Sentences with phrase «like fact and evidence»

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To pile on the ironies, Le Rider carefully demonstrates through a minute examination of the relevant evidence that the real Vienna was in fact nothing like the city that her artists and theorizers felt they were living in.

I call BS on Jimbo about «a huge avalanche of historical evidence and archeology» and I call BS on your statement because you only refer to «common knowledge» I've seen what Christian common knowledge is like and it often runs a bit shy on facts..

The similarity ends with the way of phrasing it however, because I «believe» in evidence, not in something like «faith» (or «brainwashing» I would say) for which there is no evidence, and in fact there is MUCH EVIDENCE to conclude «faith» is a form of mental evidence, not in something like «faith» (or «brainwashing» I would say) for which there is no evidence, and in fact there is MUCH EVIDENCE to conclude «faith» is a form of mental evidence, and in fact there is MUCH EVIDENCE to conclude «faith» is a form of mental EVIDENCE to conclude «faith» is a form of mental illness.

So basically, you heard a story you liked and decided to believe that story, regardless of the fact that no evidence actually supports that story.

The global reach, extreme influence, and extreme importance of Christianity is largely due to the fact that the European races, largely Caucasoid, became the world's most dominant races as evidenced by their conquest and colonization of many parts of the world's major regions and because their religion invariably happened to be some form of Christianity, consequently, they gave the greater part of the world not only their languages, their customs, and their ideas, but also their religion including their version of what God looks like.

As a matter of fact, there doesn't exist any book that has evidence and guidance like the Quran in the world today (and up until this point).

And it looks really, REALLY silly — as evidenced by the fact that Philly pretzel makers started making pretzels shaped like a kneeling dude as soon as he hit town.

to J.W. and fred — i think its rather silly to argue anything as fact if its cleary thought based (i.e. lacking proof / evidence) when asked about the where did we come from or how the universe (whatever) i always answer with i don't know, but then i pose an idea — i state openly thats its only an idea... if any one of you religions folks would simple agree to the FACT that what you BELIEVE is real is REALLY only an idea until proven (much like evolution) then i would find much more pleasing conversations beyond the realm of atheists... but alas, i am still waiting — i found some but most are imovible in there beliefs that god is real, provable, and most fact if its cleary thought based (i.e. lacking proof / evidence) when asked about the where did we come from or how the universe (whatever) i always answer with i don't know, but then i pose an idea — i state openly thats its only an idea... if any one of you religions folks would simple agree to the FACT that what you BELIEVE is real is REALLY only an idea until proven (much like evolution) then i would find much more pleasing conversations beyond the realm of atheists... but alas, i am still waiting — i found some but most are imovible in there beliefs that god is real, provable, and most FACT that what you BELIEVE is real is REALLY only an idea until proven (much like evolution) then i would find much more pleasing conversations beyond the realm of atheists... but alas, i am still waiting — i found some but most are imovible in there beliefs that god is real, provable, and most def.

In fact, I will bet London to a brick that; (i) in their search for two miracles, they will quickly find them, just like George Bush's underlings, under pressure, found «slam dunk» evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; and (ii) the two miracles will both be medical «miracles».

And so because they're committed to a super-young-earth model of Creation, the AIG folks end up dismissing a ton of actual scientific and historical evidence (like the fact that we have more than 4,937 years of after - Flood history) that's really a deal - breaker for anyone who really wants to sit down and think this throuAnd so because they're committed to a super-young-earth model of Creation, the AIG folks end up dismissing a ton of actual scientific and historical evidence (like the fact that we have more than 4,937 years of after - Flood history) that's really a deal - breaker for anyone who really wants to sit down and think this throuand historical evidence (like the fact that we have more than 4,937 years of after - Flood history) that's really a deal - breaker for anyone who really wants to sit down and think this throuand think this through.

As far as the fantasy half - human / half - god (or other «spirit»); those tales are from the fertile human imagination, like fire - breathing dragons, centaurs, boogeymen and numerous other flights of fancy, without a scintilla of evidence of fact.

why don't you start with why humans invented religion in the first place, the origins of the books of the bible, the multiple «christ» (copied) stories throughout the history of time, fossil evidence of evolution of man and all species, all the discrepancies in the bible, knowledge of all the gods that humans have believed in through recorded history, the political uses of christianity in the time of it's origin, the fact that every other religion has followers who believe just as strongly in their own god / book, that fact that if you had been born in another part of the world you would be a different religion and going to «hell», and that a good, kind, omniscient god wouldn't allow all the suffering and evil to happen, and wouldn't need «help» as christians like to tout... and then we'll get to all these ridiculous fools.

There is still no evidence globally that a soft drink tax has any impact on obesity rates, In fact other European countries, like Denmark, have introduced and subsequently repealed a «fat» tax within 18 months, due to its blatant ineffectiveness.

