «attribution» studies that very strongly point to human causation?

While environmental activists and some politicians claim «the debate is over» and call for immediate action to reduce man - made greenhouse gas emissions, others say the science points to only a very small human impact — too small to warrant concern — and the costs of trying to prevent global warming far exceed the benefits.

Brandon Gates's commentary as in point 1) is based the premise that dangerous human - caused global warming requiring immediate radical mitigating action is occurring and has been since ~ 1800 and any observations that do not accord with or contradict that a priori assumption are airily dismissed by «that is the way CO2 induced warming occurs».

Brandon Gates's commentary as in point 1) is based the premise that dangerous human - caused global warming requiring immediate radical mitigating action is occurring...

As the Diagnosis team says, every year we delay action drives us closer to a tipping point beyond which lies a global environmental catastrophe unimagined in the human age.

But the key point is that we still have several steps in the process before we should start talking about implementing actions to «mitigate» against human - induced climate change, as some are already proposing, invoking the «precautionary principle».