Sentences with phrase «leading skeptics»
"Leading skeptics" refers to individuals who are widely recognized or respected for their doubt or disbelief, especially in relation to a particular subject or idea. These people are seen as influential or prominent figures in questioning or challenging prevailing beliefs or theories. Full definition
It's hard to imagine this tale of tradition and miracles leading skeptics to contemplation, much less faith.
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The Oklahoma senator has earned a reputation as one of the country's leading skeptics of global warming, and has called the theory «a hoax.»
Instead, ExxonMobil diverts corporate resources to support the work of some of the nation's leading skeptics on climate change, who claim that fears of global warming are overblown.
The film also includes interviews with leading skeptics, as well as light - hearted animated sequences which follow Marx's adventures through the matrix of his own ideas.
In a surprise, the Senate's leading skeptic of climate science, Sen. James Inhofe (R - Okla.)
«Give me a break,» says Alan Feduccia, a biologist at nearby University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and a leading skeptic of the bird - dinosaur connection.
Soon is a leading skeptic of the widely accepted science surrounding climate change, In the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, a study titled «The Structure of Scientific Opinion on Climate Change» found that 97 percent of scientists surveyed believed global warming already is ongoing, with 84 percent of scientists surveyed believing human - produced greenhouse gases were the driving force behind the change.
A recent slowdown in global warming has led some skeptics to renew their claims that industrial carbon emissions are not causing a century - long rise in Earth's surface temperatures.
Patrick J. Michaels, a University of Virginia professor and state climatologist since 1980, has been a leading skeptic of global warming theories.
Gelbspan discovered in 1995 that some of the leading skeptics were funded by the coal industry.
Then they tried to tie prominent skeptics with evil «fossil» industry funding, launching PR attacks on the scientific integrity of leading skeptics and closing down access to peer reviewed journals.
PBS also has an interview with Dr. S. Fred Singer - «a leading skeptic of the scientific consensus on global warming».
And, of course, an article on a leading skeptic would not be complete without this:
That charger sounds fairly basic, which could lead skeptics to claim it will be for device.