Sentences with phrase «many ancient beliefs»

I myself, having been exposed to the ancient beliefs of Taino Native Americans and Far Easterners transplanted into Latin America as well as Christianity, have a more pragmatic, holistic outlook on divinity and religious teachings which I choose to defer expressing, lest I be branded here in the Christian South as a HERETIC.

The latter half of the contention, but not the former, is in tune with modern belief; the former, but not the latter, was in tune with ancient belief: that both are valid and inseparable is the hypothesis of a philosophy that tries for a stand beyond the quarrel of the ancients and the moderns.»

Yet the ancient belief in transmutation is still with us.

And to say that Biblical teachings are invalid because there are other similar beliefs that have older known written sources invalidates the Biblical teachings also should take into consideration that for certain Biblical believers that all those truths whether they are known to have been placed in the Bible first or known thus far to have been placed elsewhere that they believe that they all come via deity who at the beginning of human history on this world dispensed those truths to humanity and that to those who believe in the biblical teachings believe that through time they are more complete than those of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and apostles.

Now think back on what it took for African Americans and women to get their civil rights, it took good people fighting the prejudice and bigotry of those brainwashed by ancient beliefs.

But, we can be angry about all the harm believers do when they practice the immoralities that lie inside their ancient belief system.

Why would these ancient beliefs and myths hold any sway in the twenty first century is beyond me.

This is an ancient belief.

You and your ancient belief system which is just a mix of other mid eastern beliefs and myths, specifically those in the Mediterranean region.

Adherence to these silly, ancient beliefs is nothing to be proud of.

Lifting up Christ, not putting down ancient beliefs and mores is the true teacher.

He says, «Fundamentalism consists of uncritical adherence to ancient beliefs and practices.

They do often worship out in nature, and tend to follow the ancient beliefs and practices of Nordic mythology.

To short - circuit that long argument, I would say that it comes down to the ancient belief that men and women are different.

These ancient belief systems are based on superst.ition and mythology.

But sometimes symbols point to things that really happened and Christianity points to something that is more than just one of many ancient belief systems.

It should always be about you and your ancient beliefs, right?

I think that will be very clear to everyone that the predominant religions of today is ancient beliefs that might have been reasonable at the time when they were written, but that was more than 1,600 years ago and we have learnt a lot since, even though I sometimes question that when I see what is going on in the world.

In support of it he appeals to the Transfiguration, which he seems to know from the Gospel of Matthew, and to the widespread ancient belief that the universe is to be destroyed by fire.

It's a shame that people are sucked into religion and its odd, ancient beliefs.

This widespread ancient belief lingered on in Israel, by whom the underworld was known as Sheol.

The Ordeal of Jealousy (5) and the Law of the Nazirite (6) represent very ancient belief and practice and ought not to be omitted in reading.

Chinese and Indian medicine is built on valid ancient beliefs and I'd much rather be doing preventative care than be sliced up like deli meet by a surgeon.

The rock art, Boyd says, displays an archaic core: an ancient belief system that has been widely shared in Mesoamerican mythological traditions.

11 Fighting a hangover by drinking «the hair of the dog that bit you» may have originated in an ancient belief that ingesting the hair of a dog that literally bit you could guard against infection.

Digestive problems have even been reported, scuppering the ancient beliefs.

This tradition has deep roots in the ancient belief that being a real woman means becoming a caring wife and a good mother.

Po has a difficult time handling his new responsibility, as well as mastering the art of Chi, which is the foundation of the group's ancient beliefs.

I have covered modern and ancient beliefs and cultures.

This ancient belief became the main reason why our 4th fingers are known as the «ring finger.»

Visit the cultural centre and learn about ancient beliefs and traditions portrayed in art, food and music.

An amazing day learning about Ancient Beliefs, Customs, History, traditions using bicycles for short distances to cycle through the small paths of an Ancient Village to meet traditional Balinese

Rooted in the ancient belief that women more fully embody the generative forces of nature, possessing a greater connectedness to the surrounding environment, this exhibition provides a unique setting for art exploring the poetics of nature and the feminine divine.

In his painting, Duchamp illustrated the ancient belief in auras by showing a field of mystical colors emanating from the sitter's body.

In For the Gods Briggs's photographs relate ancient beliefs about caste and karma to contemporary economic and environmental issues in India.

Innes has spoken of a process like alchemy, the ancient belief that ordinary substances can be changed into gold.

The term «melancholia» is derived from the Greek words melas, meaning black, and chole, meaning bile, and is a vestige of the ancient belief that a person's health and temperament are determined by the relative proportions of the four cardinal humors, or body fluids, which are blood, phlegm, choler (yellow bile), and melancholy (black bile).

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The Ancient Greeks defined optimism as «the belief that our behavior matters,» which is a critical concept for helping individuals to remove limiting beliefs and to shift towards solutions - based thinking.

Modern science is the cornerstone of your belief system, as ancient writings that I consider to be God given, holy inspired and very relevant to modern times (as well as every society that ever was and will be) is the cornerstone of my belief system, because everything about this book has been accurate in every way, unlike modern science.

Ten years in the making, Segal's book explores the development of belief in the afterlife in ancient....

I live in a country where ancient animist beliefs are strong.

therefore belief and worship of a middle - eastern ancient prophet is not necessary to understand the universe.

``... as ancient writings that I consider to be God given, holy inspired and very relevant to modern times (as well as every society that ever was and will be) is the cornerstone of my belief system, because everything about this book has been accurate in every way, unlike modern science.»

I understand that is what christians believe; the only comparison was to ancient religions that did not have that belief.

Let's teach kids that primitive people still cling to ancient folklore, but that those beliefs are no more reasonable than believing the Easter Bunny lays colored eggs.

So how do you go from that reasoning to «Since it wasn't accidental then it must have been this ancient male diety named (fill in blank depending on religion) who loves me and knows me and cares for me and wants me to perform rituals that have nothing to do with morality like prayer, not eating certain things, sabaath and many more just because he said so, even though we have no record of him saying anything, just records of humans who wrote things down that they claim he said, but I want to believe it all so badly I will base my beliefs on no other evidence than «it just can't be accident».

That's what I've been trying to say about the way I stand in relation to beliefs — I must be a bit of an ancient!

they are orthodox and live in ancient idiotic belief system, what make them think they have any business using technology?

There are some who think they must stick to literal beliefs based on ancient text and those who think their religion is as pliable as silly puddy.

Ancient Egyptians and Sumerians and others who came before the Hebrews had lots of medical treatments and scientific observations which the Hebrews undoubtedly drew from; but those cultures also were given to many superst «itious beliefs.