The fact that we're still in reasonably good shape in a brutal West with Kawhi missing basically the entire season is good evidence that 1) this team has some really good players, 2) LaMarcus is a beast, 3) Pop can coach like no one else, and 4) that your entire point is invalidated by our winning record despite not just Kawhi being out but the brutal string of injuries to LaMarcus, Rudy, Danny and others.

It is my hope that as a result of segments like the one on 20/20 and the fact that more women are feeling comfortable speaking out about long - term nursing (as evidenced by all of the comments and Tweets I received), that others will not feel like they need to be «closet nursers» nor feel pressured by family, friends or society in general to wean before they feel it is right for them and their child.

The OB / GYN and CNM's in America are overburdened by patient loads, (According to Amnesty International there are 9.6 OB / GYN's and 0.4 CNM's available per every 1,000 births) having better trained CPM's seems like a nice solution for that problem, in fact why not have them work collaboratively with OB / GYN's, maybe we can all work together to find a common ground where evidenced based practice take place in the hospital to support physiologic birth, since the lack of such practice is what turns many women away looking for alternative choices.

«In fact, this report shows evidence that police forces, like Staffordshire and Cleveland, which have used fairer stop and search tactics have not only seen reductions in crimes rates in line with overall trends, but have also increased public confidence in the police.»

Health authorities warn that there is no scientific evidence that supports the therapeutic efficiency of colloidal silver and in fact, in some countries like the US, its ingestion is prohibited.

The slow and methodical piecing together of evidence which has taken place during this century, converting the theory of evolution into hard fact, rests upon many examples like the peppered moth.

As evidence of Golge's guilt, prosecutors pointed to the fact that he, like many Turks, holds an account in a bank owned by Gülen followers, and he studied at a university with ties to Gülen.

In fact, scientists have now concluded from the evidence in Gale crater that Mars once had a very Earth - like environment for about 700 million years sometime between 3.1 and 3.8 billion years ago.

Scientists are often accused of being boring or negative when they don't want to accept so - called «facts» without seeing the evidence — but cases like the «cane toads in East Timor» and the «toad eating frogs» remind us that popular stories about toads are often inaccurate, and it's worth finding out what's really going on before accepting such stories at face value.

His statement that there is no evidence that one can eat too much animal protein sounds much like meat and dairy industry propaganda, propaganda, by the way, that is not supported by fact and flies in the face of a wealth of recent research.

(19) In fact, there's even evidence that phytic acid may have some beneficial effects like preventing the formation of free radicals (making it an antioxidant) and binding to heavy metals in the body.

The negative effects seem to lie in the capacity of some foods / nutrients to stimulate proliferative pathways that in turn stimulate development of acne — suspect foods include those with a high glycaemic load and milk.11, 43, 44 Other evidence comes from several studies reporting that the prevalence of acne varies significantly between different populations and is substantially lower in non-Westernized populations that follow traditional diets, 45 a common factor among these traditional diets being a low glycaemic load.46 Various studies have provided evidence that high - glycaemic - load diets are implicated in the aetiology of acne through their capacity to stimulate insulin, androgen bioavailability and insulin - like growth factor - 1 (IGF - 1) activity, whereas the beneficial effects of low - glycaemic - load diets, apart from weight and blood glucose levels, also include improved skin quality.44 The clinical and experimental evidence does in fact suggest ways in which insulin can increase androgen production and affect via induction of steroidogenic enzymes, 47 the secretion by the pituitary gland of gonadotropin - releasing hormone and the production of sex hormone - binding globulin.48 Insulin is also able to reduce serum levels of IGF - binding protein - 1 increasing the effect of IGF - 1.49 These insulin - mediated actions can therefore influence diverse factors that underlie the development of acne such as:

It feels like summer has officially arrived around here, as evidenced by the fact that I can no longer wear jeans outside while playing basketball for Lincoln (that's right, for Lincoln, as he's obsessed with basketballs and hoops including watching me shoot basketballs into hoops,) without sweating my life away.

This can include claims that a spouse is single when, in fact, the spouse is still married or claims that a. And while Match.com was the site most commonly cited by divorce lawyers, attorneys have used other dating sites like eHarmony to gather evidence, too..

Well, perhaps the tree is just like them, immortal and unable to fall to harm, but no evidence of this exists, and in fact, the Tucks were able to «damage» the tree by carving a large «T» into its trunk without much effort.

It is stuck in a framework that says that reform and leadership means doing things, like firing a bunch of people (Rhee) or «turning around» schools (Education Secretary Arne Duncan) despite the fact that there's no research to suggest that these would have worked, and there's now evidence to show that they haven't.

