When we add to this the understanding oft the teaching of Jesus reached in connection with Luke 11.20, we may claim that the meaning is: «the Kingdom is
a matter of human experience.»
As I have said, we can see this vividly as
a matter of human experience, and we can legitimately generalize from that human level, taking it as indicative (however remotely) of what is going on everywhere and always.
... Relevance... requires a determination of whether as
a matter of human experience and logic the existence of «Fact A» makes the existence or non-existence of «Fact B» more probable than it would be without the existence of «Fact A.» If it does then «Fact A» is relevant to «Fact B».
Not exact matches
Unfortunately, clearly and logically explaining the basis
of any behavior, emotion, or sensation is never simple, no
matter how primal the
human experience in question may seem.
And it is because
of this, it is because there exists in you this ineffable synthesis
of what our
human thought and
experience would never have dared join together in order to adore them — element and totality, the one and the many, mind and
matter, the infinite and the personal; it is because
of the indefinable contours which this complexity gives to your appearance and to your activity, that my heart, enamoured
of cosmic reality, gives itself passionately to you.
Though it is an innate
human characteristic to have a conscience, what the conscience gets troubled about is largely a
matter of training and
experience.
They had inculcated a deep sense
of sin and a conscious need
of personal salvation; they had overpassed national and racial lines and had made religious faith a
matter of individual conviction; they had emphasized faith in immortality and the need
of assurance concerning it; they had bound their devotees together in mystical societies
of brethren fired with propagandist zeal; and they had accentuated the interior nature
of religious
experience in terms
of an, indwelling Presence, through whom
human life could be «deicized.»
Mechanism, for instance, began as a limited theory about the structure
of matter, and was subsequently extrapolated throughout the range
of human experience.
But the
experienced quality, the «being
of worth,» is not itself a
matter of human decision, for the essence
of value, as distinguished from desire, is precisely the power
of evoking devotion and
of transforming persons in conformity with its own pattern.
The actual construction
of experience is a
matter of human decision.
However, spiritual
matters, which are not subject to empirical testing (there is no way to physically measure love) should be tested in the crucible
of human experience and present statistical evidence by consensual (that is consensus, not consent) validation before being granted the status
of a universal principle or dogma.
With that said, I think they do want the general belief in God, a general sense that goodness orders the universe, that love and peace and joy are all good things, that
human rights actually
matter, and that we can
experience some sort
of mystical communion with God / the universe / whatever through spirituality.
The answer, he believes, is «that we know what «knowledge» is partly by knowing God, and that though it is true that we form the idea
of divine knowledge by analogical extension from our
experience of human knowledge, this is not the whole truth, the other side
of the
matter being that we form our idea
of human knowledge by exploiting the intuition... which we have
of God» (155).
The kind
of phenomenological method which is often advocated is
of a non-metaphysical type; that is, it is interested in description, in terms
of how living religion, as a
matter of deepest intuitive observation, effectively operates in
human experience in the world where men live.
Generis: «For these reasons the Teaching Authority
of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state
of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part
of men
experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine
of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin
of the
human body as coming from pre-existent and living
matter - for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God» [italics added].
It is however a useful tool to refer to and take precedence from as you have beautifully illustrated with your
experience of human tradition in church that was no longer working to be replaced with «love that respected the other no
matter where they were».
My thoughts resemble Richard Dawkins on the
matter: «The feeling
of awed wonder that science can give us is one
of the highest
experiences of which the
human psyche is capable.
But the idea
of a
matter / spirit duality seems to me to be the best framework in which to understand the totality
of human experience.
Therefore, he believes that he has a logically impregnable position in affirming that the zero case
of mind would also be the zero case
of reality.26 Hence, either we must talk about
matter in terms of the infinitely flexible «psychic variables» of human mental experience, or we can not talk intelligibly about it at all.27 Thus Hartshorne feels justified in the following caustic comment upon Santayana's defense of materialism:» «Matter» is the asylum of ignorance, pure and simple, whose only useful function is to postpone for a more convenient occasion the specification of the type of psychic reality required in the given
matter in terms
of the infinitely flexible «psychic variables»
of human mental
experience, or we can not talk intelligibly about it at all.27 Thus Hartshorne feels justified in the following caustic comment upon Santayana's defense
of materialism:» «
Matter» is the asylum of ignorance, pure and simple, whose only useful function is to postpone for a more convenient occasion the specification of the type of psychic reality required in the given
Matter» is the asylum
of ignorance, pure and simple, whose only useful function is to postpone for a more convenient occasion the specification
of the type
of psychic reality required in the given case.
... if we are to be attentive to God's work in the world, we must listen attentively to the language
of the people
of our time... It is not only a
matter of expressing the Gospel message in contemporary language; it is also necessary to have the courage to think more deeply - as happened in other epochs - about the relationship between faith, the life
of the Church and the changes
human beings are
experiencing.
And such a man could and would do good works and make good use
of spiritual advice — Luther proceeded to run through the Judaic «Ten Commandments» from the Old Testament and to pour out advice inherited from a long tradition, salted by his own
experience covering most spheres
of human activity from insufficient discipline for instance in sexual
matters, to excess
of discipline in, for instance, diet.
