Sentences with phrase «lack of evidence which»

The groundhog routine is nonsense not only for lack of evidence which is sometimes imagined by biased observers.

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Columbia, which sided with the football team based on a lack of evidence of disparagement, and on the principle of «laches.»

In the same announcement, the FDA said it cleared the first carrier screening test from 23andMe, which was forced to pull its health tests from the market in 2013 due to a lack of scientific evidence.

The first ruling, in 1992, was overturned by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which sided with the football team based on a lack of evidence of disparagement, and on the principle of «laches.»

The Dukan diet and the Whole30 diet, which the experts labeled as lacking scientific evidence of efficacy and as being entirely too restrictive to be healthy.

The fossil record which shows millions of years of stable species, then an explosion of necessarily mutations, all occurring at the precise necessary time required for complex organisms to develop, and ALL escaping fossilization «the sudden appearance of most species in the geologic record and the lack of evidence of substantial gradual change in most species — from their initial appearance until their extinction — has long been noted, including by Charles Darwin who appealed to the imperfection of the record as the favored explanation» — Wikipedia

They view the questions that rise in their minds as evidence of a lack of faith, which surely disqualifies them from being authentic believers.

They just don't believe in their worldview and think they are a little deluded, which is fair considering the extreme lack of evidence.

If we were to read even that biased evidence more critically, we would notice the professionals upbraiding the mass of ordinary people for lack of faith, as if the gift of which, we are told, modernity has deprived us was always rather the exception.

Dodd's whole thesis with regard to a kerygmatic chronology fails for lack of the confirming evidence required to establish a position which would reverse the course of scholarship, and thus must move against the stream of current views as to the probabilities in the case.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

It is just this lack of knowledge, and our dependence on isolated fragments of information, not always consistent with each other, which have led to so many different interpretations of the available evidence and to such varying estimates of the development of primitive Christian doctrine and organisation.

For lack of the necessary historical evidence it is no longer possible to write historical accounts of either the Mosaic migration upon which the faith of Israel was founded, or the rise of the Easter faith on which Christianity is founded.

but i didn't state anything example — i stated that the theory of evolution is yet to be proved and so with that i agree that due to that lacking it is equal to the theory of god... the only thing i said which is cemented truth for anything is that we don't know what the real answer is... and by stating ideas as facts serves no real purpose but a selfish one... lets call it an ease - ment on the inner self, the mind can now be at peace with the hope that when i die i get to live yet again... full belief in this is insane without evidence.

But if this content is preached, how is the preacher to escape Bultmann's charge that his sermons are history lessons calling for consent, a consent which lacks the courage of faith because it requires the support and legitimization of historical evidence before it will say «yes»?

Of the seventy - seven cases in which this kind of data was available, only ten were lacking in evidence of a disturbed childhooOf the seventy - seven cases in which this kind of data was available, only ten were lacking in evidence of a disturbed childhooof data was available, only ten were lacking in evidence of a disturbed childhooof a disturbed childhood.

And, not least, there is evidence of a lack of unity, of spiritual energy, indeed of faith, without which any evangelising efforts must surely fail.

You seem agitated, which is understandable given the lack of evidence you have seen from your side.

Where not a little understanding of the general moral and spiritual Biblical values on the part of students was evidenced, there was still quite often an amazing lack of acquaintance with the Bible from which our culture has largely drawn them.

Like Aarong, I didn't think they could come back — not because they lacked the heart but because they lacked the firepower to score 6 runs in 2 at bats which I don't think was unreasonable given the evidence (they'd only scored 6 or more runs in 5 of the season's first 43 games).

Blogging is mostlyl based on conjecture or opinion or theory thats lacks sufficient evidence which most of the time is impossible to obtain.

At the moment of birth, newborns have an instinctive fear of falling that can be seen in the Moro reflex — large grasping gestures in response to a lack of support underneath the body — which is primitive evidence of a burgeoning fear system designed for survival.

This is a beautiful well researched article that explains carefully what the problems are and the lack of any known mechanism by which they would work — and the lack of any study or evidence to show that they do work, plus potential dangers with their use.

However, evidence of an underlying biological mechanism is weakened by the results of our post hoc analysis, which tended toward lack of homogeneity between African American and other ethnic groups.

Conference is concerned about evidence from the research which shows that when members who are being bullied initiate Grievance Procedures against headteachers or other senior leaders, they may experience a lack of natural justice in the forms of honesty, fairness and impartiality because this same group are the most likely perpetrators of workplace bullying.

This lack of commitment is further evidenced by the withdrawal of all Treasury funding for energy efficiency programmes from next year in contrast to the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which will continue to support fuel - poor households through their own Government - funded programmes.»

«Well, we have no burden of proof and we think the fact they didn't call key people in this case is a reflection of the lack of evidence in this case which is.

