Sentences with phrase «minds of its adherents»
Whereas earlier generations of researchers focused on the political roots of groups such as the Irish Republican Army (IRA), many of todays investigators are probing the minds of adherents to discover what drives them to carry out their demonic deeds.
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... The reality is that the adherents of this view of Islam are numbered in many millions, have in some countries, elements of official support, and are systematically teaching it to millions of young people across the world... even in its more moderate and non-violent form it has a way of thinking that is still inconsistent with the pluralist and open - minded view of the world that defines the only way it can work peacefully in the 21st century.
Previously, when American paramilitary groups became convinced of the inevitability of official persecution, their most militant adherents shifted from a defensive to an offensive mind - set, unleashing terrorist violence.
In the face of war (or any conflict), adherents might seek peace among the warring factions within the borders of their own heart and mind.
This is why true religious adherents are so singularly closed minded, and why the bad ideas fostered by religious thinking — like creationism — repeat themselves over the course of centuries.
«I was really intrigued by the results of a previous MIND study, which showed that the people who were most highly adherent to the MIND diet cognitively functioned as if they were 7.5 years younger than the least adherent group,» Cherian said.
Mind you, even the most strict adherents of low - carb advocates end up adding a small amount of rice, oatmeal and potatoes back into their diet when they start exercising or training.
The real distinguishing quality of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is that it is a big - budget biopic that acts as simultaneously a satire of, and adherent to, the familiar progression of the genre — the layers of self - reflexivity so multi-foliate and rich that it comes as no surprise that screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation., Being John Malkovich) is the scribe responsible for its slipperiness.
If a goal of realclimate is to inform laypeople of issues in climate science, then arrogance in this forum will only appeal to its most unquestioning adherents while driving away those who prefer to keep an open mind about a complex and dynamic field.