Sentences with phrase «less arbitrary choices»

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Without foundations, choices are finally arbitrary, and Rorty's reasons for choosing the failed political atheism that is one step removed from the liberal Protestant pulpit is less than convincing.

The choice of Barrett's lab was more or less arbitrary; it seemed suitable because it's a big, bustling lab that has been churning out Ph.D. graduates and postdocs for about 20 years.

When we pursue something that should ultimately be for ourselves because of the pressure from others, or because of arbitrary deadlines like holidays, we are much less likely to make good choices or stick with them.

The effort your team put in was clearly greater, yet an arbitrary choice gave the victory to the lesser team.

In that case, the choice of an «objective prior» just is a blind reliance on an arbitrary mathematical convention and this choice isn't any less subjective (at best) than any other just because some mathematician has decided to call it «objective».

The choice of 120 kWh / m2 / yr is essentially arbitrary, but that is fine: most other programs are also arbitrary in their aims such as 50 % less than current housing (Architecture2030.org), or a 40 % reduction over some code benchmark, or zero net energy consumption over a year (the Building America program goal).