Chairman Kevin Barron said committee members were «shocked» by the lack of evidence and policy evaluation which had taken place.

The health committee's report, which was assessing the operation of the Mental Health Act 2007, said there was also «profoundly depressing» evidence for the poor operations of the «deprivation of liberty safeguards» (DOLS) used to protect patients who lack mental capacity.

Other than the proposed severance, in its 180 - page brief filed late yesterday, the government argues that all of the defendants» other, near - two - dozen motions — which include motions to change venues, suppress evidence, and dismiss charges due to «prosecutorial misconduct» related to ex-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's public statements — lack merit.

It also teaches the «Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health», a system of herbal medicine, most of which lacks evidence of efficacy and safety.

The Pestera Muierii individual represents one branch of this return journey to Africa of which there is no direct evidence owing to the lack of Palaeolithic fossil remains in the north of Africa.

Bringing the theory to life While the genetic evidence found in 2007 was «pretty robust,» according to O'Rourke, many scientists disregarded the theory due to a lack of archaeological evidence, most of which would have presumably disappeared underwater after sea levels rose.

The American Dental Association got the Department of Health and Human Services to concede in a public statement that «flossing is an important oral hygiene practice,» to which the dental association added its own admonition that «a lack of strong evidence doesn't equate to a lack of effectiveness.»

However, although the human core temperature may be indicative of several bodily dysfunctions, there is still a lack of scientific evidence about which musculoskeletal diseases or conditions can be diagnosed by evaluating skin surface temperature with IRT.

The lack of genetic differentiation (aside from the Caprivi Strip) is consistent with historical evidence of elephant movements during the Namibian War of Independence, which increased hunting pressures.

The paper, which was recently republished in a different journal, is still cited in some anti-GMO camps as evidence for a lack of consensus concerning health effects.

In addition to a lack of convincing evidence that Trioplex was inferior in comparative analyses, the investigators noted that the test was modified in August to include larger samples of blood or urine, as well as whole blood — all of which should contain higher levels of the Zika virus, making it easier to detect.

In some parts of the world that are abundant with coconuts, people eat over 60 % of their calories from coconuts, which makes them both some of the biggest consumers of saturated fat in the world and some of the healthiest people in the world, with their communities lacking any evidence of heart disease or diabetes.

Additional ridges or «tooth marks» on the sides of the swollen tongue are evidence of excess cold in the digestive system, which is often due to a lack of warming foods in the diet.

Jane Thanks for the links which lead me somehow to this http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/13706/1/IND44016804.pdf I have the 1999 version but was waiting for the 2007 one to come down in price -LRB--: Overall based on the paper there is more consistent evidence that excess Omega 6 LA and lack of Omega 3 are factors in poor mineral absorption, rather than saturated fats.

In one scene, there is a character named Izzy (Page, To Rome with Love) who tries to bring down someone close to her whose company is involved in a major pollution scandal, but these moments don't ring as profound without anything to ground her character, and the way that this story thread evolves feels manufactured, which is evidenced by the lack of genuine emotion when the episode concludes in a traumatic way.

Visions may lack some of the atmosphere of Jessabelle, which used its Louisiana locations to great effect, and Fisher lacks the compelling, quirkier presence of the earlier film's Sarah Snook, but Visions serves as further evidence that Greutert is one of the most interesting mainstream horror directors around — I can easily see a The Conjuring - style success in his future — and that despite its many diminishing - returns franchise films (Paranormal Activity, Sinister, Insidious, et al.), Blumhouse is far from running out of ideas.

His success in that case makes him a media darling as well, which draws the attention of accused murderer Douglas Benoit (Hurt, 1984), who wants the young lawyer's sense of style to help him prevail against overwhelming circumstantial evidence and a lack of alibi.

However, Unions highlighted reports from MPs on the cross-party education select committee and the public accounts committee, both published last week, which criticised the academies and free schools programme and pointed to the lack of evidence that it was leading to improved standards.

But this approach is hampered by the evidence base on curriculum effects, which is quite limited due to a lack of data.

• Online instruction for students in grades K - 12 has little or no research backing, according to a recent study, which stated that policymakers lack scientific evidence of the effectiveness of online classes.

Likewise, there is evidence to suggest that many young people lack an understanding of how to manage their financial circumstances, which is a particular issue in the context of a difficult economic climate and increasingly common instances of personal debt and insolvency.

Escalating punitive consequences, which lack evidence of success, should be eliminated.

«An Urban Legend is usually a (good / captivating / titillating / engrossing / incredible / worrying) story that has had a wide audience, is circulated spontaneously, has been told in several forms, and which many have chosen to believe (whether actively or passively) despite the lack of actual evidence to substantiate the story.»