Sentences with phrase «knowledge of things as»

H. Richard Niebuhr in his classic study The Meaning of Revelation, put this idea in the context of religious revelation:»... no universal knowledge of things as they are in themselves is possible,... all knowledge is conditioned by the standpoint of the knower.

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The conclusion is stark: «There are very few things, that we know of, that have such a clear effect on gender inequality as being raised by a working mother,» McGinn told Working Knowledge.

He expects that, just as the Internet made digital knowledge searchable and knowable (ask the Sony executives who've been hacked or Google, which has built a $ 364.4 billion market cap on this trend), the Internet of things will make physical information searchable and digital — with all the pros and cons that entails.

While there's a growing wealth of knowledge about customer behavior available, an important thing to note as startups take advantage of big data is to ensure that customers are not viewed as mere statistics.

To achieve maximum success and derive maximum value from your time, you must systematically, aggressively divest yourself of the activities you don't do well and don't do happily, so as to systematically invest your time (and talent, knowledge, know - how and other resources) in those things you do extraordinarily well, enjoy doing and find intellectually stimulating.

Any business must consider the federal, state, and local laws that govern how a business is formed and managed as well as being knowledge about how to deal with taxes, deductions, and disclosures - among the many things covered under the area of regulations.

For example, one trade credit policy form requires the policyholder to warrant, among other things, that (a) as of the execution of this Insurance Policy, it has no knowledge of any circumstance which could give rise to or increase the likelihood of a Loss; and (b) all of the information that it has provided and will provide to the Underwriter including, but not limited to, the information provided in the Application for Insurance, is and will be true and that no material information has been or will be withheld.

in reality, in some ways I do agree with your post and that's the reason I also included that religionists can be equally arrogant in their knowledge of spiritual things just as scientists.

But the most amazing thing of all is how some people interpret this very human knowledge as proof that their god exists.

Yeah, go back to your X-Box and let the real thinkers like DumbG there conjecture about all the things no one can disprove, for to truly disprove anything you need complete knowledge of everything in the universe, and since no human will ever achieve that, people like DumbG can tell as many unproven «truths» as they want.

The singularity is simply as far back as we can take things given our current state of knowledge.

@fimilleur from time to time mankind experiences the presence of God, there have been and continue to be events that testify to the presence of Him.The multiple gods you continually point to have an unique difference from the God who first revealed His presence to ancient men i.e. the Hebrews.The particular gods you mention roman etc. are all man made and in many instances men themselves i.e. hercules, but even the ancient greeks realized the limitations of their understanding and included an «unknown» God in their worship structure.many cultures did likewise, having a glimpse of God but not the fullness of understanding that was given to the Jews.Whether or not «we» believe, does not alter the fact that God exists as an unique being, whether or not «we» acknowledge Him «we» will stand before Him.You do not choose to understand, but we are actually standing in His presence right now as He is much bigger than the doctrines and knowledge man ascribes to Him those things you find so questionable are the misconceptions and misrepresentations of God made by men throughout history.

In a rich country with a weak knowledge of art, this was possibly a laudable goal - though perhaps a little too confident of government's power to legislate things like aesthetics and a little too sure of the nineteenth - century dogmas of man as perfectible and art as universal religion.

Aristotle originally describes knowledge as a grasp of cause and essence: to know a thing, we must know the four causes of its existence and the essential genus and difference of its species.

Unfortunately Richard, I can honestly say that I do not have enough knowledge of the things you have mentioned to give an opinion and as much as I could research them there is a race I intend to watch that takes precedence over that right now.

And who looks and search for the thing gets it but does not come alone with out effort... Some have reached levels with their knowledge and names of God to make thing happen just as Jesus was able to do but they are not sorcerers although might have got treated as ones.

26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.

From Agnostic to Islam and I have seen examples in the past... so my humble request to you is not to stop... keep learning or studying the new stuffs... an advice to you when you decide to study or learn about Islam — do not point to the people who does wrong things as wrong doing people are there in everywhere regardless of faith, but look into the scripture and go to someone who has knowledge if you have any question that bothers you but make sure that person is well educated to his community... i ask The Almighty God to open your heart...

I was «a person who held that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.»

As long as people believe in a god there will be people whose «personal knowledge» of what that god wants will drive them to harm others, and that's why atheists tend to be down on the whole god thing instead of just letting you folks do your thing without commenAs long as people believe in a god there will be people whose «personal knowledge» of what that god wants will drive them to harm others, and that's why atheists tend to be down on the whole god thing instead of just letting you folks do your thing without commenas people believe in a god there will be people whose «personal knowledge» of what that god wants will drive them to harm others, and that's why atheists tend to be down on the whole god thing instead of just letting you folks do your thing without comment.

The worship of God before the fall would likewise «certainly not have involved his dependence on material things as a means of grace or knowledge.»

Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death..»

the other curious thing is when theists go after the atheists over our knowledge of scripture, most atheists were once theists so we would have some idea of scripture like you all however with the onslaught of attacks from religious folks in the real world when they discover we're not «one of them» has the same effect as the villian in the comics unwittingly creating the superhero.

In the period when I went to the World Student Christian Federation as a secretary, in 1947 religious scientists worked within the thesis in Martin Buber's I and Thou that separated the scientific I - It approach to things and the knowledge of persons through dialogue and mutual love.

I receive a full time salary from the church (less than $ 84k), but much of the freedom that you have described as a benefit I feel I experience, because I know if tomorrow things changed radically, I have my hands and my tools, and my knowledge.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

So, Oscar Wilde wrote: But in a manner not yet understood of the world he regarded sin and suffering as being in themselves beautiful holy things and modes of perfection», did he!!!! ----- The apostle Paul wrote:::» Futhermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not be done.»

a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.

2Pe 1:3 - 11 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 1Co 9:11 - 12 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

The possible things are those that exist as being's knowledge of them in an undifferentiated form.

Ro 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

We have vast knowledge as humans but if we don't have God in our lives and live the accordingly to his will, we will never experience true peace and security in this system of things.

I consider myself a christian, with religious knowledge and general knowlege, however I do not hold to a set of views dictated by an organized religion, I believe the organized religions are where we have gone wrong, as someone pointed out earlier to most «religious people» to question ones faith or organization is wrong but that is exactly what the bible tells us to do... test ALL things to see what is true.

(They will believe the same thing on Wednesday as they did on Monday, no matter what they «learn» on Tuesday, why let little things like facts and knowledge get in the way of beliefs).

The last thing the philosopher should be is an aloof onlooker or a rhetorical cheerleader, for «without the knowledge of actual conditions and of relations of cause and effect, any values that we set up as ends are bare ideals in the sense in which ideal» means utopian, without means for its realization» (JDE 18).

Santayana thus identifies two aspects of mind or spirit, intuition of essences and intent directed upon things and processes in the natural world, and conceives knowledge as arising from their combination (see ED 350, 663 - 665 and 726).

Whereas contemporary understanding envisions the curious person as open to knowledge, life, and new experiences in a kind of whimsical, impish, or carefree way, scholastic theologians saw curiosity as a wayward pursuit which impedes the studied application of the mind to worthy things.

Thus it is thought that the child has direct knowledge of material things through his senses and that through the smiles and gestures of other persons (originally associated with his desire to make use of them) he arrives at a knowledge of them as persons.

As Marjorie Reeves has shown in her application of Buber's I - Thou philosophy to education, the whole concept of the «objectivity» of education is called in question by the fact that our knowledge of things is for the most part mediated through the minds of others and by the fact that real growth takes place «through the impact of person on person.»

«His work in philosophy forms part, and a very important part, of the movement of twentieth - century realism; but whereas the other leaders of that movement came to it after a training in late - nineteenth - century idealism, and are consequently realistic with the fanaticism of converts and morbidly terrified of relapsing into the sins of their youth, a fact which gives their work an air of strain, as if they cared less about advancing philosophical knowledge than about proving themselves good enemies of idealism, Whitehead's work is perfectly free from all this sort of thing, and he suffers from no obsessions; obviously he does not care what he says, so long as it is true.

To have experienced and understood, in order to teach others to experience and understand, that all human enrichment is but dross except inasmuch as it becomes the most precious and incorruptible of all things by adding itself to an immortal centre of love: such is the supreme knowledge and the ultimate lesson to be imparted by the Christian educator.

The naive concept of faith as blind assent arose from an equally naive and philosophically disreputable theory of knowledge, according to which one knows a thing best by detaching oneself from its use and setting aside personal biases in order to form an idea that corresponds to the thing.

In the presentness of meeting, however, are included all those things which we see in their uniqueness and for their own selves, and not as already filtered through our mental categories for purposes of knowledge or use.

21 And now as I said concerning faith — faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.

The large majority of Christians have been ready to welcome the new knowledge in such things as medical science, agriculture etc., even if they have preferred to retain the orthodox religious doctrines.

When we say that God «knows» something, «knowledge» can not mean the same thing as it does when we speak of human knowing, because the created order works within parameters given by the Creator — parameters within which the Creator can not be confined.

One such is the 1604 declaration of Parliament to James I: «The voice of the people, in the things of their knowledge, is as the voice of God.»

The ultimate object of man wherein lies his greatest happiness in future life is to gain knowledge of the realities of things so far as his nature allows, and do what is incumbent upon him.

In the growth in knowledge and love of God, Israel develops as a religious and cultural reality deeply ingrained with the fundamental insights of God as the one creator who is infinite love itself and holds all things in being.

Consider ignorance as not wanting to learn or know they will be ignorant of the things of God because of choice not because of the teacher who offered knowledge and wonder they would never know in their ignorance.