Is it not incontestable, a
matter of everyday
experience, that each
of these, to the extent that he believes (and sees the other believe) in the future
of the world, feels a basic
human sympathy for the other — not for any sentimental reason, but arising out
of the obscure recognition that both are going the same way, and that despite all ideological differences they will eventually, in some manner, come together on the same summit?
Working directly with Force Brands, she rounded out her operational, strategy, sales and management skill set with
experience handling executive recruiting, retention and
human resources
matters for a variety
of food and beverage companies, evaluating and fulfilling the management and operational needs
of emerging and established brands by staffing upper management and operational personnel.
It is a
matter of profound importance not only to the mother and newborn, but to all whom birth touches — to families who are celebrating this significant event, to birth workers who are caring for families through this transformative
experience, and to societies that must move aside to welcome one more member
of the
human family.
Why
Human Rights in Childbirth
Matter explores the rights
of women in pregnancy and birth, and offers information and support for mothers, caregivers and campaigners working to improve birth practices and birth
experiences.
Whats more, birth is not simply a means to an end — our birth
experience matters, and is
of primary importance, not just to us, but to our babies, our families, and the whole
human race.
The concept (and rhetoric)
of a profound dichotomy between nature and nurture was superimposed over the more flexible and synergistic «traditional» understanding
of the
matter, markedly polarising and distorting the entire, many - sided debate about the role and weight
of heredity and
experience in both the natural world and the
human situation.
An average warming
of the entire globe by 4 °C is a very different
matter, however, and would render the planet unrecognisable from anything
humans have ever
experienced.
Through his understanding
of the anatomy
of the
human musculoskeletal system and exercise dynamics, and also from his 50 years
of experience training thousands
of guys at his gym, Vince came to the conclusion that the neck press, which involves bringing the weight down to your neck, while flaring your elbows out to the sides, stimulates the fan - shaped pectoralis major muscle
of the chest better than the regular bench press, or almost any other exercise for that
matter.
Pointedly, Lucy gets a couple
of eloquent monologues in which to ponder such weighty
matters as the impermanence
of all life, the preciousness
of every moment, the
human tendency to prioritize feeling over thinking, the depressing myopia
of human experience in general, and the fact that life gains meaning only with the passage
of time.
At 91, the Italian titan was rendered incapable
of speaking and partly paralysed by a stroke, but nevertheless produced this essentially silent featurette, a woozy union
of experience and perception that asks us to devote no less attention to a glass rolling across a restaurant floor than it does two lovers whose quarrelling is the only ostensible
human subject
matter.
Stories, literature, information literacy — all this
matters to families
of Lab students as «skills and dispositions learned through library use allow students to explore the wide range
of human experience through a variety
of media.»
Evidence for this is the fact that 100 %
of human amputees
experience phantom sensations (80 %
of them painful) for the rest
of their lives, no
matter how or when the amputation occurred — even as an infant, even with perfect surgical technique, and even with abundant post-op pain meds.
It
matters because
of the
human experiences it gives you that the internet can not.
Rituals since 1851», Fondazione La Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy (2015); «Chercher le Garçon», MAC / VAL, Paris, France (2015); «Staying Power: Photographs
of Black British
Experience 1950s - 1990s», Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (2015); «Progress», The Foundling Museum, London, England (2014); «Study from the
Human Body», Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, England (2014); «The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Hell, Purgatory revisited by Contemporary African Artists», Frankfurt MMK, Germany; travels to Smithsonian National Museum
of African Art, Washington, USA; Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Correo Venezia, Venice; Hayward Gallery, London, England (2014); «Education», Vögele Kultur Zentrum, Pfäffikon, Switzerland (2013); «Victoriana: The Art
of Revival», Guildhall Art Gallery, London, England (2013); «Earth
Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts
of Africa», Smithsonian Institute, National Museum
of African Art, Washington DC, USA (2013); «The Desire for Freedom: Art in Europe since 1945», Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2012); «Six Yards, Guaranteed Real Dutch Wax Exhibition», Museum
of Modern Art, Arnhem, Netherlands (2012); and «Migrations: Journeys into British Art», Tate Britain, London, England (2012).
Ekpuk's art reflects his
experiences as a global artist: «the subject
matter of my work deals with the
human condition explained through themes that are both universal and specific: family, gender, politics, culture and identity».
Using this seemingly mundane subject
matter, Rusty explores the commonality
of the
human experience through images
of family vacations, yearbook photos or children at play.
