Sentences with phrase «indeed facts of history»

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If one is persuaded that Whitehead's account is indeed the most penetrating that now exists, that it does justice to the complexity of the phenomena of science and of history alike, then the fact that it too leads, almost in spite of the author's apparent intention, to a doctrine of God as the source and ground of order is an important further confirmation of the inescapability for speculative reason of some kind of belief in God.

Indeed, most cultures in human history have generated no such marvel as the modern scientific movement, and even in our own culture, scientifically oriented as it is supposed to be, most people accept the benefits of technology and use the vocabulary of science but do not in fact choose to abide by the disciplines that alone make scientific productivity possible.

Such was Paul's dynamic theology, and Erasmus had failed, so Luther judged, to understand on the one hand the relative dignity and goodness of the Law, on its own merits, and on the other the fact that in any case to keep it was useless, and indeed largely impossible for most men without Christ: «Fulfilment without faith in Christ, even if it creates men like Fabricius, Regulus and others [heroes of Roman history] who are wholly irreproachable in the sight of men — no more resembles righteousness than sorb apples resemble figs.»

Indeed, Segal contends that «history is, in fact, a construction of our minds, as redactors and editors of all the reports.»

Indeed, at this special juncture of the world's history, few things need more to be driven home on the public conscience than this simple but ominous fact: it is a good deal easier to waste a patrimony than it is to make one.

@gerrit: There are indeed many similarities to the Irish - vs English case: A different religion of the colonizers; a history including a period of not - genocide - but - not - incredibly - far - from it; and the fact that Irish armed groups never (to my knowledge) targeted Protestants from other countries.

«There is certainly much left to be studied — including how pregnancy and fertility treatments may affect mortality later in life — but our results highlight the fact that a history of infertility is indeed related to a woman's life long health, and opens a potential opportunity for screening and / or preventative management for infertile women for both women's health care providers and the general practitioner.»

Indeed, for most K - 12 educators, in light of its long and somewhat tortured history, it is likely that NCLB is, in fact, among the first associations made when the topic of accountability surfaces.

Xiao could be seen as the «victor» highlighting the disturbing fact that those in control of information can indeed rewrite history, and in turn manipulate perception.

A remarkable deterioration prior to this, around 1810, was noted by Hubert Lamb, in «Climate, History and the Modern World», who remarked: «Indeed, the descriptions of «old - fashioned» winters for which Charles Dickens became famous in his books may owe something to the fact — exceptional for London — that of the first nine Christmases of his life, between 1812 and 1820, six were white with either frost or snow.»