If you're one to base your decisions and actions on evidence rather than providence, these are hard times for understanding certain facts — times made all the harder by further forays from present technological realities like those made by Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week during Tesla's first - quarter earnings conference call.

That fact isn't helped by policies among many retailers and publishers to not divulge specific sales numbers, as evidenced by the numerous attempts to ask companies like Amazon or Barnes and Noble to reveal their sales figures.

I like that you're a facts and figures guy because I'd really like to see the evidence that your strategy outperforms long term.

The appellate court pointed out that it, like the district court, has examined plaintiffs» Statement of Disputed Facts and finds no evidence that the MIP itself did not face a threat of insufficient wrap coverage between 2009 and 2012.

Proponents have tended to ignore evidence like this, and instead point to the fact that dogs, who have been subject to licensing laws for years, enjoy higher redemption rates than cats.

More evidence of the government loosening up was the fact that I had access to websites such as Facebook and Twitter and various U.S. newspaper sites in Internet cafes - without using a proxy server like the old days.

With independent mega-hits like Minecraft selling in the millions and with games like Journey receiving a Grammy nomination, little evidence is needed to showcase that fact that now is the time to study game design and bring the next hit to the table.

Tomkins did point out that some of the women who were Andre loyalists were former girlfriends, but at the same time if you read the article it sounds like «some feminists» thought he was guilty and would harass him if they saw him in public places — that is, the implications is that only feminists thought he was guilty, you know, those harpies, whereas in fact the judge's wording of the verdict (and implications in Katz's text based on interviews) suggested a relation to the judgement available in British jurisprudence but not in the US, that is, what would have been a verdict of «not proven,» meaning he probably did it, but in the end the verdict was «I have concluded that the evidence has not satisfied me beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.»

Raad's work has a documentary - like tone but operates with little allegiance to facts — spinning photographs and other archival «evidence» of his native Lebanon's turbulent history into a semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical narrative.

Political responses can be informed by evidence and facts via Science but it is still the Politicians (like Malcolm Roberts / Jim Inofe) alone who will be remembered for their decisions.

The fact is, people and nations are taking action and a never - ending supply of damning evidence [like this video] will only spur on more of the same.

The fact is, extreme, evidence - free denial of climate change is ebbing into the mainstream right now, primarily because high - profile politicians and pundits are repeating climate misinformation like a mantra.

However, when you look at all the «big picture» evidence of the global system it is clear that there is nothing «natural» about it, in fact it appears that the planet is in early stages of an abrupt change of climate from our «normal» system to one that is much warmer and tropical like.

What strikes me as irrational is that an intelligent person like Dr. Lewis, who has devoted his professional life to science, would either pay no heed to, or dismiss, the mountains of scientific evidence, from neuroscience and psychology and economics and sociology, that demonstrates beyond any serious question that the way we perceive risk is affective... Our fears are a combination of the facts and how those facts feel.

In focusing on the social elements they tend to downplay the importance of things like evidence, truth, fact and proof.

For example, understanding that global warming is not a proven science and that there is no circumstantial evidence for global warming alarmism — which is why we see goats like political charlatans like Al Gore showing debunked graphs like the «hockey stick» to scare the folks — and, not understanding that climate change the usual thing not the unusual thing and that the climate change we observed can be explained by natural causes is the only thing that really separates we the people from superstitious and ignorant government - funded schoolteachers on the issue of global warming... that and the fact that global warming alarmists do not believe in the scientific method nor most of the principles upon which the country was founded.

Likewise, when I cite evidence like «Debunking the Reagan Myth,» Paul Krugman, 21 January 2008, where Krugman points out that the economic «boom» of the 80s went mostly to the rich and left the middle class no better off than they had been under Carter, Republicans fanatically deny these documented facts, dismissing the charts of income growth for the mile class as «lying liberal statistics.»

It just has to do with somebody has decided this is what I believe as opposed to looking at evidence and facts and the process of reasoning that signifies things like the scientific revolution.»

If that's not true — if in fact, individuals would rather be guided reliably to conclusions that fit the position of «their team» than be right when they are evaluating disputed evidence on issues like climate change and the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine — then what I'm up to is either pointless or (worse) a self - deluded contribution to public manipulation.

When newspaper clippings are cited as evidence, when there's a discrepancy between what an article says and what the IPCC claims it says, when IPCC writers rely on media reports rather than verifying facts directly — neither the process nor the end result is anything like what Pachauri has advertised.

Sixthly, all the great movers of the Renaissance were esotericists to a man (or woman)-- a fact that modern Academia would dearly like to ignore; the evidence is generally somewhat hidden as the Church of that time (like academia and science today) tended to fear and punish those who touched esoteric realities, using classical tools of mockery and misrepresentation.