The Nude Man in Art from 1800 to the Present Day Musèe d'Orsay, Paris, France «Eye to I... 3,000 years
of Portraits» Katonah Museum
of Art, Katonah, NY 30 Americans, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI Through the Eyes
of Texas: Masterworks from Alumni Collections, The Blanton Museum
of Art, Austin, TX 2012 Looped, Utah Museum
of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT The
Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection, RedLine Gallery, Denver, CO The Soul
of a City: Memphis Collects African American Art, Memphis Brooks Museum
of Art, Memphis, TN 30 Americans, Chrysler Museum
of Art, Norfolk, VA All I Want is a Picture
of You, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA BAILA con Duende: Group Art Exhibition, Watts Towers Arts Center and Charles Mingus Youth Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA The Bearden Project, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY The
Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Collection, The Scottsdale Museum
of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2011 Parallel Perceptions, NYC Opera, New York, NY Who, What, Wear: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Studio Museum Harlem, New York, NY Capital Portraits: Treasures from Washington Private Collections, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Becoming: Photographs from the Wedge Collection, The Nasher Museum
of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC
Human Nature: Contemporary Art from the Collection, Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM) at Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, (LACMA) Los Angeles, CA Beyond Bling: Voices
of Hip - Hop in Art, Ringling Museum
of Art, Sarasota, FL 30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection, Corcoran Gallery
of Art, Washington, D.C.. For a Long Time, Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA RE-Envisioning the Baroque, I.D.E.A. at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CA 2010 Size Does
Matter, FLAG Art Foundation, New York NY Passion Fruits, Collectors Room, Berlin The Global Africa Project Exhibition, Museum
of Arts and Design, New York, NY Personal Identities: Contemporary Portraits, Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA Patter ID, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH Wild Thing, Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA Summer Surprises, Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA Individual to Icon: Portraits
of the Famous and Almost Famous from Folk Art to Facebook, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND The Library
of Babel / In and Out
of Place, 176 Zabludowicz Collection, London, England Searching for the Heart
of Black Identity: Art and the Contemporary African American
Experience, Kentucky Museum
of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY The Gleaners: Contemporary Art from the Collection
of Sarah and Jim Taylor, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, Denver, CO From Then to Now: Masterworks
of Contemporary African American Art, Cleveland Art Museum, Cleveland, OH 2009 Enchantment, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford, CT Reconfiguring the Body in American Art, 1820 - 2009, National Academy Museum, New York Creating Identity: Portraits Today, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY Other People: Portraits from Grunwald and Hammer Collections, Curated by Cindy Burlingham and Gary Garrels, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2008 30 Americans, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL Recognize: Hip Hop amd Contemporary Portraiture, Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Macrocosm, Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, CA 21: Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Selected Drawings, Museum
of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Cleveland, OH Down, Museum
of Contemporary Art, Detroit, Detroit, MI
The
human body as subject
matter became increasingly scandalous and provocative in the post-war climate, whether in Hans Bellmer's dark surrealist masterpiece Les Jeux de la Poupée, Allen Jones's typically fetishistic Waitress I, or for the body's new role as a medium
of experience, object
of analysis, and tool
of social protest through performance, seen in the Aktionism
of Gunther Brus (Patent Merde).
She is currently working on Dark
Matters, a series
of paintings exploring the shadow side
of human experience and Sin Eaters, a series which depicts society's saints, martyrs, scapegoats and outcasts.
Reyes, who will soon debut a «political house
of horrors» called Doomocracy at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, said in the statement, «My personal
experience and perspective from Latin America, where
human interaction
matters more than technology, have made me particularly interested in challenging techno - optimism at MIT....
It doesn't
matter how much you prove that the «Maths» are good, the Adjusted data does not reflect reality, instead
of changing the past, which should be Set In Stone because that is what
human beings
experienced at the time, adjust the present to fit instead.
At the time the Constitution was written, what we think
of today as «science» was still regarded as «natural philosophy», and its subject
matter and methods were not yet as distinct from other realms
of human thought and
experience as is the case today.
Duncan Lewis have
experience in all aspects
of judicial review claimant work, including obtaining emergency orders and other interim relief to prevent breaches
of human rights, following up judicial reviews with actions for damages in both the County and High Court and successfully pursuing judicial review
matters to the Court
of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Rob is also very
experienced in assisting clients with
matters before
human rights commissions and labour boards, providing advice, preparing written submissions, and appearing as counsel in a variety
of cases.
This announcement ushers in a new era in legal technology, a practice management platform that is able to: • Capture and analyze vast amounts
of client and
matter data • Recognize patterns and identify best practices • Predict outcomes to guide decisions • Learn through
experience and
human direction
Professor White suggests that it does
matter how opinions are written because they have important consequences for the parties in a particular case and for the future.29 He further argues that a crucial part
of legal activity is the criticism
of opinions on rational, political, and moral grounds because that is how relevant arguments are made in support
of changing or retaining current rules
of law.30 For him, the bigger question «is whether law will move in the direction
of trivializing
human experience, and itself, or in the direction
of dignifying itself and that
experience.»
With over ten years
of litigation
experience, Daniela Pavuk has in recent years focused her practice on employment - related
matters, including wage and hour disputes, discrimination charges, and wrongful termination
matters in administrative proceedings (the
Human Rights Bureau, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Unemployment Insurance Division) and in courts on the state and federal level in Montana and North Dakota.
Jonathan Tobin: Or and my thing is, what my
experience has been in terms
of being a lawyer, is I think that what clients value is the actual conversation with a lawyer, the actual sort
of human connection that you have when someone else is an expert on legal
matters.
The best portals rely on searches to populate some content,
humans to populate other content, and an «app store» to allow for customization
of the
experience and quickly performing common functions such as looking up a client -
matter number.