Sentences with phrase «largely irrational fear»

Indeed, this widespread and largely irrational fear has become a second epidemic — one that must also be addressed by pastors concerned for people's spiritual health.

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This will allow same - sex couples to have children biologically related to both parents, a goal that an accompanying editorial praised while calling the «fears» of critics «largely irrational.»

Here again I appeal to Susanne Langer's evidence, which consists largely in noting cases of irrational fear on the part of chimpanzees, fear that can not be explained either by instinct or by learning.

The filmmakers maintain that public schools have failed the nations children and future by robbing students of all freedoms due largely to irrational fears that young people pose a threat to society.

In a recent blog post, Frommer admits that hearing about his daughter's planned trip to Mexico gave him a moment of fear and worry — but he goes on to explain why that fear was largely irrational, noting that she «returned singing the praises of Mexican vacationing and stressing the relative calm of the country.»

Quite honestly, this fear of fraternals is largely irrational in our opinion.